Join the OCFSN Leadership Team in 2023

We will do our best to help you get acquainted with OCFSN and being a Leadership Team member.

Our goal is to be in partnership with you and learn from your knowledge and experience, while also providing you with training to meet your goals for skills development.

Any person that represents (staff or board members) an OCFSN member organization and who is approved to serve on OCFSN by their organization is eligible to join the LT. Our goal is to have diverse and equitable representation of historically underserved communities; urban, rural, and regional perspectives; and other lived experiences. We welcome all levels of experience. You don’t have to be an “expert”.

There is flexibility in exactly what you will do while you are on the LT. We lean on the experience, expertise and desires of LT members. You are not required to have experience in every aspect of our work. Below are some of the exciting things we will get to shape together in the next couple of

years:

● Identifying organizational strategy of OCFSN and leading a strategic planning process that includes existing goals from each working group

● Create a Development Plan to ensure OCFSN has needed resources to achieve its goals

● Nuts & Bolts of non-profit oversight in collaboration with the newly formed Board

● Providing direct oversight of any staff or contractors

● Opportunity to share ideas and gain support from other nonprofits from around the state, building your own personal and professional capacity

● Hosting our first full-network convening since pre-pandemic

● Restructuring of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

OCFSN recognizes your value and offers compensation at a rate of $30/hour, up to $2,000, stipend for your organization, unless you choose to opt out. Please reach out for more information or if you have other barriers to participation. If needed, travel will be reimbursed.

Individuals elected to the LT commit to serving a 3-year term, with a maximum of two terms. If they are interested in a second term, they will need to be re-elected. An exception is the LT representative from each official backbone organization does not have term-limits. Backbone organizations include OSU Extension Service and Oregon Food Bank.

The total time averages 5-10 hours/month. This varies based on the officer position, committee,

and travel time to events and/or meeting Meetings and events typically include the following:

● Every two months LT meetings: 1.5 hrs/every two months

● Varies Committee meetings or special assignments (1-1.5 hours)

● Fall/Winter LT retreat 6-8 hrs/year

● Varies Annual full network convening (6 hours)

● October Fall fundraiser or new LT recruitment (4 hours)

Once a person submits their application it is sent to the Network Coordinator and reviewed for completeness. If additional information is needed for clarification, or an applicant would rather apply in an interview, a meeting will be scheduled with a current LT or Board member. The OCFSN representative will capture the meeting notes and share with the applicant after the meeting to ensure that the information is accurate and representative of the applicant.

The application and/or any additional materials will be provided to the voting representatives, which include one member from each of the 60 network organizations.

● Encourage other team members to apply or nominate them

● Participate in a working group

● Reach out to Shin (OCFSN Network Coordinator) or Andrew (OCFSN Farming for the Future Working Group Coordinator) to find out what other needs exist. It is helpful for us if you share specific projects you have in mind.

● Write OCFSN into your grant applications, i.e. budget for staff time or other resources needed to participate in convenings, working groups, or other collaborative projects.

If you know of a person that would be a good fit to serve on the LT, feel free to nominate them. A representative from the current Leadership Team will make contact with those individuals and personally invite them to submit an application. Please provide the following information:

● Nominee(s) name, email, and phone

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● Brief statement on why you believe this individual should be invited to serve