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Dear Driven Freaks,
Do You love the Apogaea festival and have ideas to improve it?
Love this Colorado Burner community and have ideas to strengthen it?
Want an excuse to meet every month, drink beer and plan a kick-ass event?
Then Uncle Apo wants YOU (or your awesome friend you want to nominate).
Now through Nov 7 is your chance to apply to join the Apogaea Board of Directors.
TO APPLY please send an email explaining (1) your passion and (2) your qualifications
email ---> ignition@apogaea.com *
*note that this address goes to all the board members and volunteer leads
Be sure to include:
~ Playa Name
~ Real Name
~ Email address where we can reach you
~ Phone number where we can reach you
~ Why you want to join the board
~ What passions you bring
~ What talents you bring
A board term is 3 years. Please find details on job requirements below.
QUESTIONS
If you want to learn more about what the job is or can be, please ask your favorite board member
or email ---> missioncontrol@apogaea.com
Save the Date: The Nov. 8 Board Meeting will include a meet n greet for all interested applicants/nominees.
Dustily Yours,
The Apogaea Board
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER
• Passion and ideas about creating a community and event centered on the Burning Man principles.
• Business or event experience preferred.
• Varying backgrounds. It would be ideal to get individuals who come from different backgrounds. Boards are most successful when they have people who bring different things to the table, e.g. attorneys, accountants, event organizers, insurance people, artists, computer jocks, musicians.
• Financial wherewithal. This is not mandatory. The independent Board member would not have any cash infusion requirements, except in the unlikely event of a lawsuit. You may also be required to personally guarantee certain obligations.
COMMITMENT
• 3 year term. Must be able to commit to fulfill a full term in his/her position.
• One meeting a month. More meetings as event approaches.
• Respond to board emails in a timely manner.
• At least one gate shift during the event.
• Further time as needed to fulfill duties and ensure a smooth and fulfilling event.
EXPERIENCE (requirements listed by specific role)
President : business and/or event experience is mandatory. So is the ability to lead and coordinate people and processes.
Vice President : similar to president, must be able to fill in for president in his/her absence
Secretary : some corporate experience is preferred as this person is in charge of official corporate matters, such as corporate filings, and setting times for and recording minutes of shareholder meetings and board meetings.
Treasurer : should be experienced in basic accounting and/or bookkeeping, including the reading or preparing of financial statements
RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES OF BOARD OFFICERS
Can be sued.
If there is a lawsuit against the entity for whatever reason, the owners, board members and officers may be sued individually. For example, if someone hurts him/herself at the event, that person, or his/her family could sue. The event liability insurance would most likely cover the damages, but the injured party may want to collect more than that. If so, then they may also sue the entity, owners, board members and officers.
However, unless there is gross negligence involved, the board members and officers could most likely be removed from the lawsuit by petitioning the court. However, they would need to do this via the legal process which will take time and paying an attorney to file the appropriate documents. At a minimum, this could expose an owner to expenses in the $500-$1000 range in a standard case.
In the unlikely event that the suit is not dismissed then the individuals, together or as a team, would have to defend themselves in court, and pay any damages awarded to the injured party, above and beyond the insurance limits. The reason that this is unlikely is that if reasonable care is taken on potentially dangerous situations, meaning that we have policies in place (alcohol, fire, etc.), and don’t turn a blind eye to potential dangerous situations as they arise, that the owners, board and officers would be excluded from a suit based on state laws and corporate law in place that protect them. That’s why we have an entity.
The entity may also choose (if affordable) to purchase directors and officers insurance, which would cover them in the event of a lawsuit.
Also, keep in mind that anything we state in writing, including our meeting minutes, and email, may be admissible in court. In other words, these should be strictly formal documents.
The types of activities that the board are responsible for include the following:
1. Determine the organization's mission and purpose. It is the board's responsibility to create and review a statement of mission and purpose that articulates the organization's goals, means, and primary constituents served.
2. Select the "chief" and their responsibilities or, in the case of owners, the board members..
3. Provide proper financial oversight. The board must assist in developing the annual budget and ensuring that proper financial controls are in place.
4. Ensure adequate resources. One of the board's foremost responsibilities is to provide adequate resources for the organization to fulfill its mission.
5. Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability. The board is ultimately responsible for ensuring adherence to legal standards and ethical norms.
6. Ensure effective planning. Boards must actively participate in an overall event planning process and assist in implementing and monitoring the plan's goals.
7. Recruit and orient new board members and assess board performance. All boards have a responsibility to articulate prerequisites for candidates, orient new members, and periodically and comprehensively evaluate its own performance.
8. Enhance the organization's public standing. The board should clearly articulate the organization's mission, accomplishments, and goals to the public and garner support from the community.
9. Determine, monitor, and strengthen the organization's programs and services. The board's responsibility is to determine which programs are consistent with the organization's mission and to monitor their effectiveness.
10. The board should ensure that the officers and organization has the immoral and professional support he or she needs to further the goals of the organization.
Do You love the Apogaea festival and have ideas to improve it?
Love this Colorado Burner community and have ideas to strengthen it?
Want an excuse to meet every month, drink beer and plan a kick-ass event?
Then Uncle Apo wants YOU (or your awesome friend you want to nominate).
Now through Nov 7 is your chance to apply to join the Apogaea Board of Directors.
TO APPLY please send an email explaining (1) your passion and (2) your qualifications
email ---> ignition@apogaea.com *
*note that this address goes to all the board members and volunteer leads
Be sure to include:
~ Playa Name
~ Real Name
~ Email address where we can reach you
~ Phone number where we can reach you
~ Why you want to join the board
~ What passions you bring
~ What talents you bring
A board term is 3 years. Please find details on job requirements below.
QUESTIONS
If you want to learn more about what the job is or can be, please ask your favorite board member
or email ---> missioncontrol@apogaea.com
Save the Date: The Nov. 8 Board Meeting will include a meet n greet for all interested applicants/nominees.
Dustily Yours,
The Apogaea Board
-------------
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER
• Passion and ideas about creating a community and event centered on the Burning Man principles.
• Business or event experience preferred.
• Varying backgrounds. It would be ideal to get individuals who come from different backgrounds. Boards are most successful when they have people who bring different things to the table, e.g. attorneys, accountants, event organizers, insurance people, artists, computer jocks, musicians.
• Financial wherewithal. This is not mandatory. The independent Board member would not have any cash infusion requirements, except in the unlikely event of a lawsuit. You may also be required to personally guarantee certain obligations.
COMMITMENT
• 3 year term. Must be able to commit to fulfill a full term in his/her position.
• One meeting a month. More meetings as event approaches.
• Respond to board emails in a timely manner.
• At least one gate shift during the event.
• Further time as needed to fulfill duties and ensure a smooth and fulfilling event.
EXPERIENCE (requirements listed by specific role)
President : business and/or event experience is mandatory. So is the ability to lead and coordinate people and processes.
Vice President : similar to president, must be able to fill in for president in his/her absence
Secretary : some corporate experience is preferred as this person is in charge of official corporate matters, such as corporate filings, and setting times for and recording minutes of shareholder meetings and board meetings.
Treasurer : should be experienced in basic accounting and/or bookkeeping, including the reading or preparing of financial statements
RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES OF BOARD OFFICERS
Can be sued.
If there is a lawsuit against the entity for whatever reason, the owners, board members and officers may be sued individually. For example, if someone hurts him/herself at the event, that person, or his/her family could sue. The event liability insurance would most likely cover the damages, but the injured party may want to collect more than that. If so, then they may also sue the entity, owners, board members and officers.
However, unless there is gross negligence involved, the board members and officers could most likely be removed from the lawsuit by petitioning the court. However, they would need to do this via the legal process which will take time and paying an attorney to file the appropriate documents. At a minimum, this could expose an owner to expenses in the $500-$1000 range in a standard case.
In the unlikely event that the suit is not dismissed then the individuals, together or as a team, would have to defend themselves in court, and pay any damages awarded to the injured party, above and beyond the insurance limits. The reason that this is unlikely is that if reasonable care is taken on potentially dangerous situations, meaning that we have policies in place (alcohol, fire, etc.), and don’t turn a blind eye to potential dangerous situations as they arise, that the owners, board and officers would be excluded from a suit based on state laws and corporate law in place that protect them. That’s why we have an entity.
The entity may also choose (if affordable) to purchase directors and officers insurance, which would cover them in the event of a lawsuit.
Also, keep in mind that anything we state in writing, including our meeting minutes, and email, may be admissible in court. In other words, these should be strictly formal documents.
The types of activities that the board are responsible for include the following:
1. Determine the organization's mission and purpose. It is the board's responsibility to create and review a statement of mission and purpose that articulates the organization's goals, means, and primary constituents served.
2. Select the "chief" and their responsibilities or, in the case of owners, the board members..
3. Provide proper financial oversight. The board must assist in developing the annual budget and ensuring that proper financial controls are in place.
4. Ensure adequate resources. One of the board's foremost responsibilities is to provide adequate resources for the organization to fulfill its mission.
5. Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability. The board is ultimately responsible for ensuring adherence to legal standards and ethical norms.
6. Ensure effective planning. Boards must actively participate in an overall event planning process and assist in implementing and monitoring the plan's goals.
7. Recruit and orient new board members and assess board performance. All boards have a responsibility to articulate prerequisites for candidates, orient new members, and periodically and comprehensively evaluate its own performance.
8. Enhance the organization's public standing. The board should clearly articulate the organization's mission, accomplishments, and goals to the public and garner support from the community.
9. Determine, monitor, and strengthen the organization's programs and services. The board's responsibility is to determine which programs are consistent with the organization's mission and to monitor their effectiveness.
10. The board should ensure that the officers and organization has the immoral and professional support he or she needs to further the goals of the organization.
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