WI Regional Contact Self-Nomination Deadline Extended to Sunday, March 1

[Russian Wulfgar]

Hello Wisconsin Burners!
It's Iris of the Burning Man Regional Network team again. We are extending the self-nomination period for the Regional Contacts volunteer role in Wisconsin to Sunday, March 1 at midnight CST to allow more time for interested community members to step forward. If you feel qualified to self-nominate to be a Burning Man Regional Contact, please let us know before midnight CST on Sunday, March 1 by:
• Emailing [email protected] with Wisconsin in the subject line and tell us a bit about yourself, your local involvement, and your relevant leadership experience and
• Completing the volunteer questionnaire. Log into your Burner Profile and complete the Burning Man Volunteer Questionnaire, which you can find under Participation Forms.
◦ If you have already filled one out, please check that you’ve indicated "Regional Contacts" as one of your areas of interest. https://profiles.burningman.org/participate/
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https://profiles.burningman.org/participate/

My team in collaboration with local leaders is searching for community members to contribute their spark and step into this leadership role. Regional Contacts (RC) volunteer year-round to build and nurture Burning Man community initiatives on a local level. They facilitate communication and collaboration with and between local community members, various local community groups and the Burning Man Regional Network Team.

If you live in Wisconsin year-round and are interested in becoming a Burning Man Regional Contact, please take a moment to read about the Regional Network, search process, and  Regional Leadership Criteria. We are specifically highlighting the desire for the following skills and attributes for the RC role in the Wisconsin community:

• Is collaborative, works well with a range of personalities, and can build bridges between community members across the full Wisconsin region including new members and re-engaging established members

• Is interested in listening and responding to community needs and ideas

• Has strong written, verbal, and public speaking communication skills; understands the importance of communication as a community-building and strengthening tool

• Has access to and is familiar with using Facebook

• Is willing to work with Google Group e-mail lists and can post and approve posts to the list in a consistent and timely manner

• Embraces feedback from the community and recognizes the need for a leader to plan for their own eventual succession

• Can maintain a mindset of flexibility about ownership rather than possession and is willing to help build a team through delegating and sharing responsibilities to develop the leaders of tomorrow

• Has conflict resolution skills

• Has capacity to take on the full duties of the Regional Contact role
 
If you feel qualified to self-nominate to be a Burning Man Regional Contact, please let us know before midnight CST on Sunday, March 1 by: 
• Emailing [email protected] with Wisconsin in the subject line and tell us a bit about yourself, your local involvement, and your relevant leadership experience and

• Completing the volunteer questionnaire. Log into your Burner Profile and complete the Burning Man Volunteer Questionnaire, which you can find under Participation Forms. 

◦ If you have already filled one out, please check that you’ve indicated "Regional Contacts" as one of your areas of interest.

After the extended window to self-nominate closes, we'll send out a community feedback survey to gather community input on your experiences with each candidate.
 
Key revised dates in our Wisconsin intake process, subject to change, are:
• 3/1 Extended deadline to self-nominate with letter and submitted volunteer questionnaire.

• 3/17 Opportunity for community feedback on candidate closes.

• 3/30 Candidates will be interviewed by local interview team.

• 4/20 We hope to have the final decisions made and announcements shared.
 
If you feel like you may be a good fit for the Wisconsin RC team, we warmly welcome you to step up and take part in our selection process. If you have specific questions, my team can be reached at [email protected].
 
Cheers,
Iris "Mi'ao" Yee and the Burning Man Regional Network team

[Russian Wulfgar]

Thanks, Tiger53! Please spread the word that this job is open! I can fill anyone in on the details of what it's really like to work for BMAN!