Hi
I'm intending to prepare a self-nomination for standing in the
forthcoming election to the full board of governors.
My nomination statement still requires some work and I don't expect it to be complete by the time at which nominations open. In the statement, I'll seek to explain my interest in formal party involvement.
I'll also summarise things here in this thread, and will then be happy to provide answers here to relevant questions posed. I trust that will be useful.
At an appropriate time, I'd also expect to seek being seconded by another member in good standing.
As can be seen, I've
been a member for only a couple of months, after flirting with the idea over the past year or so. I've not been a member of a political party until this point, although I've had various levels of active involvement assisting other parties and candidates in the past.
Cheers and have a good weekend all!
Trev
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As for other parties I've assisted in the past: variously Labour, LibDem, Green.
So, for the benefit of those who might be following things here, I'm almost certain to miss my self-imposed Tuesday deadline. If I can finish things early tomorrow morning, I will... otherwise it'll be tomorrow night instead.
Sorry, all.
To finish on a positive note, I'll have a fair amount of free time in late July to devote to PPUK matters :-)
Please fire away with your questions and I'll get to them when I can.
Thanks.
So, it's over to you! How would you wish for me as a prospective governor to carry out duties (in collaboration with other members and officials)?
Apologies in advance if you don't get a prompt response from me during this process. However, I'll generally expect to respond here within 24 hours, so hopefully that will be acceptable. Anything which requires me to give greater consideration or research (let's be honest, it'll be a bit of a learning curve) may take longer but in that case I'd expect to post a notification (and likely timescale) here.
Thanks and have a good weekend!
In your nomination statement you have quite a long list of things that you would like to see happen while you're on the board. Bearing in mind that we all have finite time and energy, what would be the one area that you feel you'd be most keen to contribute to in your first year in office? Your number one priority?
Anyway, I'd say that the one thing I'd expect to prioritise is the development and delivery of campaigns. Working effectively with the Campaigns Officer and leadership will be key in this area, with successful campaigns probably stimulating debate and membership activity. Practically speaking, we can probably currently only afford to allocate a budget of zero for campaigns, so any costs incurred may not be reimbursed (either in the foreseeable future or at all).
If elected, I'd request for campaigns to be on the agenda of the next board meeting. Others may hold different views on priorities, and I'm willing to be convinced that other topics (e.g. finances) are more important.
I'd also be prepared to incur a small amount of personal expenditure during my first year in office, which might be considered a monetary donation to the party if not reimbursed.
The ethos within the following comment I make under 'Managing volunteers' would apply more generally, i.e. I'd be keen to involve myself in local campaigning.
So if you'd like me to give answers here on topics which might have a bearing on how you'll vote, then don't be shy!
Thanks for reading. :-)