Sustainable Indiana, Inc

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Sustainable Indiana, Inc

Sustainable Indiana, Inc

Sustainable Indiana, Inc. is a start-up 501 (c) 3 Not for Profit based in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It is designed as a Community Resource Center for Sustainable Living.

Sustainable Indiana, Inc. is an 'umbrella organization' that will provide services geared toward networking, education, sharing, outreach and building community with regard to various aspects of sustainable living.

A goal of Sustainable Indiana, Inc. is to become an incubator for alternative, progressive and most importantly practical sustainable living ideas.

Initial elements of the program to be offered include: ** Sustainable Living Library ** Local Food Network ** Indiana Energy Conference ** Simple and Co-operative Living ** Sunday Afternoon Discussion Forums ** Community Bicycle Program ** Community Tool Shed **

This resource center of ideas will be made available to individuals wishing to replicate the program in communities across the State of Indiana.

Indiana Energy Conference

Indiana Energy Conference is designed for people to explore our culture's relationship with energy. The purpose of gathering together is to discuss our experiences, share ideas, explore action, and build community.

Inspired by the Third U.S. Conference on Peak Oil and Community Solutions we will address issues of sustainable living, food production, population growth, modern culture, human relationships to the land and community building among many other things. You are invited to join us for several weekends of learning, connecting, sharing and doing!

The conference begins at 1:00 PM on Saturday January 6, 2007. Meetings are scheduled for the following 3 Saturdays. Activities will include: several film screenings, DVD presentations by various speakers, discussion, networking activities and more. See Conference Schedule link for event details.

Sustainable Indiana, Inc. Board

Sustainable Indiana, Inc. (SII) ?– Board Member Application

Instructions: Please fill out this application to the best of your ability. No trick questions or hidden agendas ?– we just want to find out the information we need to create an effective and diverse board. When you?’re done, you can e-mail the completed application (in MS-Word, RTF, or PDF format) to frank@sustainableindiana.org, fax to attn: frank 703 738 2252 or mail a printed version to Frank Cicela, c/o Sustainable Indiana, Inc. 6087 W Frontage Road, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. If you would prefer to apply verbally via phone interview, please send an e-mail to frank@sustainableindiana.org saying so.

Application process will be on-going until board seats are full.

About You

Full Name:

Mailing Address:

Phone Number:
(specify hours to call if desired)

E-Mail Addresses:

About Your Experience

1. Tell us about your history of involvement with issues of conservation, the environment, sustainability, social justice and related ideas, or whatever other relevant grouping/classification of material you choose (e.g. systems thinking). You can share information about books, films, conferences, groups, actions you have been involved with but it?’s mostly a point of curiosity.

2. What is your vision for ?“contributing to?” Sustainable Indiana, Inc? In other words, what kinds of action, discussion, education, and communication do you think are important for making progress in the efforts of countering the current destructive trends? What problems seem most urgent? We?’re asking about what?’s important to you for you and your community.

3. What kinds of activities are you currently involved in? This could include your regular job(s), activism, organizing, education, hobbies, or anything else you think is relevant. We?’re trying to get a sense of how you spend your time.

About Your Interest in the Sustianable Indiana, Inc. (SII)

1. Tell us your thoughts on the SII Board as described, and what you hope it will be able to accomplish.

2. What kinds of skills, experience, wisdom, perspectives, material resources, or other contributions do you think you will be able to make to the group?

3. What are your perspectives on the development to date of the SII website?

4. How would you say you work in groups? How do you handle conflict, both in ideas and in personalities?

5. What kinds of barriers / problems do you think the group could encounter as we proceed? Any thoughts on how we might deal with those potential problems?

Logistics

Please answer the following Yes/No, but feel free to expand your answer with comments:

1. Will you be able to participate in monthly group meetings (either face to face or via conference call)? (Meetings may run 1 - 2 hours, and may require a long-distance phone call.)

2. Will you be able to review and comment on proposals / projects sent to the group in a timely (i.e. within a week or so) and thorough manner? Such material will usually be sent out via e-mail, and so responses with commentary via the same will be the norm.

3. Will you be able to actively participate in promotional and other activities of the group? This could include anything from sending out announcements to local groups, putting up posters, writing editorials or press releases, regional events, etc.

4. Do you have a regular and reliable connection to the Internet?

Miscellaneous

Any other comments or notes that will help us in reviewing your application?