[Exiles Members] Important Message about the Exiles

[Marilyn Hollinger]

Members: PLEASE READ THE MESSAGE BELOW. 
It’s really important that you all understand the current state of
the Exiles. There is a core group of about 5 or 6 who have been
running this group for the last few years, and there is serious risk
of burnout. We are coming up on elections in a month. Although many of
the current officers are willing to continue as officers, some are
not. We need new people to start coming to the business meetings and
volunteering on a regular basis, or the club can’t continue to
function.
 Please think about if you can contribute. Even if you can’t
consider being an officer, coming to business meetings and
volunteering for one-off jobs can help the club. 

	Please contact Pat or me or any of the current officers if you have
any questions about this.

	I love this club, and have been a member since it start 20 years ago.
I want to see a place for women in the SF leather community, and this
is it. Decide if you want this too.

	Marilyn
----- Original Message -----
From:
 "Pat Collins" <collins.pat0108 at gmail.com>

To:
 "exilesmembers" <exilesmembers at theexilessf.net>
Sent:
 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:42:03 -0800
Subject:
 [Exiles Members] Annual Elections and Officer Positions

All,

As you know, the Exiles Elections are coming up in March and April.
You should have received an email about the open positions, I am
including the information in this email in case you missed it. As
stated below, it is important to consider running for an officers
position this year, especially the co-coordinator positions. I will
not be continuing in this capacity and as you know, Jak has stepped
back from that position due to personal reasons. So the club will be
without any coordinators; both positions need to be filled. In
addition, there are many other key roles in the organization that keep
things running.

The Exiles is the only leather/BDSM 501(c) educational organization in
the bay area for self-identified non-male members. It is an important
part of the leather community and would be a big loss to the community
if it could not continue its mission. The club is made up of all
volunteers and consistently it is a small group that keeps the club
going, but that is not sustainable. They will eventually burn out. We
have been increasing our PR, and reaching out to younger and POC
members of the community and hopefully that will lead to new members
in the future, but hopefully you, the existing members, will consider
stepping up.

If you receive value from our educational programs and believe the
organization is an important part of the community, please consider
running for an officer position. They are listed below with a brief
description of the role. Of course, we will support and help new
officers in any way needed and there are detailed descriptions of the
job responsibilities that will be provided to new officers in our
Policies [1]. 

	We will vote on key officers at the March program
, and appoint other officers at the April business meeting. As is
often the case, SOME OF THE OFFICERS HAVE SERVED FOR A WHILE AND ARE
READY FOR A BREAK, AND WE HAVE SOME OPEN POSITIONS, SO WE ARE SEEKING
MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING KEEP THE EXILES ALIVE AND WELL
BY SERVING AS AN OFFICER. 

	 

	These are the officer positions that will be voted on at the March
program:

	 

	Coordinators
 (2): Manage the administration of the organization.

	Membership Officer
: Manages memberships

	Treasurer
: Manages the finances

	Recorder
: Manages minutes and communications, except the newsletter

	 

	These are the officer positions that will be voted on at the April
business meeting:

	 

	Newsletter Editor
: Prepares and distributes The Lunatic Fringe

	Outreach/PR Officer
: Manages publicity and outreach.

	Orientation Officer
: Responsible for Orientation 

	Doorkeepe
r: Manages the door at programs

	Sergeant-at-Arms
: Provides security at the door for Exiles functions.

WEB SITE MANAGER: MAINTAINS AND MANAGES THE OFFICIAL EXILES WEBSITE.

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: RECRUITS AND MANAGES VOLUNTEERS

Again, please consider running for one of the positions. Volunteering
is a great way to meet new people and give back to the community. If
you are interested in a position and want more details about
the responsibilities, please feel free to contact me
at pat at theexiles.org [2]. I would be happy to discuss the position
and send you the detailed information. 

Let’s keep this club alive and serving the leather/BDSM women in the
bay area.

Pat

Coordinator Exiles

It’s your club, help make it what you want it to be.

Volunteers are not paid, not because they are worthless but because
they are priceless.

 

Links:
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[1]
http://theexiles.org/wp-content/uploads/ExilesArticlesAndPolicies-January-2017.pdf
[2] http://theexiles.org/

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