The Membership Policy Committee will:

• Document a process/policy for how external membership candidates will apply for and be accepted as members of the Co-op. This policy will ensure the Co-op has a transparent membership application process and can act quickly to fill new vacancies, minimizing loss of housing charge revenue and maximizing time for applicants to make necessary arrangements.

History/Why the Committee was started:

AVC has historically lacked a consistent, documented process for membership recruitment, resulting in unclear application processes and housing charge losses. With input from the existing AVC community, the Membership Policy Committee will create a new membership policy for the Board and greater AVC membership to review and adopt. 

Objectives

• Engage existing membership for input on priorities for membership recruitment and application process

• Document the policy so the co-op has a clear process to follow

• Share the policy with membership to ensure clarity and transparency

Governance

• At the outset of the committee, we have a Board Liaison who will share relevant updates and direction from the Board

• Committee members will use the Signal app to coordinate meeting times, share when tasks have been completed, and share relevant documents and links

• The committee will communicate with the co-op as a whole through emails (sent by management on our behalf), and potentially through physical posters in common spaces and Facebook posts when collecting information and feedback.

Members

Nels Anderson, nels.anderson@gmail.com, chair

Jenna Bedore, jennabedore@gmail.com

Erin Offer, erinoffer@gmail.com

Jacob Sayles, jacob@cascadia.design

Emmily Stephens, emmily_stephens@hotmail.com

Lauren Venegas, nonprofitstyle@gmail.com

Meetings

Frequency: The Membership Policy Committee will meet as needed. We will coordinate on Signal between meetings.

Open/Closed: Open to any interested member.