Call for Candidates

First Avenue Athletes Village Housing Cooperative Board of Directors

Are you a passionate and resourceful cooperator, looking for ways to support the co-op and represent the needs of our members? We’re looking for you to join the Board!

At our January 27, 2021 Annual General Meeting, there will be four (4) board positions up for election. This a great opportunity to gain valuable governance experience and to work with fellow co-op members to ensure the ongoing well-being of our cooperative enterprise and community.

An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

First Avenue Athletes Village Housing Co-operative’s Board of Directors thanks you in advance for your interest and consideration. For more information or to speak to a current director about what is involved, please consider attending a virtual Q&A on Sunday, January 24, 2020

Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88605444141?pwd=ckE4elhMeXpZWXBzcFI0V0Q2QWxzdz09

If you would like to run for the Board, please submit a signed Candidate Declaration Form (attached) and an Expression of Interest via email to info@athletesvillagecoop.com by 4:00pm, Tuesday, January 26, 2021.

Interested members will be asked to give a brief statement at the AGM on why you would make a good director for the membership. Some points to consider include:

·  Why did you originally become a member of First Avenue Athletes Village Housing operative?

·  What is your vision for our housing co-operative?

·  What does being part of the co-operative movement mean to you?

·  What Board or related volunteer experience do you have?

·  What professional or other community building skills and/or experience do you have?

All interested members are asked to review the First Avenue Athletes Village Housing Co-operative Rules, Operating Agreement, and Member Handbook. Interested members may also want to review the following workshop presentations to gain a better understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a board member, such as the What Makes a Good Board? Presentation, Legal Duty of Directors Presentation, and Mind Your Own (Co-op) Business Presentation. You can find these under the Coop Documents section of the Igloo site (avcoop.igloodigitalworkplace.ca)