Announcing Idaho Regional Contact Search!

October 28, 2024

 

Deadline for Regional Contact self-nominations EXTENDED!

Hello Idaho Burners!

We’re extending the deadline for the search for Regional Contacts in Idaho to now close Thursday, November 14th. 

If you live anywhere in Idaho year-round and are interested in becoming a Burning Man Regional Contact, please read about the Regional Network, search process, and  Regional Leadership Criteria.

Please do not apply until you’ve read all of these resource pages!

If you feel qualified to self-nominate to be a Burning Man Regional Contact, please complete these two items by Thursday November 14, 2024:

  1. Email regional-network@burningman.org: please add Idaho Regional Contact in the subject line and introduce yourself:
    1. Share more about your local involvement and your relevant leadership experience.  *AND*
    2. Include one sentence that helps Idaho’s community members remember where they may have met you (for the community feedback survey) – 160 characters max.
  2. Complete the Volunteer Questionnaire. Log into your Burner Profile and complete this survey. You MUST CHECK “Regional Contacts” as one of your 3 teams in order for us to receive this form. If you have already filled out a VolQ form, please check that you’ve indicated “Regional Contacts” as one of your areas of interest.

Your application cannot be accepted until all the steps above have been completed!

After the window to self-nominate closes, we’ll send out a community feedback survey to gather community input on each candidate.

New shifted dates in our Idaho RC search process, subject to change, are:

  • 11/9/24: Idaho Decompression
  • 11/14/24  Deadline to self-nominate with intro email and volunteer questionnaire.
  • 11/15/24: Opportunity for community feedback on candidates opens via confidential survey.
  • 11/28-29: Burning Man offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday
  • 12/4/24: Community Feedback phase closes.
  • December: Candidates will be interviewed by the interview team.
  • January: Final decisions made and candidates notified; onboarding begins.
  • January: New RC announcements shared with the community.

If you feel like you may be a good fit for the Idaho RC team, we warmly welcome you to step up and take part in our selection process. If you have specific questions, reach us at regional-network@burningman.org.

Please consider amplifying this announcement to your socials and sharing with your communities throughout Idaho! Announcement link: https://regionals.burningman.org/idaho_rc_search/ 


October 10, 2024

Hello Idaho Burners!

We’re writing to you from Burning Man world headquarters and we have exciting news! We are launching the search for Regional Contacts in Idaho to empower and support cultural growth across your region. 

Previous Idaho RC, Dr. Naked retired.  Sun Valley RC, Swami Steve currently stewards the community centrally, and Idaho Burners Alliance is also active and supportive, but because Idaho has such an active, engaged, and exciting region, we all agreed it’s time to onboard new Regional Contacts!

Our team is now searching for community members to contribute their spark and step into this leadership role. Regional Contacts volunteer year-round to build and nurture Burning Man community initiatives on a local level. They facilitate communication and collaboration with and between local community members, various local community groups and the Burning Man Regional Network Team. Could this be YOU? 

If you live in Idaho year-round and are interested in becoming a Burning Man Regional Contact, please read about the Regional Network, search process, and  Regional Leadership Criteria.

Please do not apply until you’ve read all of these resource pages!

As an Idaho RC, we are looking for the following skills and attributes:

  • Collaborates, works well with a range of personalities, and can build bridges between community members across the greater Idaho region, including welcoming new burners and re-engaging established members.
  • Actively listens and responds to community needs and ideas.
  • Expresses communications with strong written, verbal, and public speaking skills; understands the importance of communication as a community-building, engagement and strengthening tool.
  • Holds strong tech & social media skills, including:
    • Managing Google Group email lists (it’s expected that RCs post and approve posts to the list in a consistent and timely manner)
    • Updating basic WordPress pages (editing of the Idaho Region webpage)
    • Utilizing and moderating various social media platforms
  • Welcomes feedback from the community and recognizes the need for a leader to plan for their own eventual succession.
  • Maintains a mindset of flexibility about ownership rather than possession and is willing to help build a team through delegating and sharing responsibilities to develop the leaders of tomorrow.
  • Embraces difficult conversations conflict resolution and community mediation skills.
  • Has capacity to take on the full duties of the Regional Contact role.

If you feel qualified to self-nominate to be a Burning Man Regional Contact, please complete these two items by Sunday, October 27, 2024:

  1. Email regional-network@burningman.org: please add Idaho Regional Contact in the subject line and introduce yourself:
    1. Share more about your local involvement and your relevant leadership experience.  *AND*
    2. Include one sentence that helps Idaho’s community members remember where they may have met you (for the community feedback survey) – 160 characters max.
  2. Complete the Volunteer Questionnaire. Log into your Burner Profile and complete this survey. You MUST CHECK “Regional Contacts” as one of your 3 teams in order for us to receive this form. If you have already filled out a VolQ form, please check that you’ve indicated “Regional Contacts” as one of your areas of interest.

After the window to self-nominate closes, we’ll send out a community feedback survey to gather community input on each candidate.

Key dates in our Idaho RC search process, subject to change, are:

  • Sunday, October 27:  Deadline to self-nominate with intro email and volunteer questionnaire.
  • 10/28/24: Opportunity for community feedback on candidates opens via confidential survey.
  • 11/11/24: Community Feedback phase closes (2 weeks).
  • November: Candidates will be interviewed by the interview team.
  • December: Final decisions made and candidates notified; onboarding begins.
  • January: New RC announcements shared with the community.

If you feel like you may be a good fit for the Idaho RC team, we warmly welcome you to step up and take part in our selection process. If you have specific questions, reach us at regional-network@burningman.org.

Please consider amplifying this announcement to your socials and sharing with your communities throughout Idaho!

Announcement link: regionals.burningman.org/idaho_rc_search/ 

With Excitement,

The Regional Network Team

Burning Man Project 

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