PhillyIMC Structure

This is the internal structure of PhillyIMC. The purpose of this is to make decision-making more transparent, assign responsibility to tasks, and make it easier for new people to get involved.

Point Persons and Section Editors
Each Team (Internal Working Groups and Coverage Teams), with the exception of webeditorial, will have a team leader, known as a Point Person or Section Editor. The Point Person or Section Editor is the person for whom the ultimate responsibility for carrying out the tasks of the Team falls. The Point Person or Section Editor is the point guard / facilitator. Making sure new people get plugged in and that team members are getting involved.

Membership
Many IMCs have levels of participation as requirements for membership. See Rights and Responsibilities. This is a way to make sure that people stay active and new people get engaged.

It is proposed that membership with PhillyIMC requires a Volunteer Orientation (to be created) and the joining of one or more of the teams as a member. Members who don't participate in their teams over a two month period should be either encouraged to participate or take a break or something by the Team Leader or other Team Members.

Appointment of Point Persons and Section Editors
Leaders are elected annually at a monthly meeting. An election must be announced before the meeting. Members can vote. Members who can't make the meeting can vote by proxy.

Some teams may have more than one leader.

Some teams may have no Leaders. This is an outreach opportunity! It is proposed that people only agree to be Team Leaders if they can meet all of the commitments.

Stucture of PhillyIMC

Strategizing Sessions

Strategizing Sessions occur as a place to have broader vision discussions that there generally isn't time for at monthly meetings.

The most recent Strategizing Session occured March 12, 2005.

Monthly General Meetings

Meets: monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month - 6pm discussion time and 7pm meeting.
Membership: open to all
Responsibilities: Reportbacks on projects, coverage efforts, and global list liaisons.

Steering Committee

Meets: quarterly at 6pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month (followed by general meeting at 7pm)
Membership: open to anyone who attends quarterly meeting, with specific individuals having committed to attendance
Responsibilities:

• Roles: assure roles are being carried out and reassigned when necessary
• Administration: assure meetings are taking place regularly and documented properly
  • Meeting Communication
    • Sending out announcements
    • Meeting minutes facilitation and rotation
  • Wiki Facilitation
  • Internal Communication
• Development & Planning: oversee grant administration and relationship with our fiscal sponsor (annual NSEF report); coordinate planning for submitting grants - ie. subgroups wanting to submit a grant have to communicate with this forum first.
• Finance: oversee administration of checking account, petty cash account, and paypal account
• Legal: being attentive to the legal concerns that are facing other IMCs and taking actions to steward our assets responsibly given this.

Roles

Global List Liaisons

Indymedia as a global entity communicates through a number of email lists. As a local indymedia center, it is important to have participation and feedback at the global level.

Global List Liaisons

Local List Administration

The local PhillyIMC lists need to be administered (ie protected from spam and make sure discussion stays on topic).

Local List Administration

Internal Working Groups

Webeditorial Team

Webeditorial Team

Web Team

Web Team

Tech Team

Tech Team

Outreach

Outreach Team

Network Team

Network Team

Coverage Teams

Coverage Teams

-- intial draft by AaronCouch - 05 Mar 2005; edited by AmyLorraine - 27 Apr 2005

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