Thursday, October 11, 2007

Nominations now Open for NetSAP 2008 Executive Board!

NetSAP Boston Annual Elections

Update (November 6th): Nominations are still being accepted for chair positions. If you are interested please send in your letter of intent.

The Network of South Asian Professionals of Boston (NetSAP-Boston) invites dynamic, creative and motivated members to take up leadership positions in the 2008 Executive Board. If you are interested in becoming part of the NetSAP Board, please send in your nomination for a position that suits your interests and talents from the list below. Elections will be held on Saturday, November 17th, 2007 at the NetSAP Annual Holiday Gala. Other Chair positions on the Board will be nominated soon after.

Volunteering on the NetSAP-Boston Board allows you to enhance your resume, expand your professional network in the Greater-Boston area and be recognized in the community for your contributions. Read our blog article "Five Great Reasons to Volunteer for NetSAP-Boston".
If you cannot commit much time but still want to get actively involved with NetSAP-Boston, join our volunteer group. Email Sheila Rajan, Secretary at sheila.rajan@netsapboston.org

To declare your candidacy, submit one-page letter of intent addressed to Rajiv Laroia, Advisor, NetSAP-Boston & Elections Officer at elections2008@netsapboston.org by Sunday, November 4th, 2007.

The letter of intent should address the following and should be limited to less than 500 words.

  • Your professional background
  • A brief history of your past extra-curricular activities and achievements.
  • Why should you be chosen for the position?
    • Your motivation to join or continue on the NetSAP-Boston Executive Board
    • Ideas and Vision that you will bring to NetSAP-Boston and how they can
      contribute to the growth of the organization
Please note that all Executive Board members are required to attend monthly Board meetings. Executive Board members should also be willing to take an active and helpful role in all the activities and events that NetSAP-Boston has to offer.



Position Responsibilities & Duties Avg. Time Commitment
The following positions on the 2008 Executive Board are contested
President Provide leadership, vision and guidance to the team in all areas.Manage the overall flow of activities and events;
8-10 hours / week

Vice President Responsible for creating alliance partner relationships, external communications and building the NetSAP-Boston brand. Coordinate all teams (social, professional, community, cultural, membership and sponsorship). Work hand-in-glove with the President in all these activities 6-8 hours / week

Treasurer Oversee and manage finance for NetSAP-Boston, including generating periodical reports. Maintains all financial records. Work hand-in-glove with Sponsorship Chair in building the financial status of NetSAP-Boston 4-6 hours / week

Secretary Responsible for, managing internal communications, board meetings and newsletter. Keep an on-going record of all activities and events. Help President and Vice-President coordinate all teams. 4-6 hours / week

National Liaison Coordinate communication between NetIP-NA and NetSAP-Boston. Attend all meetings and conference calls and represent NetSAP-Boston in the National organization. Work with respective Chairs and develop initiatives at NetSAP-Boston with National significance. This includes membership incentives and sponsorship opportunities 2-4 hours / week

The following positions on
the 2008 Executive Board are Nominated by the President
Website Director
Multiple Openings
Maintain, update and develop the NetSAP Boston website; Assist with all web-related NetSAP activities including forums. Requires knowledge of basic HTML and JavaScript. Knowledge of PHP scripting language preferred. 3-5 hours / week

Membership / Marketing Chair
Multiple Openings
Take a proactive role in constantly increasing membership base by devising new strategies; Manage all marketing-related activities for the organization and Alliance partner relationships. 3-5 hours / week

Sponsorship Chair
Multiple Openings
Responsible for securing sponsors for NetSAP-Boston. This key position involves building relationships and securing sponsorships from corporations and other potential local organizations to achieve annual sponsorship goals to support NetSAP-Boston 3-5 hours / week

Social / Networking Events Chairs
Multiple Openings
Develop and manage all social & networking events; Organize all monthly social events;
Organize an additional
4 to 6 networking events per year.
3-5 hours / week

Professional Development Chairs
Multiple Openings
Develop and manage all professional development events which include panel discussions, speaker series, and mentoring events;
Organize 6 to 8 professional events per year.
3-5 hours / week

Cultural/Theatrics
Chair

Multiple Openings
Develop and manage all cultural/theatrics events which include Gala events, celebration of festivals, Chai chats and plays;
Organize 3 to 4 cultural events per year.
3-5 hours / week

Community Service Events Chair
Multiple Openings
Develop and manage all community service initiatives which include volunteering events, fund-raising initiatives and social entrepreneurship panels;
Organize 3 to 4 community events per year.
3-5 hours / week

NetSAP Forum Moderators
Multiple Openings
Moderate and maintiain User-Forum on the NetSAP website. 3-5 hours / week


Please Submit your nominations by Sunday, November 4th to

Thank you and we look forward to your declaration of candidacy. If you have questions on any of these positions or need to discuss more, email Tushneem Dharmagadda, President, at tushneem.dharmagadda@netsapboston.org

Sincerely,
The 2007 Executive Board
Network of South Asian Professionals of Boston (NetSAP-Boston)

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