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Chapter Advisory Council
Ximena Waissbluth: Northern California
Tony Soriano – Southern California
Lauren Campbell – Hawaiian Islands
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Surfrider’s MissionThe protection and enjoyment of
oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist
network
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What is the Chapter Advisory Council?
• A representative structure for Surfrider Foundation’s chapter network
• Provides chapter leaders with the opportunity to play a consultative role in issues related to the chapter network
• Works in partnership with management, staff and Board of Directors
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Purpose• To demonstrate a sincere respect for our chapter activists’ views;
• To create a culture of cooperation, not competition, between chapter network and SRF Global Headquarters;
• To provide a peer conduit for our chapter network to assist in vetting process, procedures, and information;
• To provide an opportunity for volunteer leaders to assist the organization in solving problems;
• To provide an opportunity for chapter leaders to assist SRF in becoming the most effective organization it can be.
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Goals
• Act as a conduit between Chapters, Staff, and the Board of Directors
• Provide on-the-ground feedback
• Identify what is working on the Chapter Level and what needs to be improved
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Structure• 9 members elected from around the country that serve as
proxies for the chapter network
• Serve 2 year terms
• Required to meet 4 times per year– Have been meeting monthly
• Council elected Chairperson
• Ed as Staff Liaison
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Learn more about us on ChapterNET!
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What about those Regional Staff?
They still serve as the primary conduit to the chapters for campaign support and assist the CAC in
disseminating information
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What We Do• Provides representative chapter network input
• Provide HQ with peer review of network processes, policies and guidelines
• Consult on Membership issues (retention, training, support, engagement, etc.)
• Provide input on strategic issues raised persons across the Foundation
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Initial Findings• Connectivity
• Chapter Structure
• Membership
• Volunteer Recruitment & Training
• Funding and Resources
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Updates• Elected Rob Nixon as Chairman
• Presentation to Surfrider Staff and BOD on where we identified major concerns from the Chapters
• CAC Representative on Board of Directors
• CEO search committee
• Formation of Membership Committee
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Your Input Matters!• We are here to collect chapter level activist on your
Surfrider:– Experiences – Best practices– Roadblocks– Highlights– What is working/not working on the ground
• YOUR TASK: Analyze chapter needs & submit concerns, ideas and solutions to be presented to BOD and CEO at Nov. BOD meeting
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To Sum it Up…• Goal is work with YOU to create a more
powerful activist network
• Identify what is working on the Chapter Level and what needs to be improved
• The power of the CAC depends on the feedback and input of chapter activists –connect with us!
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SURF BREAKQUIZ
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Connect With Us!• Lunch network opportunity• Ximena – [email protected]/
• Tony – [email protected]/949-355-4571
• Lauren – [email protected]/808-280-4736
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Comments?
Questions?