February Newsletter: Search Committee, Valentine's Day Event, and Polls
Interest forms for Search Committee are LIVE! Bo lost their Valentine's cards?! Plus, more polls to help us shape future events~ Check it out!
InkBlot Dev Vlog#20: Board Search + Gratitude
This week's vlog goes over:
- Last week's successful Donation round up!
- The Home Feed Outage , why, where, and what to do next
- Board Search Committee Applications are live!
- Board search closes TODAY!
InkBlot Search Committee: Interest Form OPEN
The committee will be formed for about 6-8 months. While it may seem lengthy, it is crucial for selecting highly effective board members who can contribute to our current initiatives and operations.
Search Committee Interest Form
Find out how InkBlot will conduct its search for the first board ever and the creation of its Search Committee with Jay, Founder, as the search chair! Read in depth here
Striving for diversity of committee members. Members should be recruited from and reflect our community, including BIPOC, individuals with various disabilities, various Queer/ Gender Identities, and younger or older adults.
Eight (8) Search Committee Members MUST:
- have been on InkBlot for at least 6 months
- be 18 yrs old or older
- be any of the following: staff, volunteers, and/or active users
We think that individuals that meet this criteria understand the pace and the hard work that goes into InkBlot. This is not to subdue or water down the voices of those new to InkBlot, but to uplift the users that understand that InkBlot's mission and endeavors.
Knowing the challenges that the team faces but understand that we do the absolute best we can. These individuals have stick around and has seen our team GROW and struggle. They also exhibited that they are just as passionate about InkBlot's grow as we are.
One (1) Search committee chair Chair
- Current/existing Executive Officer
Jay Brown is the only Executive at this time, thus would be represent this position.
Bo Lost their Valentine’s Day Cards!
For Valentine’s Day, CE team has put together a mini scavenger hunt! Head over to the InkBlot post here to start the search. Collect all 5 cards to get a new badge!
Want to make your own card? Here’s the template CE team used: Valentine's Day Card Template
Interest Polls - Community Event
CE team is always trying to scope out what the community’s best interests are. Here are a few polls to help us with our event planning period:
Spotlights - Join the Hype!
We’ve got some new spotlights taking up our Instagram! Be sure to check it out and support your fellow Blotters. Here’s some of the spotlights we’ve posted so far~
Thank you for featuring me this week! This truly helped my morale as I’m sick at the moment.
In terms of Game Jam, it depends on spoons and what’s happening at the time. I’d love to, though. Often my health prevents a lot of participation.