Countdown to NABJ 2021 Election Deadline!
Dear Members:
If you are interested in helping make NABJ an even better organization, now is the time for you to step up to the plate! Have you ever considered running for office? We strongly encourage you to run this year. The NABJ Elections Committee is accepting candidate declaration filings for the 2021-2023 NABJ Board of Directors. The filing deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Monday, May 10, 2021. The offices up for election this year are:
- President
- Vice President-Broadcast
- Vice President-Digital
- Secretary
- Region I Director
- Region III Director
- Student Representative
Board expectations include:
- Fundraising (Recruiting funders and/or donating funds to NABJ initiatives)
- Responding to numerous member and advocacy inquiries throughout the week and holding/participating in regular meetings to address membership and organizational concerns.
- Building advocacy initiatives, including publicly responding to a myriad of issues in diversity, equity and inclusion matters
- Helping to organize regional, institute, workshop, webinar, and convention programming
- Participating in monthly Board of Directors meetings
- Participating in Board half-day and full-day training and retreat sessions
- Paying for your own convention registration
- Reviewing budgets and making sure the organization avoids deficits
- Providing a written report of goals and achievements to the Board of Directors before quarterly meetings by the required deadlines.
- Serving on committees or task forces and volunteering for special assignments.
- Following the standard required Board Members' Duties (NABJ Operating Procedures, Chapter 2, Article I)
- Abiding by NABJ's codes, policies and procedures
Also, please note that like your job in the journalism arena, these volunteer responsibilities are not confined to a typical “workday” but span night and weekend time periods and responsibilities.
Any member seeking a position on the NABJ Board of Directors, including incumbent candidates, must submit a declaration packet by
Monday, May 10, 2021, 5 p.m. ET HERE. Please note that the deadline is absolute. We recommend you aim to file your packet a couple of hours before the deadline (at the latest) in case you experience technical issues.
The declaration packet must include the following (in PDF format):
Voting will take place online from July 12 through August 20, 2021.
The Elections Committee urges members to run for office. Please contact NABJ Elections liaison Veronique Dodson at
vdodson@nabj.org, or Elections Chair Melanie Eversley at
electionschair2021@nabj.org if you have any questions.
