1 | VONR Service Positions as of October 27th, 2024 | ||||
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2 | Return to VoicesofNicotineRecovery.com website VONR service opportunities, smober (nicotine free) or not, include doing readings in meetings, being the greeter, helping newcomers, and stepping up for elected positions which require no smobriety time (HippySpam Poster, GC Motion Compiler and Speaker Meeting Recorder). Nicotine Anonymous service opportunities include writing articles for Seven Minutes newsletter, serving on committees and other ways to serve. Contact our grouprep@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com for more information. | ||||
3 | NON-ELECTED POSITIONS | SMOBER TIME | TERM | DESCRIPTION | |
4 | Meeting Chair/ Admin | 30 days | Indefinite | Open room, conduct meeting (or co-chair), close room. Click on link or see Chairing Meetings page at http://www.voicesofnicotinerecovery.com/resources/chairing-meetings for more information. The Meeting Admin Notes describe the protocols and Group Conscience decisions regarding chairing meetings. | |
5 | Meeting Co-chair | 30 days | Indefinite | Conduct part(s) of meeting with Admin/Chair. See information above for more information about protocols. | |
6 | Screen-Sharer | None | Indefinite | Share screen for our readings https://voicesofnicotinerecovery.com/resources/readingsmeetings and meeting topic during meeting (in Zoom, as "Co-Host). May also copy/paste topic into chat window. | |
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8 | Members may step up for service if they have the smobriety (nicotine free) times listed below. Candidates may be nominated by others or self. Elections take place at Group Conscience meetings, usually 4th Sunday of the month. Most trusted servants are provided voicesofnicotinerecovery.com email addresses and access to the documents they author or need to view in VONR’s Google Drive by the File Manager. Once elected, please contact filemanager@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com It is the responsibility of the trusted servant to participate in the group, to maintain a connection with the will of the group, the group’s activities, the documents they author, and motions. Trusted servants are highly encouraged to regularly attend meetings and the monthly Group Conscience meeting. Google Drive Training, especially for our trusted servants: http://www.voicesofnicotinerecovery.com/resources/service-positions/training | ||||
9 | OPEN POSITIONS IN GREY CELLS BELOW | ||||
10 | ELECTED POSITIONS | SMOBER TIME | TERM | DESCRIPTION | |
11 | Calendar Manager Brenda B. 03/24-02/25 | 90 days | 1 year | Makes all changes on the Google Calendar regarding meetings and/or special events. This includes adding/removing meetings as needed according to group needs and available resources. The Calendar Person should make themselves available to the group and its Admins by making it known clearly (and often) how they wish to be contacted by the group – either through the message board or through email (or both). The group wishes its members to have the most current and complete picture [of the calendar] possible. This position presents a report to the monthly Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). Web Master acts as backup for this position. calendar@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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13 | Chip Program Co-ordinator(s) Grace 02/24-01/25 | 6 months | 1 year | Receives requests for chips, writes cards, and delivers to post office. Acquires supplies. Keeps financial records of donations and expenditures and mails chips to members on request. Gets reimbursed for expenses from the Treasurer This position presents a report to the Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). chips@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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15 | File Manager acting Tammy | 6 months | 1 year | Administer VONR Google Suites. The duties would include: 1) Reset trusted servants' user passwords for their accounts in Google Suite. 2) Help train new trusted servants to use VONR email and Google Drive. 3) Facilitate trusted servants' access, authorship, and shared settings of documents on Google Drive. 4) Assist with maintenance of documents important to the running of the group, if a trusted servant is unable to maintain documents. Webmaster serves as backup for this position. filemanager@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com. | |
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23 | GC Chairperson Hilary 12/23 - 11/24 | 1 year | 2 years | Facilitates orderly discussion of group business in accordance with posted Agenda and Roberts Rules of Order. Creates an Agenda for the Business Meetings (4th Sunday of the month) and posts a DRAFT Agenda on the Forum and Whatsapp a few days before for review and comments. Maintains and updates both Service Position documents on a monthly basis (Open Service Positions and the Service Positions Descriptions document, effective 2021. The File Manager acts as backup for these file updates). GCChair@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
24 | GC Motion Compiler Roula 5/23 - 4/24 | None Active in group 30 days | 1 year | Maintains documentation of all GC motions and status. GCMotions@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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26 | Group Rep. Aimee 04/24-03/25 | 6 months | 1 year | Acts as liaison with Nicotine Anonymous World Services. This position presents a report to the Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). GroupRep@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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28 | HippySpam 2.0 WhatsApp Beth 5/23 -4/24 | None | 3-6 months | Whatsapp specific service commitment. This member (no sobriety time required) would post the daily NicA meetings around the globe. Ideally, they would be posted before 8am EST. The lists will be regularly updated and fwd’d to this member by Allana N. (namac2009) to alleviate this aspect of the service, if so desired. | |
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30 | Paltalk Room Owner(s) Kenny Mac | 1+ year and dedication to group | 1 year | Switches members to Pal Talk admins and super-admins and removes admin status for those no longer active in the group, all in accordance with group conscience requirements. Monitors member photos on Paltalk site. Room Owner along with Super Admins, are charged with banning people in accordance with GC Guidelines and if requested by meeting Chairperson. Technically, Room Ownership may not be transferred. This position presents a report to the Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). The Super Admin acts as backup for this position. RoomOwner@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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32 | Secretary Temp. Carol R. | 6 months | 1 year | Responsible to keep minutes of Group Conscience (GC) meetings. Posts motions to screen during GC meetings, counts votes and compiles and posts minutes of such meetings to Google Drive and VONR Forum. This position presents the meeting minutes to the Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). secretary@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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34 | Speaker Meeting(s) Recorder Jessie | None Active in group 30 days | 1 year | Records VONR speaker shares (in Paltalk or Zoom). Speaker Recorder needs to be active in the group for at least 30 days and have a desire to be nicotine free. She/he serves for as long as she/he is able to perform the service. SpeakerMeeting@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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38 | Treasurer Ruth E 02/24-01/25 | 1 year | 1 year | Remits received donations from VONR’s Virtual Basket to an established PayPal Account. Keeps records of all transactions and reports to Group Conscience (GC) monthly all expenditures and balances. Requirements for Treasurer are (1) Minimum of one year free of nicotine (2) having had an elected position in VONR (3) having had bookkeeping or accounting experience strongly suggested. This position presents the Treasurer's Report to the Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). treasurer@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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40 | Web Master Aimee Until June 24 | 1+ year and dedication to group | 1 year | Add or subtract content for the web site and update group interface as requested. Maintains the VONR website, for example, create backups, and update plugins. Maintain links to web pages from Google Drive. Respond to email inquiries from the Contact form on VONR website. This position presents a report to the Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). Web Assistant acts as backup for this position. [webservant@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com - acting WebMaster] webmaster@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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42 | Web Assistants (2) acting Marian 1 position available | 6 months | 1 year | 1) Assist Webmaster with maintenance of the VONR website, for example, create backups, and update plugins. 2) Maintain links to web pages from Google Drive. 3) Respond to email inquiries from the Contact form on VONR website. Webmaster acts as backup for this position. tech@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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44 | WhatsApp Group Chairperson Olivia 4/23 - 3/24 | TBD | 1 year | Responsible to report WhatsApp stats at GC meetings, add people to WhatsApp outreach group, help with app settings, admin the chat (g-rated), oversee chat log, availability for 12-step calls. This position presents a report to the Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). chat@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com | |
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46 | WSO Delegates (6 total) 2024: (1) Hilary (2) Gary (3) Ruth (4) Wendy (5) Aimee as back-up | 6 months | 1 year | Elected members who represent the group at World Services Organization (WSO) Conferences. Delegates present issues to the group that will be voted on at the Conference, and places their votes based on the will of the group. This position presents the outcomes of the Conference to the Group Conscience meeting following the Conference. | |
47 | Calculation: WSO Delegates # adjusted annually | For 2024, we have a total of (6) WSC Delegates. The calculation is: number(#) of meetings, divided by 3, and if there is left over, plus one more. Names need to be submitted 60 days in advance. | |||
48 | Zoom Host Allana 03/24-02/25 | 1 year | 1 year | Manages the account of the VONR Zoom room and notifies treasurer when renewal is required. Manages the settings of the VONR Zoom room account. Trains new Zoom meeting hosts and maintains contact list.Trains an elected member to act as back-up and with whom to share password(s). Presents a report to the monthly Group Conscience meeting (or finds a substitute to present). host@voicesofnicotinerecovery.com |