Committee on Committees Application Brochure Online

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Volunteer Opportunities
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Committee on Committees

Take part in shaping the future of the UUA!
Application Deadline:
August 15, 2005

These are the current members of the
Committee on Committees:

How about you?

The UUA relies upon energetic, committed, visionary UU's to serve on the committees, boards and panels that work in partnership with staff to carry out the mission of the Association.

We are eager to draw volunteers from the rich diversity of our movement-- theological, philosophical, geographical, political, ethnic, racial, affectional orientation, physical ability, gender and age. Consistent with resolutions of our General Assembly, we're intentional about becoming an anti-racist, anti-oppressions, multicultural institution, and we want our committees to embody that intention.

Most of the members of committees are appointed by the UUA Board of Trustees. The Board's Committee on Committees receives nominations by mid-August, selects nominees for approval at the October Board meeting, and welcomes them into service beginning the following January.

Have we piqued your interest? We hope so. To be considered for a board appointment to a committee or panel that interests you, just fill out this online application.

Application Form

To be considered for a board appointment to a committee or panel that interests you, just fill out the application below. The deadline is August 15, 2005, for 2-year committee terms that begin in January 2006. The Board of Trustees will vote on these appointments at their October meeting.

Part One

UUA Board -Appointed Committees

The UUA Board will make appointments to these committees this fall. The Board also fills vacancies and appoints members to newly created committees and task forces as needed.

Accessibilities Committee. Advocates regarding accessibilities and disabilities issues in the UUA, and fosters a climate of support, care and affirmation for people with disabilities

Annual Program Fund Committee. Provides support for the Annual Program Fund. Members work closely with congregations, urging them to contribute their Fair Share to the APF and providing information about the Association's services to congregations. Annual three?day meeting and regular contact with local congregations.

Audit Committee. Oversees the annual audit of financial statements by a public accounting firm and monitors the review, establishment and implementation of accounting policies and internal controls.

Committee on Socially Responsible Investing. Assists with implementation of SRI investment policies and practices involving funds for which the UUA Trustees are responsible (including alternative and community development investments) consistent with GA resolutions and Statements of Immediate Witness, Board resolutions and UU Principles and Purposes. Utilizes shareholder activism to express UU values, and works in coalition with other UU social justice constituencies.

Compensation, Benefits, and Pension Committee. Provides oversight of the UU Pension Plan (currently valued at approximately $98,000,000) and educates lay leadership, ministerial and professional staff about equitable compensation and benefits for ministers and church staff. One?day meetings four or five times each year.

Congregational Properties and Loan Commission. Provides loans, grants, and support to congregations with property and land needs, and manages UUA Funds designated for those purposes.

Fund for International Unitarian Universalism. Makes grants to strengthen Unitarian/Universalist institutions worldwide. One meeting per year.

Fund for Unitarian Universalism. Provides grants to Unitarian Universalist groups that support innovative, challenging programs designed to have wide denominational impact. Funding is provided by the Veatch Program of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock. Two meetings per year.

Fund for Unitarian Universalist Social Responsibility. Provides grants to Unitarian Universalist groups that work to increase the involvement of UUs in social change, education, service, and advocacy. Funding is provided by the Veatch Program of the UU Congregation at Shelter Rock. Two meetings per year.

Fund for a Just Society. Makes grants to non-UU organizations engaged in community organizing to create systemic change on issues of social and economic justice. Two meetings per year.

Information Technology and Electronic Communications Committee. Charged with advising the UUA Board about how it might most effectively employ electronic communication services in carrying out the mission of the Association. This includes proposing information technology and electronic communication policies, developing long-range planning processes, and making periodic reports to the relevant Board working group.

Investment Committee. Composed of investment professionals, oversees the investment of all UUA endowment funds. The current value of our endowment funds is approximately $87,000,000. One?day quarterly meetings.

Journey Toward Wholeness Transformation Committee. Charged with strategically planning, guiding, facilitating, coordinating and monitoring the transformation of the UUA into an anti-oppression, anti-racist, multi-cultural faith community. This involves presentation of a progress report to each General Assembly.

Melcher Book Award Committee. Each year selects a book published during the prior calendar year which they judge to be the most significant contribution to religious liberalism. One or two meetings each year.

Ministerial Fellowship Committee. Has jurisdiction over all phases of ministerial credentialing. Candidates for ministerial fellowship are interviewed by the Committee before fellowship is granted. Additionally, the MFC has the authority to remove ministerial fellowship. Three four?day meetings each year.

Regional Subcommittees on Candidacy. Six RSCC's, ranging from 7 to 10 members depending upon region, meet with aspirants who desire candidacy status as part of preparation for ministerial fellowship with the Unitarian Universalist Association.

Religious Education Credentialing Committee. Helps set and review standards, rules, policies and evaluative practices for participants in the Religious Education Credentialing Program, evaluates participants and their application and portfolio materials, and ensure that all participants adhere to relevant rules and policies.

The Openness Implementation Committee is charged to clarify the functional application of Rule G-2.1 to the UUA Board and all UUA committees, commissions and task forces.
The Committee works in collaboration with committee leadership, to create a clear, detailed process for each group to establish effective openness practices and policies. It provides a mechanism for congregations and individuals to submit comments about adherence to this policy. The Committee will report no less than annually to the Board of Trustees. Oversight will be provided by the Board of Trustees. This committee is on-going, subject to oversight and re-evaluation after three years.

UU-UN Representatives. As a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) having consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the UUA annually appoints a Main Representative and four additional Representatives to the New York headquarters of the UN. These representatives are voted by the UU UN Office (UU-UNO) Board at its meeting in September and ratified by the UUA Board in October.

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