possible affiliation

[bella partington]

Hello all,

There has been some discussion recently about the potential benefits gained by affiliating to FUSA. While I personally have been quite skeptical, I have investigated it further and come to change my position to cautious optimism.

FUSA now has different affiliation levels and I believe FEAG and other consensus based groups could utilise the benefits of Non-Financial Affiliation. This still gives us access to some grants (i don't get it either?), printing, FUSA promo resources and gives us priority access to stalls for O' week and other on campus events. Our main recruitment method is O'week so I think it's really important we don't lose this opportunity.

Below I have attached a potential constitution which I have amended from FUSA's template to better represent consensus based decision making, you can view any changes in bold. You will also see clubs must actively re affiliate annually so we can easily reevaluate next year. The only issue with the affiliation process is the requirement of a bank account, which would take a little bit of effort to set up and maintain. 

I'd love a bit of e-list discussion around this and any other constitutional changes people think could better represent FEAG's organisational style. However, if I haven't heard any dissent within 1 week, I will continue with this process we all those interested in helping with this process.

Thanks,

Bella

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 FEAG constitution?

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[Felescia Schemmer]

The constitution looks good. I noticed that members of FEAG can be both students and non-students but there needs to still be at least 5 current students to be known.

I think it's important to define Collective in the constitution somewhere so we don't lose our roots.

Has there been consultation with FUSA's gen sec about using the term collective in the constitution?

Thankyou for drafting this. :)

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[Tammy-Jo Sutton]

as a suggestion why don't you set up a specific account as part of the SASEN account as FEAG - which can act like a saving account? 

I need to also re-affiliate the garden club - and need 10 folks to help to do this - worth while i think just to have access to the $2000 in grant money. And this will be needed for the garden - and to tool up the garden atm. 

So happy to consent - if you can get 10 names go for the full affiliation.

Cheers

TJ

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Tammy-Jo Sutton
Community Outreach Coordinator
The Wilderness Society (South Australia) Inc.
Level 7 / 118 King William Street,
Adelaide, 5001

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[Mark Ellis]

To Tammy-Jo Sutton

I am the treasurer of The Flinders Conservation Group (Ilkari) and also a member of staff at FUSA. There has been little activity with Ilkari over the last 2 years. One option for me is to ‘wind up’ the group and transfer Ilkari assets over to a similar FUSA club, namely your Garden Club. The garden club would need to be functional, and satisfy the membership requirements. Is this a good idea?

 

Thanks

Mark Ellis

 

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as a suggestion why don't you set up a specific account as part of the SASEN account as FEAG - which can act like a saving account? 

 

I need to also re-affiliate the garden club - and need 10 folks to help to do this - worth while i think just to have access to the $2000 in grant money. And this will be needed for the garden - and to tool up the garden atm. 

 

So happy to consent - if you can get 10 names go for the full affiliation.

 

Cheers

TJ

On 16 October 2014 14:07, bella partington <bellapa...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello all,

 

There has been some discussion recently about the potential benefits gained by affiliating to FUSA. While I personally have been quite skeptical, I have investigated it further and come to change my position to cautious optimism.

 

FUSA now has different affiliation levels and I believe FEAG and other consensus based groups could utilise the benefits of Non-Financial Affiliation. This still gives us access to some grants (i don't get it either?), printing, FUSA promo resources and gives us priority access to stalls for O' week and other on campus events. Our main recruitment method is O'week so I think it's really important we don't lose this opportunity.

 

Below I have attached a potential constitution which I have amended from FUSA's template to better represent consensus based decision making, you can view any changes in bold. You will also see clubs must actively re affiliate annually so we can easily reevaluate next year. The only issue with the affiliation process is the requirement of a bank account, which would take a little bit of effort to set up and maintain. 

 

I'd love a bit of e-list discussion around this and any other constitutional changes people think could better represent FEAG's organisational style. However, if I haven't heard any dissent within 1 week, I will continue with this process we all those interested in helping with this process.

 

Thanks,

Bella

 

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 FEAG constitution?

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Tammy-Jo Sutton
Community Outreach Coordinator
The Wilderness Society (South Australia) Inc.
Level 7 / 118 King William Street,
Adelaide, 5001

p  | (08) 8231 6586
m | 0422 078 021

www.wilderness.org.au

Volunteer with the Wilderness Society today. 

Visit http://www.wilderness.org.au/act-now/volunteer

[Tammy-Jo Sutton]

That would be awesome Mark. 

The garden club is small but plotting along nicely. 

This summer we will be building the gazebo next to the garden (uni has contributed $17000 and we crowdfunded $8000 for it) and holds regular working bees (mostly Sundays.).

Last weekend we just established a new water wise irrigation system for the entire garden and held a workshop which had about 9 people attend (funding for the system came from the city of mitcham from a successful grant.) 

let me know what you require - and we should probably talk off this thread about affiliating FEAG with FUSA (sorry Bella). 

Kind regards

TJ

[Mark Ellis]

To Tammy-Jo

I could have a chat with you at one of your regular meetings/working bees. Let me know when the next ones are – contact me on mark....@flinders.edu.au

 

Thanks