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Lead the work, not just the title.

CGF leadership is split into six teams. Each has a clear job, a set number of open spots, and a Head who reports to Keiko. Applications are open now.

TeamsSix, each with open spots

Time7–8 hours a week minimum

ReportingWeekly to your Head; Heads to Keiko

StatusApplications open

Apply for a leadership team Read the six teams

How it works

Six teams that depend on each other.

Social Media finds the people. Partnership and Outreach contact them. Chapters and Volunteer Management keep everything running after the introduction. No team works alone, and no team is a title with nothing attached to it.

Every team updates its Head weekly, and the Heads update Keiko. That is the whole reporting line: short, weekly, and honest about what moved and what did not.

Requirements for all leadership

Update Keiko on everything you do.
Complete your tasks.
Put in a minimum of 7–8 hours a week.
If you fall behind, tell your Head early. Do not go quiet.

The six teams

Pick the job you would actually do.

Open spots are shown on each team. If you are unsure where you fit, apply and say so — we will place you where your strengths are useful.

01Open

Social Media Team

Find the people, then hand them to the teams that talk to them.

Post to attract volunteers and more students.
Find new partner organizations through social media and submit them to the Partnership Team.
Comment on and engage with other organizations’ posts to drive sign-ups.
Spread awareness about every CGF program: Summit, S&D, Media, partner organizations, and Chapters.
Tag @commonground_org and add it as a collaborator on every post.
Keep a running list of organizations you find, with their account, what they do, and why they fit CGF.

022–3 spots open

Partnership Team

Turn a conversation into an agreement that actually gets implemented.

Find partner organizations and work with Socials and Outreach to contact them and set up meetings.
Manage all partnership tasks: communication, agreements, and collaborations.
Make sure agreed conditions actually get implemented, and report back to the Heads.
Keep one record of every partner: who the contact is, what was agreed, and what is still pending.
Follow up on any partner that goes quiet.

034–5 spots open

Summit, Media, S&D & Technology

Vrisan’s team. Pick the area you are strongest in and say so.

Help Vrisan plan and organize the Summit.
Help push for more publications on the CGF website.
Help with the Speech & Debate and Equality in Forensics collaboration.
Help with website and development tasks.
Help moderate and facilitate the Discord server.
Tell Vrisan whether you are strongest in Summit, Media, S&D, or Technology so tasks get split properly.

04Open

Chapter Team

Keep every chapter active, documented, and following the rules.

Promote the opportunities available to all chapters.
Coordinate with every chapter and update the relevant documentation.
Build better opportunities and relationships with chapters.
Update the team.
Get more chapters and manage them.
Check that each chapter sends its monthly update and follows the chapter rules.

058–12 people

Outreach Team

The front door: more partners, more students, more committed volunteers.

Find partner organizations, schools, community clubs, initiatives, and any effort CGF could collaborate with — for programs, more students, and more committed student volunteers.
Work with Partnership and Social Media to reach out to more groups, follow up, and reply.
Update the team every week with what you have accomplished.
Send follow-ups. One email is rarely enough.

0610–12 people

Volunteer Management

Make sure volunteers hit their hours and actually do something.

Update, communicate with, and manage all volunteers to make sure they hit their volunteer hours and actually do something.
Keep volunteers accountable, help them, and answer their questions (FAQ).
Check in with volunteers who have not done anything in a while.
Report to the Heads on who is on track and who is not.

Start here

Applications are open.

Tell us which team you want and what you have done before. Seven to eight hours a week, weekly reporting, real responsibility.

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