All Coordinating Committee Members

All members of USFT’s Coordinating Committee will be expected to:

• Embody the Purpose, Vision, and Values of USFT
• Represent USFT on a National and Regional level
• Work actively to meet goals outlined in USFT’s Strategic Action Plan
• Participate in bimonthly Conference Calls
• Attend the 2008 International Convergence
• Build relationships and maintain constant communication with other CC members, the National Coordinator and the Advisory Committee
• Participate in organizational fundraising. You will be expected to raise approximately $1000 through grassroots and foundations fundraising
• Manage listservs and respond to emails and phone calls promptly and professionally
• Attend conferences to represent USFT where appropriate
• Attend the Transitions Summit. USFT will be responsible for covering the costs of the adventure
• Time commitment is a minimum of 10 hours per week
• Rock the Fair Trade Movement!

Affiliate Organizers (10)

Regional Organizers (8 elected) Regions: Northeast (MA, ME, NH, VT, CT, NY, RI) MidAtlantic (NJ, PA, DC, MD, DE, WV, VA) Southeast (AR, LA, MS, GA, FL, AL, NC, SC, PR) Southwest (CO, AZ, NV, NM, UT, TX, OK) Heartland (IL, WI, SD, ND, IA, MN, NE) Midwest (OH, KY, IN, TN, MO, KS, MI) Northwest (WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, AK) West Coast (HI, CA, Guam)

• Build relationships with affiliates, contact each affiliate group individually monthly (minimum)
• Support affiliate campaigns, connect affiliates to each other, to resources, etc.
• Collect semester feedback forms from every affiliate
• Research new developing campaigns on campuses and draw new schools into USFT’s affiliate network
• Offer leadership development opportunities to affiliates and support their organizations
• Organize monthly regional conference calls
• Facilitate on-going regional projects, campaigns and development of new ideas/projects/campaigns
• Support affiliates in finding resources for campaigns
• Expand affiliate base
• Interact with allies and producers
• Facilitate dialogue between different affiliate groups, affiliates and producers, affiliates and allies, etc
• Actively organize and campaign in your region and support student activism!
• Provide support to everyone on the CC and participate in USFT’s national committees

High School Coordinators (2 Elected)

• Actively support Fair Trade campaigns in High Schools
• Reach out to new high school groups
• Seek opportunities to develop high school specific programs
• Develop and update a high school organizing guide
• Facilitate a committee of high school organizers
• Build relationships with affiliates, contact each affiliate group monthly (minimum)
• Support affiliate campaigns, connect affiliates to each other, to resources, etc.
• Collect semester feedback forms from every affiliate
• Offer leadership development opportunities to affiliates and support their organizations
• Support affiliates in finding resources for campaigns
• Expand High School affiliate base
• Interact with allies and producers
• Facilitate dialogue between different affiliate groups, affiliates and producers, affiliates and allies, etc
• Actively organize and campaign in your region and support student activism!
• Current High School student preferred

Campaign Coordinators (3)

Full Monty Coordinator (1 elected)

• Spearhead the USFT National Campaign Committee
• Work closely with the regional reps. and affiliates to coordinate national actions and develop national plans for USFT
• Build on incoming national campaign committee plans, and think innovatively towards the future
• Manage media work for national campaigns
• Conduct research and compile resources for campaigns on campuses
• Work with regional reps in making these resources available to affiliates
• Actively support campus groups in converting to Fair Trade coffee, tea, bananas, sugar, chocolate, soccer balls, etc
• Work with the National Coordinator to leverage resources for campaigns
• Communicate consistently with campus affiliates, Food Service Providers, allies, and producers

Domestic Fair Trade Coordinator (1 Elected)

• Work with students and allies to develop Domestic Fair Trade programming
• Facilitate the USFT Domestic Fair Trade Strategy Team through conference calls and a session at the Convergence
• Support and connect students engaging in Domestic Fair Trade on campuses
• Uphold USFT's role as an endorsing member of the Alliance for Fair Food and organize in support of the work of the Student/Farmworker Alliance and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers
• Maintain connections between USFT and the Domestic Fair Trade Working Group and attend meetings
• Research potential ally organizations and build relationships
• Keep abreast of workers' rights campaigns in the United States and identify potential for coalition building
• Research ways to expand Domestic Fair Trade programming
• Develop education materials and provide access to existing resources
• Develop a long-term vision and strategy for Domestic Fair Trade campaigning

BRIDGE Coordinator (1 Elected)

• Facilitate the planning of the South-North internships and the North-South internships
• Facilitate Transition Summit planning with the National Coordinator
• Plan popular education presentations for conferences
• Support the development of BRIDGE initiatives
• Facilitate affiliate access to speaker tours, events, etc
• Play a major role in connecting cooperative communities to affiliate groups
• Work with international affiliate student groups

Liaisons (2)

Industry Liaison (1 Elected)

• Communicate USFT campaign and program information to industry allies
• Serve as initial point of contact for businesses
• Manage press and media relations
• Serve as initial point of contact for producers
• Facilitate the Producer Board
• Spanish language skills preferred
• Manage relationship with TransFair USA
• Develop relationship with new industry allies
• Hold allies accountable to Fair Trade movement mission, vision, and values
• Attend industry events
• Report on USFT’s activities and solicit feedback
• Facilitate dialogue between affiliates and producers
• Facilitate dialogue between affiliates and businesses
• Work with Movement Liaison to publish a quarterly USFT newsletter

Movement Liaison (1 Elected)

• Communicate USFT campaign and program information to movement-focused allies
• Serve as initial point of contact for NGOs
• Manage press and media relations
• Facilitate the Advisory Board
• Develop relationship with new NGO allies
• Hold allies accountable to Fair Trade movement mission, vision, and values
• Report on USFT’s activities and solicit feedback
• Facilitate Interfaith Working Group
• Maintain constant communication with student activist groups
• Creating a database of Fair Trade opportunities
• Work closely with Student Trade Justice Campaign
• Facilitate dialogue between affiliates and NGOs
• Facilitate dialogue between affiliates and other student activist groups
• Work with Industry Liaison to publish a quarterly USFT newsletter

Webmaster Flash (1 Elected)

• Update usft.org
• Content management
• General listserv maintenance
• Organizational tech support to Coordinating Committee and affiliates
• Publication of E-newsletter
• Develop online action alerts
• Support affiliates in tech-based activism
• Provide vision and help USFT to realize our tech potential