New member admission process and member databases

[Rafik Dammak]

Hi Seun,

>
> >  There is a need for a home for nonprofit organizations as
> organizations.  For years, NCUC was that home.  However, there was enough
> interest generated within the orgs themselves that NPOC was born.
> >
>
> If there was indeed consensus to born NPOC one would then wonder why the
> NCUC still receive organisation membership.
>
> http://www.ncuc.org/about/members/
>
> There is obvious need for restructuring. A scenario where NCSG becomes
> clearing house/meeting point ( for both ncuc and npoc members) while it's
> leadership is feed in from the npoc and ncuc members would be desirable.
>

if you check the NCSG committees such as the  executive and policy
committees , they includes 2 representatives from each constituency who
should liaise with their groups and bring their inputs. while the NCSG
membership also give the policy committee input directly like when we have
a public statement under consultation.

constituencies come to life because the framework set by the NCSG charter.
as Avri explained there may be many constituencies which can formed while
other disappear.
to be honest I am not sure if we we need more or less constituency because
when I see NCSG being able to deliver statement and public comments , by
including all its members, I do think that is really strengthening
non-commercial voice.

I can give a practical example, as chair I am liaising with our counterpart
in the non-contracted party house and believe me it is not straightforward
several times: as explained by Milton, they work basically on constituency
basis and never really enacted the CSG as full structure. so for any house
issue, I have to discuss with them, I have the issue to find the right
person to with. they probably try to coordinate between themselves but for
those from outside, it is just confusing.

while if any other group want to reach us , it is much more easier and
direct : we have a NCSG chair and committees at the stakeholder group level.

If someone applies to npoc/ncuc, he or she should automatically become
> NCSG.
>

the NCSG charter gives a "standard" criteria for eligibility  and review of
application is done by the executive committee formed by representatives of
all NCSG constituencies plus the NCSG chair. decision are made by consensus
for those application.
as explained above, the constituencies are aligned with the NCSG charter,
and so the NCSG eligibility criteria are followed by them too. they can
also add other criteria if they think them as relevant and setup their own
processes. so a NCSG member may satisfy or not constituencies criterias but
s/he still can participate at NCSG level.

if we have several constituencies,  don't you think that 1 interface and
single point is less confusing for an applicant. then he can select
constituency(s) he wants to join ? and being NCSG first gives him the
feeling that he is part of much larger and broader group?

Rafik

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