Volunteers for a Toronto Biosphere Eco-City Council

BACKGROUND
A Biosphere Eco-City (BEC) is an urban core and its surrounding countryside where
people and organizations cooperate to develop a culture of sustainability. The BEC
approach works through education and involvement. There are BEC initiatives in five
cities: Ottawa, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, and Vancouver. Biosphere Eco-Cities
Canada (BECC) supports their development. Toronto BEC (TBEC) teams manage a
large Database of Sustainability Projects and a Youth Climate Action initiative. The
TBEC website is https://Toronto.BioEcoCity.org

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
BECC is seeking volunteers for a TBEC Council to coordinate BEC activities in Toronto.
The Council will have a variety of tasks, including promoting BEC initiatives, proposing
new projects, evaluating project success, recruiting volunteers for teams, developing
partnerships with local organizations, and writing content for the TBEC website. The
TBEC Council can count on the support of BECC national teams for project
development, fundraising, and communication, as well as board support for leadership
enhancement.

OPERATION OF TBEC COUNCIL
The Council will hold monthly online meetings for Toronto people interested in
supporting BEC activities. The only designated position at the start will be that of the
Facilitator, who will send out meeting invitations, agendas and minutes. In the first
meeting or two, Council members will choose their Facilitator. Other members could
take turns chairing meetings and taking minutes until they decided to formalize these
and other responsibilities.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE DESIRED
Many skills and experiences will be useful. These include a) teamwork, b)
communication, c) writing, d) project development and evaluation, e) event creation, f)
use of social media.

EXPECTATIONS & HOW TO APPLY
If you are interested in promoting community-based sustainability in your home city of
Toronto (urban or rural) and can dedicate 15-20 hours per month, please send your
resume or letter of interest to Idowu@BioEcoCity.org