Your Service Interest
Please check all that apply
Board of TrusteesLiterature CommitteeConference Steering CommitteeNominating CommitteeOther Committees (Prisoner Outreach, Information Systems and Online Presence, Intergroup Communications, LGBT Outreach, Women's Outreach, Intimacy and Sexual Avoidance Awareness, Public Information & Cooperation with the Professional Community)Any ISO position/committeeOther
Your Contact Information
Your Name (required) Your Address (required) City (required) State (required) Zip/Postal Code (required) Your Email (required) Phone Number (required)
Relevant Education, Work, and Life Experiences
Education: Work: Life Experience:
Recovery
Time in the program: Sobriety date:
Meetings
Do you regularly attend SAA meetings? YesNo Please identify how often you attend SAA meetings. If you do not, please explain.
Sponsorship
Do you sponsor other members in SAA? YesNo Do you have an SAA sponsor? YesNo Your Sponsor's Name Your Sponsor's Email Your Sponsor's Phone Number
Do you have your sponsor's endorsement for service at the international level? YesNo If you don't have an SAA sponsor, please explain.
Steps
Have you worked all Twelve Steps of SAA? YesNo If you haven't worked all Twelve Steps of SAA, please explain.
Literature
Do you read and study SAA literature? YesNo If you do not read or study SAA literature, please explain.
Service
Home Group
Do you have a home group? YesNo Have you served as a trusted servant for your home group? YesNo Please identify the offices you have held as trusted servant for your home group.
Intergroup
Do you participate in your local intergroup? YesNo Do you participate in local, intergroup, or regionally sponsored retreats? YesNo Please identify the offices you have held as trusted servant for your local intergroup.
Preparation for International Service
Are you familiar with the Twelve Traditions of SAA? YesNo Are you familiar with the Twelve Concepts? YesNo Are you familiar with the ISO guidelines for international service? YesNo Are you familiar with the Bylaws of the ISO? YesNo Are you familiar with the Conference Charter? YesNo Have you attended the annual Conference as a delegate? YesNo How many Conferences have you attended?
International Service
Have you done prior service on the international level for SAA? YesNo If yes, please check all that apply. Board of TrusteesLiterature CommitteeConference Steering CommitteeBoard subcommittee (please list below)LitCom subcommittee (please list below)CSC subcommittee (please list below)Nominating Committee Other (please list) Please comment on which service experiences were most fulfilling
Service in Other Twelve Step Fellowships
Have you done comparable local or international service for other fellowships? YesNo Please list your relevant service experience for other fellowships.
Skills
Please indicate the specific skills you bring to your service work.
Professional Business administrationLegal expertiseFundraisingMedical expertisePublic speakingAccountingProject managementClerical skillsSecretarial skillsTeaching Publication WritingEditingDocument designMotion writing Information Systems Web developmentInformation technologyGraphic designDatabase International Foreign languages (list below)Translating Other: General Skills NetworkingOrganizingLeadershipListeningDelegatingFlexibilityParliamentary procedureConsensus-buildingSeeking minority opinionSupporting group conscienceRespect for other trusted servantsShowing upFollowing through Other General Skills (list here):
Life Impact
Have you considered how this commitment will impact other obligations or your personal life? YesNo Do you have the time and personal resources necessary to complete the service position to which you may be nominated? (Note: Service positions may be from one to three years; may require the expenditure of personal funds for travel; may involve reading and writing reports, presenting, participating in teleconferences or meetings, etc.) YesNo Comments:
(Note: Service positions may be from one to three years; may require the expenditure of personal funds for travel; may involve reading and writing reports, presenting, participating in teleconferences or meetings, etc.)
Please elaborate why you are just now deciding to be a candidate:
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