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🌿 Co-Leadership Interest Form -Friends Beyond Boston -Waltham Social

Intro

We’re building a small co-leadership team for Friends Beyond Boston (Waltham Social).

This is for people who want to actively help shape and grow a community focused on real-life connection through low-pressure social events.

This is a shared leadership role, not a volunteer or passive participation role.

Before joining, we ask everyone to understand the expectations below.

What is a Co-Leader?

Co-Leaders are part of the core leadership and administrative team for Friends Beyond Boston. They help share the ongoing responsibility of running, managing, and growing the community alongside me.

This isn't simply a volunteer role or a way to occasionally help with events. I'm building a small team of people who can share the actual work of running FBB so that responsibility doesn't sit with one person.

Co-Leaders may contribute in different ways depending on their strengths and interests, including:

Member support & community administration: helping members, answering questions, and being another person members can reach out to Operations & logistics: helping keep things organized and making sure the behind-the-scenes pieces get handled
Finances & organization: spreadsheets, budgeting, tracking, or other financial/admin tasks Outreach & partnerships: connecting with local organizations, businesses, venues, and other communities Marketing & promotion: helping FBB reach more people and think creatively about how we share what we're doing Community building: welcoming people, fostering connection, and helping shape the community experience Events: creating, organizing, or supporting events when that's an area of interest Creative problem-solving: coming up with new ideas, figuring out challenges, and thinking outside the box Strategy & direction: helping think about where FBB is going and what we should build next Behind-the-scenes management: taking ownership of ongoing responsibilities or projects and helping carry the overall workload

You don't need to be good at everything, and we're not looking for everyone to have the same role. The goal is to build a small team with complementary strengths.

Most importantly, I'm looking for people who want to take ownership, communicate, bring ideas, and genuinely share responsibility for FBB, not people who are simply waiting to be given a task.

Co-leadership is about building FBB together.

Name Heylo username (if you’re already a member)

So we can match your response with your community profile and follow up.

Email (optional backup contact if you're not a member)

🧩 Section 1 - Alignment

Why are you interested in joining the co-leadership team?

What does a strong, healthy local community look like to you?

What would you personally want to help bring to life?

🧩 Section 2 - Strengths (important expansion)

What strengths would you bring to the team? (select all that apply)

Other (write in)

🧩 Section 3 - Commitment Expectations

Co-Leadership Commitment

We ask co-leaders for an initial 6-month commitment to the leadership team. At the end of each 6-month period, we'll check in about whether you'd like to continue for another 6 months or step down from the role.

✅ Why?

Co-leadership is an ongoing leadership and administrative role, and building a strong, reliable team takes time. A 6-month commitment gives everyone enough time to get familiar with FBB, build relationships with the community and other leaders, take ownership of responsibilities, and make a meaningful contribution.

The 6-month check-in also gives both you and the leadership team a structured opportunity to reflect on how things are going and whether continuing feels like the right fit.

This is not a forever commitment, life changes, schedules shift, and circumstances can change. If you reach the end of a 6-month period and decide you'd like to step down, that's completely okay. If something changes before then, communication is what matters most so we can plan for a smooth transition and make sure responsibilities don't get dropped.

Co-Leadership Expectations

Co-leadership can look different depending on your strengths and interests. Not everyone is expected to contribute in the exact same way.

For example:

Someone focused on hosting may contribute by organizing or co-hosting events
Someone focused on content creation may help with photos, Instagram content, promotion, or storytelling
Others may contribute more through outreach, partnerships, brainstorming, or helping support the community atmosphere

General Expectations

✅ Engage in the community group chats on Heylo and help foster conversation and connection between members

✅ Maintain reasonable responsiveness in the co-leader coordination chat

✅ Help contribute to the community in ways aligned with your strengths

✅ Maintain reliable communication around plans and commitments

✅ Help create a welcoming, respectful environment for members

✅ Participate in a short monthly Zoom check-in with the leadership team

✅ If you are an event-focused co-leader, help organize or host at least one event per month

✅ Arrive a little early when helping host or support an event when possible

The goal is not perfection or over-commitment, it’s building a collaborative leadership team where people contribute consistently in ways that feel meaningful and sustainable.

Does this level of involvement feel realistic for you at this time?

(optional follow-up explanation)

🧩 Section 4 - Practical involvement

How often would you realistically want to be involved?

🧩 Section 5 - Final reflection

Is there anything you want to add about how you’d like to contribute or what excites you about this?

🌿 What Happens Next?

Selected applicants may be invited to:

✅ attend community events

✅ have a Zoom call or coffee chat in person

✅ spend some time getting familiar with how FBB currently operates

✅ work alongside an existing FBB leader on an area that aligns with their strengths and interests

✅ take on an initial responsibility, project, or member-led contribution as they become more involved

✅ participate in a gradual on-boarding process before becoming an official co-leader

The goal is to get to know each other, see how we work together, and make sure there’s mutual alignment, shared values, and a good fit for the community and leadership team.

Co-leadership is something you grow into; completing this form does not automatically mean someone will be given the Co-Leader role.

Does this process feel comfortable and realistic for you?