What does becoming a Brown Girls Climb local leader mean?
Brown Girls Climb aims to lead through example in how we organize, collaborate, and communicate for the betterment of our community. We strive to decolonize our approach to leadership through collaboration and communication. Starting with our national leadership team, we work diligently to understand ourselves, our biases, and needs with the goal of serving and supporting one another better. This approach requires a lot of relational work, humility, and a focus on collective growth.
For these reasons, we ask for a year long commitment for local leaders who would like to start or join a chapter in their area. We feel this provides time to develop relationships within the leadership team and within your local community. We also hope to support a leadership space that fosters your own goals and ideas to bring radical joy and change in the climbing community. Please see details below for more information about motivations, expectations, and benefits involved with becoming a leader.
Motivations
- A desire to connect and support other Women and Femmes of Color in the climbing community in your area
- A desire to develop technical climbing, outdoor, and/or mountaineering skills
- A desire to develop leadership, organizational, and communication skills through personal reflection, research, and collaboration
- A desire to understand and honor our relationship with the land through stewardship and education
- A desire to build community and work as a team through emergent strategy and resource sharing
Expectations
- Commit to one year local leadership contract to lead in your region
- Respect mission of Brown Girls Climb
- Attend annual Brown Girls Climb Leadership Summit & Trainings
- Cohost at least 3 meet-ups annually (at least one national virtual with options for in person or virtual meet-ups regionally)
- Regular communication with community members on social media platforms
- Attend monthly meetings with Regional Development Coordinator
- Consistent and clear communication with coleader and national leadership team about updates, needs, and ways to support you and your region
Benefits
- BGC Premium Membership (BGC T-shirt and partner discounts)
- Cobranded BGC gear
- Professional and technical development training through the BGC Outdoor Advanced Training Program
- Opportunity for compensation through sponsored social media posts
- Opportunity for compensation through hosting events
- Opportunity for outdoor and climbing gear
Are you interested in becoming a local leader? Applications are now closed but should be open in the future. Please join as an ENTRY MEMBER to join our app and start organizing in your region.
We also respect and celebrate communities that would like to organize separate from BGC. If you would like support on how to organize or brainstorm ways to support your community, please contact us here.
