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Phone Bridge Service Guidelines

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Phone Bridge Meeting Service Positions

GSA Phone Bridge
Service
Position		 Suggested
Length of
Back-To-Back
GreySheet
Abstinence		 Suggested
Length of
Service
Commitment		 Description
of
Duties
GSA Phone Bridge
Secretary/Leader		 Three
Months		 Three
Months
  • Leads the meeting;
  • Collects GreySheet-related Announcements to be made during regular meetings
  • Maintains an Agenda for and takes Minutes at Group Conscience meetings
GSA Phone Bridge
Meeting Booker		 Three
Months		 Three
Months
  • Asks speakers with 90 days or more of back-to-back GreySheet abstinence to "Qualify" and lead meetings
  • Calls or emails a reminder to the scheduled Qualifier a day or two in advance
  • Tells the Secretary/Leader who the Qualifier will be, so the Secretary is prepared
GSA Phone Bridge Meeting Treasurer Six
Months		 Six
Months
  • Collects and maintains 7th Tradition donations
  • Maintains Treasurer's Report, listing donations and expenses incurred
  • Provides Treasurer's Report at each Group Conscience meeting
  • Pays phone bridge service fees (if applicable)
  • Reimburses Secretary for purchased literature
  • Ensures that the group remains fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions

GSA Phone Bridge
Meeting Moderator

Moderator Recruitment (.pdf)

 Six
Months		 Ability to moderate one or more weekly time slots
    Technical requirements:
  • Appropriate telephone and computer capability, including high-speed internet access
  • Proficiency in navigating the Internet
  • Email access
  • Ability to use computer and telephone simultaneously while moderating phone meeting

    • Primary responsibilities:
  • Maintains the confidentiality of the information seen on the dashboard and any specific moderator information without exception
  • Moderates agreed upon meeting(s) effectively and efficiently
  • Aids meeting leaders in keeping the meeting(s) quiet
  • Attempts to arrange back-up when unable to serve
  • Contacts the appropriate person(s) when there are technical difficulties with the bridge
  • Remains quiet while moderating, avoids controversy, and practices principles before personalities

Phone Bridge Intergroup Service Positions

GSA Phone Bridge
Service
Position		 Suggested
Length of
Back-To-Back
GreySheet
Abstinence		 Suggested
Length of
Service
Commitment		 Description
of
Duties
GSA Phone Bridge
General Service
Representative
(GSR) 		One
Year		 One
Year
  • Represents the Group at a higher level of the service structure, typically an Intergroup or Area
  • Conducts Group Conscience Meetings as needed, typically once a month
  • Ensures our Primary Purpose is carried out when facilitating a Group Conscience
  • Cannot represent more than one group as GSR
GSA Phone Bridge
Intergroup Chairperson		 Three
Years		 Two
Years
  • The Chairperson is usually an elected GSR for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Abides by the specific guidelines for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Chairperson approved by the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Serves as one of several co-signers on the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup account
  • Presides over monthly open GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Meeting using the adapted Roberts’ Rules of Order adopted by the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Convenes and presides over the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Steering Committee Meeting, in preparation for each open GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup meeting
  • Serves as one of the liaisons between the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup and the GSA World Service Board
  • Serves as the Area Delegate for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup for the GSA World Service Conference
GSA Phone Bridge
Intergroup Secretary		 Two
Years		 Two
Years
  • The Secretary is usually an elected GSR for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Abides by the specific guidelines for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Secretary approved by the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Serves as one of several co-signers on the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup account
  • Maintains minutes for the open GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup meetings
  • Maintains minutes for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Steering Committee meetings
  • Maintains the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Yahoo group
  • Maintains archives of all minutes on the Yahoo group website
  • Serves as one of the liaisons between the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup and the GSA World Service Board
GSA Phone Bridge
Intergroup Treasurer		 Two
Years
(Financially Solvent)		 Two
Years
  • The Treasurer is usually an elected GSR for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Abides by the specific guidelines for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Treasurer approved by the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Establishes and maintains a non-profit Tax ID number and necessary tax-related documents
  • Establishes and maintains a bank account for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Serves as one of several co-signers on the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup account
  • Collects and maintains 7th Tradition donations made to the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Provides a monthly Treasurer's Report available at each GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup meeting, listing donations and expenses incurred
  • Ensures that the group remains fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions
GSA Phone Bridge
Intergroup Moderator Liaison		 Two
Years		 One
Year
  • Bring information from the Intergroup to the moderators
  • Take issues to the Intergroup brought by the GSA Phone Bridge Moderatos’ Group
  • Contact person from the Intergroup for the moderators and from the GSA Phone Bridge Moderators’ Group to the Intergroup
GSA Phone Bridge
Intergroup Meeting Coordinator		 One
Year		 Two
Years
  • The Group Coordinator is usually an elected GSR for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Abides by the specific guidelines for the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup Coordinator approved by the GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup
  • Serves as a resources to aid any GSA Phone Bridge Meeting in getting registered with GSA World Service
  • Serves as a liaison with the www.greysheet.org Webservant to ensure all GSA Phone Bridge meeting information remains as current as possible
  • Coordinates the GSA Phone Bridge meeting schedule, and confirms availability to extend meetings or add meetings with existing groups, GSA Phone Bridge Intergroup, and GSA Phone Bridge moderators
GSA Phone Bridge
Area Delegates (AD)		 Three
Years		 Two
Years
  • Represents the Group at a higher level of the service structure. An AD represents only one Intergroup of GSA (5-20 meetings)
  • Is usually a GSR but this is not a requirement
  • Attends Area Intergroup meetings to learn more about issues concerning their Area so they may represent their Area at the World Service Conference
  • Receives information from the Board of Trustees of GSA World Service and shares that information with their Intergroup

 

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