Get involved with CAN's Portfolio Groups

CAN is largely a volunteer-driven organisation, both nationally and in our local groups. As such, we need your help to make things happen!

Many of CAN's regular activities have been grouped into Portfolio Groups - see the table below for more details. These are relatively informal groupings of people who collaborate on a particular set of tasks or issues. Each Portfolio's activities are guided by the national Committee and links with other Portfolio groups are also provided where necessary.

It doesn't matter if you've never done anything like this before or you don't think you have skills of use to us. The number one attribute we're looking for is enthusiasm! We're happy for you to "listen and learn" initially and then slowly get more involved in a Portfolio. If necessary, some training of Portfolio members will also be investigated. With a group of people in each Portfolio, this also allows you to spread the workload and to be able to scale back down if other commitments crop up.

If you want to know more about how Portfolio Groups work, check out our Beginner's Guide.

If you're interested in a particular Portfolio, contact Lou Gallagher for more details, or simply Request Membership.

Portfolio Group	Description / Purpose	Join
*Central Organisations Relationships*	This Group is for the development and maintenance of all relationships and other communications with Central Organisations. These orgs could include: Various Govt agencies including NZTA, Min. of Transport, Min. of Health, SPARC, Police, etc Political parties and their MPs (Govt and Opposition) Other cycling organisations, including BikeNZ, BIANZ, CTONZ Other road user groups, including Living Streets Aotearoa, NZAA, Road Trpt Forum, Bus & Coach Assn, etc Typical activities for this portfolio include: Coordination of Submissions on publicly consulted strategies, programmes, legislation, etc Organising Regular Meetings with various organisations Representation on relevant committees Collaborating with other organisations on campaigns, media releases, etc Drafting letters to external agencies This group will also assist in writing a Central Govt lobbying/relationship plan.	Request Membership
Volunteer & Group Development	This group is for developing and supporting CAN's volunteer networks & local groups. The tasks of this group could include: Identifying and encouraging members with various talents useful to CAN Supporting and training members who are keen to help CAN in some way Providing support and advice to local CAN groups with regards to administrative issues, membership development, and advocacy methods Encouraging interaction and sharing of ideas/resources between local groups CAN has a volunteer and staff development strategy to help guide this group.	Request Membership
*IT Support*	This group provides support for CAN's electronic resources and tools. This includes: Website upgrades and re-designs design Ongoing website maintenance Email management IT training and user support (e.g. "helpdesk") This group will also help develop CAN's Communications strategy.	Request Membership
*Media Communications*	This group provides support for CAN's media relations. This could include: Preparing and releasing media releases Arranging press interviews or comment from CAN spokes-people Developing and maintaining relationships with key media contacts Assisting with the development of CAN's Communications Strategy (which also encompasses website, publications, etc) This group is also likely to be involved in the development of public resources and media material for CAN campaigns, such as "share the road" and lower speed limits.	Request Membership
*Technical & Policy*	This group is for the development of CAN policies on various topics and providing technical (planning/design) advice to members and others. This group work includes policy creation (framework already exists and several policies have been finalised), technical advice and discussion, legal advice and urban design assistance.	Request Membership
*Activities & Events*	This group oversees the coordination of major CAN activities including: Annual "CAN Do" advocates workshop Annual Cycle-Friendly Awards Biennial NZ Cycling Conference Other CAN/local workshops National CAN promotions, e.g. BikeWise Month activities, CAN's "Top 3" Focus areas The tasks required might include determining dates and venues, organising equipment/resources/catering/etc, and promotion of activities. Some activities may involve a paid coordinator position. The nature of these activities means that this portfolio group may not need to be continually active. Rather, members of this portfolio could contribute as required to proposed events coming up.	Request Membership

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