Join MSGC

MONTANA SMART GROWTH COALITION
ORGANIZATIONAL APPLICATION FORM
Please print out and mail to the address at the bottom

Name:

Phone

Fax

Address:

email:

Date

MSGC Membership Dues:

$25 for organizations with budgets of $10,000 or less
$50 for organizations with budgets of $10,000 to $25,000.
$100 for organizations with budgets of $25,000 to $99,999.
$250 for organizations with budgets of $100,000 or greater.

Any additional contributions are greatly appreciated and will help MSGC move forward with our policy work and raising awareness of smart growth issues throughout the state.

Please select the issue committees on which you would like to serve:

Land-use Committee
Transportation Committee
Affordable Housing and Neighborhood
Vitality Committee
Communications Committee

Below is for Core Membership only

Designated representative:

Alternative representative:

Organizational Mission Statement:

Resolution to Join

Our organization (for individuals--"I support") supports the mission of the Montana Smart Growth Coalition to support safe and healthy communities; sustainable economies; conservation of farm, forest and ranch lands; and protection of natural resources and wildlife habitat. Furthermore we (I) fully support the objectives and strategies outlined by the Coalition in its Montana Smart Growth Coalition Statement of Mission, Objectives, and Organizational Guidelines.

The Benefits of Joining a Coalition

We recognize our organization will benefit (for individuals--"I recognize that I will benefit") from joining this coalition and that doing so will enable us (me) to effectively support these objectives by creating a stronger, collective voice and by improving our understanding of each other's issues and concerns and how our objectives intersect. We (I) also recognize the potential to increase financial resources through joint requests for funding and coordination of efforts on these issues with those of others who share these objectives.

The Work of the Coalition

The Montana Smart Growth Coalition is a network of organizations and individuals from across Montana who share a commitment to just, affordable and sustainable communities. The Coalition advocates for progressive policy regarding land use, transportation, housing, sustainable agriculture, conservation of habitat, cultural diversity, economic equity and the environment. It seeks to maintain a broad-based and diverse membership to foster understanding of each others issues, to share resources and information and to more effectively advocate for progressive policy both locally and statewide:

Classification and Responsibilities as a Coalition Members

Core members:

serve as the decision making body of the organization;
include organizations only (not individuals);
are expected to participate actively in full coalition meetings, core member meetings and at least one sub committee;
havefull decision-making rights;
are listed on coalition materials as Coalition Members

Associate Members:

include organizations and individuals who would like to be connected to our work, but are unable to participate actively on a regular basis;
act in an advisory capacity;
may participate in subcommittees
have no formal decision-making rights;

Membership Documentation
for those applying for Core Membership

Based on the foregoing reasons and understandings, it was moved by

and seconded by

that

become a

(Core or Associate) Member of the Montana Smart Growth Coalition

Ayes:

Nays:

Abstain:

Date:

Signature of Officer

Name of Organization:

Membership Documentation
for those applying for Associate Memberships

Base on the foregoing reasons and understandings, (organization or I)

requests to become an Associate Member of the Montana Smart Growth Coalition.
Date

Signature

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Montana Smart Growth Coalition — PO Box 543 Helena, MT 59624 — 406-449-6086 — smartgrowth@mcn.net