volunteer news

Bursary for Structurally Disadvantaged People

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We were able to secure funding from the Special Projects committee for our very first bursary!

The Bursary for Structurally Disadvantaged People is for one person, and it will cover fees for an indexing course, two years of ISC membership with listing, and entry into the Mentorship program.

The Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity committee (TIDE) is a very small committee and we will be needing more people to join in to help develop and organize the bursary. Please get in touch to help out! siusanmoffat (at.) gmail (dot) com

Surplus funds committee wants your ideas (by April 28)

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The ISC/SCI has, over the years, accumulated some surplus funds. Some of these funds will be kept aside as a reserve in case of deficit. However, that still leaves some extra funds that we can spend.

We, the Special Projects Committee, have been tasked with recommending what that money should be spent on. We are also developing criteria for the selection of special projects, and we’re moving forward with that task in tandem with soliciting ideas so that implementations of special projects have greater momentum.

Some ideas that have already arisen …

  • bursary for a person of colour (see discussion on the ISC/SCI list)
  • bursary for an Indigenous person (see discussion on the ISC/SCI list)
  • online subscription to the Chicago Manual of Style (from a member at a regional meeting)
  • online subscription to the Literary Marketplace (from a member at a regional meeting)
  • award to a publisher for a great index (from a member of the executive committee)

We would like to invite you, the members, to submit any ideas you might have that would benefit the membership.
Please send an email with your idea and how it might benefit the members to the Special Projects Committee to Alex@AlexandraPeace.com
by SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2018.

Many thanks,

Special Projects Committee
Alexandra Peace
Frances Robinson
Siusan Moffat
Maria van Beuren
Ronnie Seagren