Would you like to become a Forum Advisor?

It’s that time of year again when we are planning our Annual General Meeting (AGM). Before our AGM we need members to stand as an Advisor in our next elections. Advisors are the people members elect to our management committee (now called a trustee board). Sadly, we have lots of spare places as a number of Advisors experienced poor health and/or worsened impairments over the past year.

This year we have the following vacancies:

East Bristol: 1 Advisor post

Central and West Bristol: 1 Advisor post

City Wide: 2 Advisor posts

Organisations FOR Disabled People: 2 posts

Organisation OF Disabled People: 4 posts

This is an exciting time to become an Advisor as we are moving into a new phase with lots of opportunity to re-think what we do and develop new work. While we welcome applications from all, we are particularly keen to recruit people with experience in:

  • Marketing
  • HR
  • Fundraising
  • Business Development

So, if you identify as a Disabled person and are interested in becoming a Forum Advisor, please take the time to read through the nomination paperwork below and send us your nominations via post or email. We look forward to receiving them by 1pm on 27 October.

If you have any questions about becoming an Advisor or require any of the paperwork in a different format, please contact the office on 0117 914 0528 or email bristoldef@gmail.com

Advisor Role descriptions:

Area and City Wide role description

Trustee role description

Nomination forms:

Nomination form for individuals

Nomination form for organisations of Disabled People

Nomination form for organisations for Disabled People

Nominations wanted for the Rowen Jade Award 2018

We are looking for nominations for the Rowen Jade Award 2018.

This award is given annually to a Disabled person who lives in or near Bristol who has campaigned for the rights of Disabled people, or who has, by example, shown how Disabled people can play an active role in society.

Rowen Jade died in September 2010. She was a Disabled woman who worked tirelessly with and for Disabled people nationally and here in Bristol. Rowen was also a Forum Advisor, so we created this annual award in her memory.

The memorial bowl, engraved with the name of each year’s winner, will be presented at our AGM later this year.

Could it be you or someone you know this year?

To nominate someone for this award, please contact the Forum with the name of your nominee, a seconder and some information on what the person being nominated has done.

email: bristoldef@gmail.com

tel: 0117 914 0528

address:  Bristol Disability Equality Forum, St Pauls Learning and Family Centre, 94 Grosvenor Road, Bristol BS2 8XJ

Nominations must reach the Forum by: Thursday 8 November

There are criteria for the award which we can send, on request.

We look forward to receiving your nominations!