Reintroducing Mega Members - A Leadership Opportunity For Members! 

Hi everyone, I hope you are all doing well.

Today I am excited to share with you that we are reintroducing the Mega Member role. It is a leadership opportunity for members.

History
It was initially started on August 25, 2016 but due to some reasons, it was paused. But over the past, couple of months, the Community Management Team was discussing and thinking about reviving this role but with a better structure. This is an effort to give due recognition and appreciation to the members who are going above and beyond every day to scale up the support and compassion in different spaces of the community. It is also a leadership opportunity for the members so that they may be able to take better care of themselves as well as become the helping hands in bringing more support for all.

Present Time
Earlier it was started for different tracks like Group Support Chat rooms, Forum, and Feed. But, as we are starting it fresh, we will be trialing it for Group Support Chat Rooms for a month. Then, gather the feedback, challenges, and suggestions to iterate the process better and add other areas as well under this leadership opportunity. We will keep iterating it to ensure members in this leadership role get all support and help to build the community.

Who is a Mega Member?

Members who are regularly taking growth path steps, talking to listeners as members, participating in the group support chat rooms or forums but also contributing to the community in their own special ways to support and improve the community. Mega Member would be equivalent to the Mentor role of the Listener side.

Responsibilities of Mega Members

• Maintain a 50/50 balance between receiving support & giving back to the community. As a member, receiving support will be their priority.
• Be the voice of the community and help Track Leaders and Admins to identify challenges and concerns that need to be addressed.
• Help to improve the quality of support and scale up the compassion through different initiatives.
• Take initiative to create an inclusive and supportive environment, hold interesting conversations and guide a positive dialogue in the chat rooms.
• Take small steps to learn and grow as well as encourage others to do the same.
• Host check-ins, open chats, sharing circles, or support/ guided discussions equivalent to an hour per month.
• Ensure to welcome and guide new members to feel comfortable to share and participate in the chat rooms.

Criteria to become Mega Member

• Completed “Compassion Course”
• Have a “Helping Hand” or “Wise One” badge
• Zero behavioral reports in the last three months

Resources that may find helpful:

• Watch the video on “How to Hold Space”
• 5 Tips to Become a Great Chat Room Leader
• Guide to host Group support discussion
• Guide to host Pop-ups

Reminder!
Boundaries and Self-Care are important. We encourage all to ensure they have healthy boundaries as well as take good self-care because we care for you and value your presence in the community. We are a serving community and we will continue to serve and support in different ways.

To apply or nominate someone, please click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScH8PYRsdN49fix8FVUiZ1A3vIz8WpQtdPP_YhIGytJRTGbnQ/viewform

All thoughts and comments are welcomed. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you