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A New Leaf Publications Open Volunteer Positions

Please contact [email protected] if you have questions or are interested in this volunteer service position.

A New Leaf Publications (ANLP) is the publishing department of MA. A New Leaf Publications oversees and administers the publication, distribution, and business of MA literature and publications for the purpose of carrying the message of recovery and service to the society of Marijuana Anonymous and to entities outside of MA. 

  • Responsible for the literature after its creation, facilitating the process of getting the MA literature into the hands of members and the addict who is still suffering.
  • Formats all MA Literature including pamphlets for their publication 
  • Oversees the distribution of Life with Hope, the MA Workbook, and Living Every Day with Hope
  • Produces the monthly literary publication A New Leaf 

The following positions are currently open:

ANLP Liaisons

Anyone can be a Liaison by sharing announcements, service opportunities and more from ANLP’s Monthly “Pitch Points” at ANLP12.org/pitchpoints. For more information about this service role, visit ANLP12.org/Liaison

ANLP Correspondence Editor

[Volunteer, appointed by ANLP Department]

Job Requirements 

The primary responsibility of the Correspondence Editor is to support the A New Leaf Content and Design Editors and communicate with members who submit content for publication in A New Leaf. Specifically, this includes:

  • Communicating with members who submit content for publication in A New Leaf to let members know when their content is under review, being published, in need of revision, or being placed in the “not published” archives (utilizing templates and personalizing them as appropriate)
  • Documenting and filing all content received by placing it in the appropriate folders on the ANLP Google Drive, and filling out the Tracking Spreadsheet. 
  • Updating the Tracking Spreadsheet as needed as content is categorized as published, being edited, being shared with Stories Subcommittee, or archived.
  • Working collaboratively as needed with the other ANLP Editors (the Content and Design Editors), and the Creative Designer to prepare each month’s issue of A New Leaf following ANLP’s Publication Schedule. 
  • Working collaboratively with ANLP’s Editors (and Creative Designer) to produce “Daily Dose” emails with each day’s entry from Living Every Day with Hope as needed.
  • Assisting the rest of the ANLP Department in reviewing each month’s content and issue of A New Leaf before it is sent out on the 13th.
  • Maintaining regular communication with the ANLP Editors, Creative Designer, and the ANLP Chair to fulfill the above duties.
  • Proactively assisting ANLP in organizing the ANLP Google Drive and developing systems for tracking content.
  • Attending all required ANLP meetings, and communicating with the ANLP Chair in advance if you cannot attend any required ANLP meetings. Due to the collaborative nature of ANLP, it is necessary for all members to work together in regularly scheduled meetings. Specifically, it is expected that all ANLP Department members attend:
    • ANLP’s monthly Department Meeting: held monthly every 2nd Sunday from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm PT / 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET
    • ANLP’s monthly “Steering Committee” meeting: held monthly every 4th Thursday from 5:00-6:00 pm PT / 8:00 – 9:00 pm ET
  • ALL ANLP Department Members are expected to be of service as ANLP Liaisons by making ANLP-related announcements in the meetings they already attend, and encouraging other members to become ANLP Liaisons.
Qualifications 
  • Google “Workspace” including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, and Google Docs (familiarity or the willingness and ability to learn);
  • MailChimp (familiarity or the willingness and ability to learn);
  • Ability to respond to emails sent to the Correspondence Editor email address in a timely fashion, usually within 48 hours (even if just to acknowledge receipt of the email and provide a time frame for providing a substantive response);
  • The Correspondence Editor should have at least two (2) years clean and sober from marijuana, alcohol, and all other mind-altering substances (unless those other substances are taken as prescribed by a healthcare provider).
    • Should a candidate not be found who meets these qualifications, the ANLP Department may vote to make exceptions within its discretion.
  • The Correspondence Editor is a voting “Executive member” of the ANLP Department, elected by a vote of the ANLP Department (under the meaning of the ANLP Charter)

Term: The Correspondence Editor is selected for a one-year term, and is eligible to serve a second one-year term (for a total of up to 2 one-year terms or 2 total years)

Please contact [email protected] if you have questions or are interested in these volunteer service position.