• Passing It On Content Developer Application

  • Welcome to Passing It On: Essential Information

  • Thank you for your interest in Passing It On

     
    The goal of Passing It On is to reignite passion for Al-Anon service and ensure that service experience is preserved and shared across generations.
     
    If selected as a volunteer Content Developer, you will use your knowledge of Al-Anon and your personal service experience to create written content, which will support members by passing on the fellowship’s collective experience and understanding of service.
     
    Thirteen topic categories (listed below) will be covered within this valuable service tool. Volunteer Content Developers are asked to review each category and indicate, in order of preference, up to four topic categories on which they would like to write.

    Topic Categories

    1. Why? —Spiritual Principles of Recovery and Service 
    The spiritual journey in recovery—and the call to carry the message that grows from it—forms the basis for the chapters that follow. Rooted in Step Twelve and extending through the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of Service, this chapter affirms that service is not separate from recovery but is its natural outward expression.

    2. Resources—Literature, Guidelines, and Service Tools
    Encompasses the evolving catalog of resources and reference materials created through shared experience, as well as the knowledge of how to find, access, and use them. 

    3. Structure—The Links of Service 
    How Al-Anon's service structure functions—roles at every level, flow of delegation and authority, and how shared long-standing practices differ from Policy (interpretations of our basic guides: the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of Service). 

    4. Alateen—Service, Safety, and Support 
    Exploring accessible opportunities to serve and support Alateen while recognizing Alateen members as equals in recovery and Alateen as an integral part of Al-Anon Family Groups. This chapter includes becoming familiar with the Alateen Safety and Behavioral Requirements (ASBR) and Electronic Alateen Safety and Behavioral Requirements (EASBR), understanding Alateen service positions and their responsibilities, and developing the skills required for effective Alateen service. 

    5. Growing and Developing —Passing On Skills for Service Participation

    The basic practical skills trusted servants need to participate successfully in their service responsibilities—facilitation, financial stewardship, delegation, rotation of service, and transition.

    6. Communication—Connecting Throughout the Fellowship
    The knowledge, skills, and spiritual principles of giving and receiving feedback, navigating difficult conversations, and addressing miscommunications that may occur in service. 

    7. Leadership—Spiritual Character and Service Attraction
    The spiritual character, personal accountability, and integrity that a trusted servant brings to their role, all of which foster an environment of belonging, encouragement, and attraction in service.

    8. Public Outreach—Carrying the Message Beyond the Meeting
    How attraction and cooperation enable Al-Anon members to carry the message of help and hope to families and friends of alcoholics. 

    9. Documentation—Preserving, Sharing, and Transferring Knowledge
    The vital practices of capturing accurate and current information, records (including financial), meeting minutes, history, events, and corresponding service documents that support service responsibility and rotation. 

    10. Recovery in Service—Strengthening Personal Recovery
    The ongoing focus on maintaining personal recovery while serving. Applying Al-Anon principles helps us remain balanced and navigate service transitions while safeguarding against stagnation, complacency, and overextension.

    11. Sponsorship—Personal Connection and Passing It On
    Sponsorship is a mutual and confidential sharing between Al-Anon or Alateen members, with the intention of guiding members through the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Service for the purpose of passing on the message of Al-Anon recovery.

    12. Developing Future Leaders—Inspiring Participation
    Fostering a culture of participation by encouraging members to engage in service, gain experience, and grow into future trusted servants.

    13. Legal—Balancing Legal and Traditional Rights 
    Exploring the relationship between legal responsibilities and traditional authority within Al‑Anon Family Groups. This chapter explores how legal and traditional rights work together to support responsible decision-making by the Board of Trustees and other service entities including Areas, General Service Offices (GSOs), Al-Anon Information Services (AISs), and Literature Distribution Centers (LDCs); safeguard assets and responsibilities entrusted to the fellowship; honor spiritual principles; and ensure the ability to carry the message for future generations.

    Category Preferences 

    Applicants applying to serve as volunteer content developers may indicate up to four category preferences in order of interest. Final writing assignments will be determined by the Passing It On Task Force based on applicants' category preferences, experience, qualifications, and project needs.

    Through your written contributions to the assigned categories, members will grow in their understanding of the resources available to them, the structure of Al-Anon and Alateen, the value of participation in service, and how to communicate with courtesy and honesty. Members will explore ways to lead with spiritual character, carry the message beyond the meeting through public outreach, document valuable service knowledge, strengthen recovery through service, sponsor those who come next, and encourage future trusted servants to support worldwide Al-Anon.

    Requirements for Passing It On Content Developers

    • Current and consistent Al-Anon membership and regular participation in Al-Anon meetings.
    • Meaningful Al-Anon and/or Alateen service experience.
    • Demonstrated writing, editing, research, organizational, and content-development skills.
    • Ability to collaborate with others and participate in review and revision processes.
    • Ability to complete assigned projects within established timelines.
    • Ability to send and receive email messages and participate in virtual meetings as needed.
    • Fluency in written and spoken English.
    • Ability to partner with another volunteer content developer assigned to the same category, sharing experience, strength, hope, and service knowledge through discussion, feedback, and revision throughout the content-development process.

    Additional Information

    • All content must be identifiably Al-Anon in content and feeling, responsive to identified needs, factual and accurate, timely, and understandable by a broad-based audience.
    • All materials developed become the property of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (AFG, Inc.).
    • Volunteer Content Developers may serve while holding other Al-Anon service positions.
    • To preserve the originality and ownership of project materials, content submitted for the Passing It On Project must be developed without the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

    Content Developer Selection Process

    As part of the selection process, applicants will be asked to submit a writing sample that demonstrates their ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Applicants will also participate in an interview with members of the Passing It On Task Force to discuss their experience, interests, and qualifications related to the category or categories for which they are applying.

    Time Commitment

    The Content-Development Period will run from January 2027 through June 15, 2027.

    During the Content-Development Period, Content Developers will:

    • Participate in online collaborative discussions and content-development activities.
    • Complete independent writing and content-development assignments between meetings.
    • Review draft materials and provide feedback.
    • Collaborate with fellow Content Developers and members of the Passing It On Task Force.
    • Meet established project deadlines.

    Application Timeline

    Date Milestone
    October 1, 2026 Application window opens
    November 15, 2026 Application window closes
    November 16, 2026 Interviews begin
    December 2026 Content Developers will be selected and notified
    January 2027 Content-Development Period begins

     

  • Availability and Experience

  • Are you able to commit to the project timeline (January 15, 2027, through June 15, 2027)?*
  • Do you have reliable access to the internet and technology required for participation?*
  • Do you have experience collaborating with others to achieve a common goal?*
  • Do you have experience collaborating on written content?*
    • Welcome to Passing It On: Essential Information 

    • Thank you for your interest in Passing It On


      The goal of Passing It On is to reignite passion for Al-Anon service and ensure that service experience is preserved and shared across generations.

      If selected as a volunteer Content Developer, you will use your knowledge of Al-Anon and your personal service experience to create written content, which will support members by passing on the fellowship’s collective experience and understanding of service.

      Thirteen topic categories (listed below) will be covered within this valuable service tool. Volunteer Content Developers are asked to review each category and indicate, in order of preference, up to four topic categories on which they would like to write.

      Topic Categories

      1. Why? —Spiritual Principles of Recovery and Service
      The spiritual journey in recovery—and the call to carry the message that grows from it—forms the basis for the chapters that follow. Rooted in Step Twelve and extending through the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of Service, this chapter affirms that service is not separate from recovery but is its natural outward expression.

      2. Resources—Literature, Guidelines, and Service Tools
      Encompasses the evolving catalog of resources and reference materials created through shared experience, as well as the knowledge of how to find, access, and use them.

      3. Structure—The Links of Service
      How Al-Anon's service structure functions—roles at every level, flow of delegation and authority, and how shared long-standing practices differ from Policy (interpretations of our basic guides: the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of Service).

      4. Alateen—Service, Safety, and Support
      Exploring accessible opportunities to serve and support Alateen while recognizing Alateen members as equals in recovery and Alateen as an integral part of Al-Anon Family Groups. This chapter includes becoming familiar with the Alateen Safety and Behavioral Requirements (ASBR) and Electronic Alateen Safety and Behavioral Requirements (EASBR), understanding Alateen service positions and their responsibilities, and developing the skills required for effective Alateen service.a0

      5. Growing and Developing —Passing On Skills for Service Participation

      The basic practical skills trusted servants need toa0participatea0successfully in their service responsibilities—facilitation, financial stewardship, delegation, rotation of service, and transition.

      6. Communication—Connecting Throughout the Fellowship
      The knowledge, skills, and spiritual principles of giving and receiving feedback, navigating difficult conversations, and addressing miscommunications that may occur in service.a0

      7. Leadership—Spiritual Character and Service Attraction
      The spiritual character, personal accountability, and integrity that a trusted servant brings to their role, all of which foster an environment of belonging, encouragement, and attraction in service.

      8. Public Outreach—Carrying the Message Beyond the Meeting
      How attraction and cooperation enable Al-Anon members to carry the message of help and hope to families and friends of alcoholics.

      9. Documentation—Preserving, Sharing, and Transferring Knowledge
      The vital practices of capturing accurate and current information, records (including financial), meeting minutes, history, events, and corresponding service documents that support service responsibility and rotation.

      10. Recovery in Service—Strengthening Personal Recovery
      The ongoing focus on maintaining personal recovery while serving. Applying Al-Anon principles helps us remain balanced and navigate service transitions while safeguarding against stagnation, complacency, and overextension.

      11. Sponsorship—Personal Connection and Passing It On
      Sponsorship is a mutual and confidential sharing between Al-Anon or Alateen members, with the intention of guiding members through the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Service for the purpose of passing on the message of Al-Anon recovery.

      12. Developing Future Leaders—Inspiring Participation
      Fostering a culture of participation by encouraging members to engage in service, gain experience, and grow into future trusted servants.

      13. Legal—Balancing Legal and Traditional Rights
      Exploring the relationship between legal responsibilities and traditional authority within Al‑Anon Family Groups. This chapter explores how legal and traditional rights work together to support responsible decision-making by the Board of Trustees and other service entities including Areas, General Service Offices (GSOs), Al-Anon Information Services (AISs), and Literature Distribution Centers (LDCs); safeguard assets and responsibilities entrusted to the fellowship; honor spiritual principles; and ensure the ability to carry the message for future generations.

      Category Preferences

      Applicants applying to serve as volunteer content developers may indicate up to four category preferences in order of interest. Final writing assignments will be determined by the Passing It On Task Force based on applicants' category preferences, experience, qualifications, and project needs.

      Through your written contributions to the assigned categories, members will grow in their understanding of the resources available to them, the structure of Al-Anon and Alateen, the value of participation in service, and how to communicate with courtesy and honesty. Members will explore ways to lead with spiritual character, carry the message beyond the meeting through public outreach, document valuable service knowledge, strengthen recovery through service, sponsor those who come next, and encourage future trusted servants to support worldwide Al-Anon.

      Requirements for Passing It On Content Developers

      • Current and consistent Al-Anon membership and regular participation in Al-Anon meetings.
      • Meaningful Al-Anon and/or Alateen service experience.
      • Demonstrated writing, editing, research, organizational, and content-development skills.
      • Ability to collaborate with others and participate in review and revision processes.
      • Ability to complete assigned projects within established timelines.
      • Ability to send and receive email messages and participate in virtual meetings as needed.
      • Fluency in written and spoken English.
      • Ability to partner with another volunteer content developer assigned to the same category, sharing experience, strength, hope, and service knowledge through discussion, feedback, and revision throughout the content-development process.

      Additional Information

      • All content must be identifiably Al-Anon in content and feeling, responsive to identified needs, factual and accurate, timely, and understandable by a broad-based audience.
      • All materials developed become the property of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (AFG, Inc.).
      • Volunteer Content Developers may serve while holding other Al-Anon service positions.
      • To preserve the originality and ownership of project materials, content submitted for the Passing It On Project must be developed without the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

      Content Developer Selection Process

      As part of the selection process, applicants will be asked to submit a writing sample that demonstrates their ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Applicants will also participate in an interview with members of the Passing It On Task Force to discuss their experience, interests, and qualifications related to the category or categories for which they are applying.

      Time Commitment

      The Content-Development Period will run from January 2027 through June 15, 2027.

      During the Content-Development Period, Content Developers will:

      • Participate in online collaborative discussions and content-development activities.
      • Complete independent writing and content-development assignments between meetings.
      • Review draft materials and provide feedback.
      • Collaborate with fellow Content Developers and members of the Passing It On Task Force.
      • Meet established project deadlines.

      Application Timeline

      Date Milestone
      October 1, 2026 Application window opens
      November 15, 2026 Application window closes
      November 16, 2026 Interviews begin
      December 2026 Content Developers will be selected and notified
      January 2027 Content-Development Period begins

       

  • Category Topics: Ranking

  • Rank your top four Topic Categories in order of preference.

    1=highest preference; 4=lowest preference

  • About You

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  • Service Experience

  • List your Al-Anon/Alateen service experience, beginning with the most recent.*

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    • Welcome to Passing It On: Essential Information 

    • Thank you for your interest in Passing It On


      The goal of Passing It On is to reignite passion for Al-Anon service and ensure that service experience is preserved and shared across generations.

      If selected as a volunteer Content Developer, you will use your knowledge of Al-Anon and your personal service experience to create written content, which will support members by passing on the fellowship’s collective experience and understanding of service.

      Thirteen topic categories (listed below) will be covered within this valuable service tool. Volunteer Content Developers are asked to review each category and indicate, in order of preference, up to four topic categories on which they would like to write.

      Topic Categories

      1. Why? —Spiritual Principles of Recovery and Service
      The spiritual journey in recovery—and the call to carry the message that grows from it—forms the basis for the chapters that follow. Rooted in Step Twelve and extending through the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of Service, this chapter affirms that service is not separate from recovery but is its natural outward expression.

      2. Resources—Literature, Guidelines, and Service Tools
      Encompasses the evolving catalog of resources and reference materials created through shared experience, as well as the knowledge of how to find, access, and use them.

      3. Structure—The Links of Service
      How Al-Anon's service structure functions—roles at every level, flow of delegation and authority, and how shared long-standing practices differ from Policy (interpretations of our basic guides: the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of Service).

      4. Alateen—Service, Safety, and Support
      Exploring accessible opportunities to serve and support Alateen while recognizing Alateen members as equals in recovery and Alateen as an integral part of Al-Anon Family Groups. This chapter includes becoming familiar with the Alateen Safety and Behavioral Requirements (ASBR) and Electronic Alateen Safety and Behavioral Requirements (EASBR), understanding Alateen service positions and their responsibilities, and developing the skills required for effective Alateen service.a0

      5. Growing and Developing —Passing On Skills for Service Participation

      The basic practical skills trusted servants need toa0participatea0successfully in their service responsibilities—facilitation, financial stewardship, delegation, rotation of service, and transition.

      6. Communication—Connecting Throughout the Fellowship
      The knowledge, skills, and spiritual principles of giving and receiving feedback, navigating difficult conversations, and addressing miscommunications that may occur in service.a0

      7. Leadership—Spiritual Character and Service Attraction
      The spiritual character, personal accountability, and integrity that a trusted servant brings to their role, all of which foster an environment of belonging, encouragement, and attraction in service.

      8. Public Outreach—Carrying the Message Beyond the Meeting
      How attraction and cooperation enable Al-Anon members to carry the message of help and hope to families and friends of alcoholics.

      9. Documentation—Preserving, Sharing, and Transferring Knowledge
      The vital practices of capturing accurate and current information, records (including financial), meeting minutes, history, events, and corresponding service documents that support service responsibility and rotation.

      10. Recovery in Service—Strengthening Personal Recovery
      The ongoing focus on maintaining personal recovery while serving. Applying Al-Anon principles helps us remain balanced and navigate service transitions while safeguarding against stagnation, complacency, and overextension.

      11. Sponsorship—Personal Connection and Passing It On
      Sponsorship is a mutual and confidential sharing between Al-Anon or Alateen members, with the intention of guiding members through the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of Service for the purpose of passing on the message of Al-Anon recovery.

      12. Developing Future Leaders—Inspiring Participation
      Fostering a culture of participation by encouraging members to engage in service, gain experience, and grow into future trusted servants.

      13. Legal—Balancing Legal and Traditional Rights
      Exploring the relationship between legal responsibilities and traditional authority within Al‑Anon Family Groups. This chapter explores how legal and traditional rights work together to support responsible decision-making by the Board of Trustees and other service entities including Areas, General Service Offices (GSOs), Al-Anon Information Services (AISs), and Literature Distribution Centers (LDCs); safeguard assets and responsibilities entrusted to the fellowship; honor spiritual principles; and ensure the ability to carry the message for future generations.

      Category Preferences

      Applicants applying to serve as volunteer content developers may indicate up to four category preferences in order of interest. Final writing assignments will be determined by the Passing It On Task Force based on applicants' category preferences, experience, qualifications, and project needs.

      Through your written contributions to the assigned categories, members will grow in their understanding of the resources available to them, the structure of Al-Anon and Alateen, the value of participation in service, and how to communicate with courtesy and honesty. Members will explore ways to lead with spiritual character, carry the message beyond the meeting through public outreach, document valuable service knowledge, strengthen recovery through service, sponsor those who come next, and encourage future trusted servants to support worldwide Al-Anon.

      Requirements for Passing It On Content Developers

      • Current and consistent Al-Anon membership and regular participation in Al-Anon meetings.
      • Meaningful Al-Anon and/or Alateen service experience.
      • Demonstrated writing, editing, research, organizational, and content-development skills.
      • Ability to collaborate with others and participate in review and revision processes.
      • Ability to complete assigned projects within established timelines.
      • Ability to send and receive email messages and participate in virtual meetings as needed.
      • Fluency in written and spoken English.
      • Ability to partner with another volunteer content developer assigned to the same category, sharing experience, strength, hope, and service knowledge through discussion, feedback, and revision throughout the content-development process.

      Additional Information

      • All content must be identifiably Al-Anon in content and feeling, responsive to identified needs, factual and accurate, timely, and understandable by a broad-based audience.
      • All materials developed become the property of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (AFG, Inc.).
      • Volunteer Content Developers may serve while holding other Al-Anon service positions.
      • To preserve the originality and ownership of project materials, content submitted for the Passing It On Project must be developed without the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools.

      Content Developer Selection Process

      As part of the selection process, applicants will be asked to submit a writing sample that demonstrates their ability to communicate clearly and effectively. Applicants will also participate in an interview with members of the Passing It On Task Force to discuss their experience, interests, and qualifications related to the category or categories for which they are applying.

      Time Commitment

      The Content-Development Period will run from January 2027 through June 15, 2027.

      During the Content-Development Period, Content Developers will:

      • Participate in online collaborative discussions and content-development activities.
      • Complete independent writing and content-development assignments between meetings.
      • Review draft materials and provide feedback.
      • Collaborate with fellow Content Developers and members of the Passing It On Task Force.
      • Meet established project deadlines.

      Application Timeline

      Date Milestone
      October 1, 2026 Application window opens
      November 15, 2026 Application window closes
      November 16, 2026 Interviews begin
      December 2026 Content Developers will be selected and notified
      January 2027 Content-Development Period begins

       

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  • Writing Sample 1

  • Provide a text-based example of material you have created for use in an Al-Anon service setting. Examples may include: a workshop, a trusted servant report, a service-related Forum article, a skit, or other service-related material. If you do not have an existing sample, you may create one specifically for this application.

    Approximately 500 to 1,500 words.

    Text only (no PowerPoint presentations or slide decks). You may use the text box or upload your document below.

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  • Writing Sample 2

  • Choose one of the following topics and write an explanation intended for a member who may be unfamiliar with the topic: Leadership, Sponsorship, or Communication. Please refer to the expanded category definitions provided in the cover letter of this application. Use clear, accessible language appropriate for a broad Al-Anon audience.

    Approximately 400 to 500 words.

    Text only (no PowerPoint presentations or slide decks). You may use the text box or upload your document below. 

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  • Thank you for your interest in Passing It On and serving as a Content Developer.

    We regret that we can only accept completed applications from those who are available to participate during the content-development phase, projected to run from January 2027 through mid-June 2027, and who have access to reliable internet service and the technology necessary for online collaboration.

    If you feel you may have answered one or more questions in error, please use the Back button to review your responses and make any needed changes before submitting your application.

    Thank you for your willingness to be of service to this project and to help carry Al-Anon's message forward.

  • Attestation

  • I certify that the information provided in this application is true and accurately reflects my experience and qualifications.

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