Available Board Opportunities

Expertise Desired:
Finance or Accounting Background

Committee Needs:
Finance Committee

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No

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Contact Details:
Clarendon Early Services
Email
(178) 127-5272

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Board Treasurer – Open November 2021
Elected by the Board of Directors with a three-year term.
• Desired qualities include: knowledge of Quicken/Quick Books or other related financial software or desire to learn
• Provides the organization with governance, fiduciary and strategic oversight
• Provides oversight of fiscal matters of the organization including Executive compensation.
• Serves as second set of eyes on overall financial health of program.
• Ensures Board review of Executive Committee development of financial policies and procedures.
• Presents monthly budget update at Board Meetings
• Is a voting member of the Board.
Time commitment is approximately 1 hour per month for Finance Committee meetings and 1.5 hours x 10 Board meetings per year.

Position posted: 11/18/2021

Expertise Desired:
Finance, Marketing/PR, Climate Justice/Equity, People/Talent Management

Committee Needs:
Finance and Audit; Governance and Nominating; ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

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No

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Vontilla Steven
Email
(305) 439-2578

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CDP is currently seeking 4 volunteer board members for its open seats in North America. The four seats are:

– Finance
– Marketing/PR
– Climate Justice/Equality
– People/Talent Management

Those elected will be placed on one or more committees:

– Finance and Audit
– Governance and Nominating
– ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

These are non-fundraising roles.

Position posted: 11/15/2021

Expertise Desired:
Diversity Initiatives, knowledge of Northeast fundraising space, connection to cause

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Contact Details:
Danielle Kempe
Email
(185) 730-9398

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Dogs for Better Lives trains service dogs for Deaf adults and Autistic children (4-8 years old).
DBL has been a nonprofit for 44 years – headquartered in Oregon.

In July, DBL bought property in Falmouth, MA to become our northeast training campus.
We're now looking to add board members from the northeast to our national board – especially if you're a person of color.

Our board member bios are available at https://dogsforbetterlives.org/about-us/#directors

Position posted: 11/04/2021

Expertise Desired:
Financial, Development, Education

Committee Needs:
Finance, Governance

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Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
1,000

Contact Details:
Juan Cantu
Email
(617) 264-6499

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We are hoping to diversify our board, in many aspects, age, ethnicity, location and more. Folks with experience and interest in education, finance and housing are encouraged to contact us!

Position posted: 10/13/2021

Expertise Desired:
board membership, strategic planning

Committee Needs:
fundraising

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No

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Contact Details:
Julie Este-McDonald
Email
(337) 853-2789

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Position posted: 10/06/2021

Expertise Desired:
Executive Director

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No

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Contact Details:
Dixoni Emmanuel
Email
(076) 406-8686

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Position posted: 09/30/2021

Expertise Desired:
None

Committee Needs:
N/A

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
$2500/annually

Contact Details:
Regina F. Lark
Email
(818) 400-9592

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OPICA is an non-profit organization serving adults with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Located in West Los Angeles, we are seeking Board members that will reflect our very diverse community. Due to recent retirements, we have an opportunity to add 4 new Board members. If you work with older adults in the financial, trust, or similar spaces, please let me know and I will send you our

OPICA fills a critical need serving people whose lives are impacted by dementia—cognitive decline severe enough to interfere with daily life (Alzheimer’s is the most common type). Because dementia profoundly affects the lives of the whole family, OPICA offers services that support the diagnosed individual and their caregivers equally. Our goal is to improve the quality of life for as many individuals and their families as possible. We make a positive impact one adult at a time, one family at a time.

For over 42 years OPICA has served adults experiencing memory loss and their families, in a multicultural, multiracial tapestry. We wish to replicate our membership’s diversity with a board of directors of inclusion. The OPICA Board of Directors, as the decision-making body, play a critical role in continuing the priorities supporting diversity and inclusion among our members and works to create the same within the Board.

Board committees include Advancement, Finance, Governance, Human Resources, Luncheon, and Strategic Planning. Board directors are expected to serve on at least one committee. Board meetings occur every other month (six times per year). Directors are elected to three-year terms and are expected to meet a $2,500 give/get while personally donating any amount to three primary funding activities. Candidates do not need to have previously served on a nonprofit board of directors.

If interested please contact Ann Hammond, Governance Chair at ann.w.hammond@gmail.com

Position posted: 07/26/2021

Expertise Desired:
finance, strategic planning, marketing, fundraising

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Contact Details:
Risa Shames
Email
(617) 686-9963

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Established 10 years ago, Centre Street serves residents of Newton, Waltham, Brighton and surrounding communities and now serves approximately 700 households every month and distributes 4,000 grocery bags equaling 60,000 pounds of food. The Board of Directors provides leadership and governance for the organization and ensures that we meet our mission of providing families within our community with consistent access to nutritious food in a dignified, sensitive and inclusive environment.

Board members should live in one of the 8 towns that the pantry serves, including Newton, Waltham, Allston/Brighton, Brookline, West Roxbury, Watertown, Needham, Wellesley. We are particularly interested in candidates who reflect our diverse clients and who have financial and/or computer experience.

General responsibilities:
Establish the strategic direction of the organization and serve as a trusted advisor to the Pantry Manager as s/he implements the strategic plan.
Monitor CSFP’s programs and services, reviewing outcomes and metrics to evaluate impact and effectiveness.
Provide fiscal oversight and ensure that the pantry meets its legal responsibilities.
Represent CSFP in the community, as an advocate and ambassador for the organization
Ensure CSFP’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflect the communities it serves.
Participate in and support CSFP’s fundraising events and projects during the year.
Specific responsibilities:
Serve a three-year board term for a maximum of 2 terms (6 years).
Attend and actively participate in at least 80% of monthly board meetings
Serve on at least one board committee, take on special assignments when asked and be available for consultation as needed.
Be familiar with the operations of the food pantry by occasionally volunteering during pantry days or leading volunteer workdays when the pantry is not open.
Represent the pantry at community events as needed, two to three times per year.

Position posted: 07/16/2021

Expertise Desired:
Professions that would be of benefit are those involved in the following fields: finance, arts, education, social justice, technology, legal, youth leadership development, government, mental health, event management, journalism and communications.

Committee Needs:
Participation in the following standing committees: • Executive Committee • Board Development, Fundraising, Communications and Public Relations and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Contact Details:
Melissa Graham
Email
(617) 265-6700

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Boston City Singers was founded in the spring of 1995 as the Dorchester-based satellite of Youth pro Musica to provide outstanding opportunities for inner-city youth in the neighborhoods in which they live. We are looking forward to our 27th season.

We continue to adjust our educational methods to engage our membership. The 2021-2021 school year will be devoted to rebuilding our membership that was adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our dedication to serving metro Boston’s low-income and otherwise marginalized families has resulted in steady membership growth pre-COVID, from 25 students aged 7 – 9 in FY95 to 500 singers aged 4 – 18 in 2020. Prior to March 2020, we held 14 weekly school-year programs in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain and North Cambridge.

Our mission is to provide the highest level of musical training and performance opportunities to young people starting at age four until high school graduation. Our programs inspire personal journeys, celebrate diversity, and foster goodwill. Our strength lies in our commitment to social justice and our acceptance of differences across age, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, ability, gender, and gender preference. We welcome singers from any background, and connect them and their families to wrap-around services ensuring that each is on a path to success. We teach job readiness skills, support college application processes and engage them as team members.

One hundred percent of our graduates have been accepted at four-year colleges for 13 consecutive years. Ninety-five percent graduate from college on time. Over 250 alumni are community activists, teachers, social workers, artists, actors, musicians, engineers, military personnel, and finance, marketing and medical professionals. Alumni serve on our Board of Directors and as singers’ advisers, career counselors, and college application mentors.

Position posted: 06/16/2021

Expertise Desired:

• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to contribute, lead, question, and motivate.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Connection, familiarity with Haiti and/or Haitian culture and/or strong desire to learn more.
• Commitment to working with a diverse group of peers, staff members, donors, volunteers, beneficiaries on behalf of the organization’s mission.
• Willingness to contribute personal resources–including time, knowledge, connections and money in support of the organization and demonstrated ability to (or potential to) cultivate and solicit funds, and to recruit new board members and volunteers.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of Write to Be’s beneficiaries.

Not requirements, but a bonus if you have any of the below:

• Legal expertise for small nonprofits and/or international NGOs
• Human Resources experience
• Grant Writing
• Social Media
• Accounting/financial experience
• Salesforce and/or Quickbooks experience or desire to learn
• Diversity of lived experience

Committee Needs:

We are a small but growing organization with an annual operating budget under $50,000. We are looking for a Finance Officer who can monitor incoming and outgoing funds via Quickbooks, lead the budgeting process, and establish strong operating procedures that will support our expansion of programming in Haiti.

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
Whatever amount is meaningful to the board member

Contact Details:
Kelsey Ullom
Email
(407) 484-2290

Additional Details:
Write to Be is a nonprofit based in the U.S. with a mission to empower Haitian girls to become fearless authors of their own lives. Write to Be is a “virtual”nonprofit based in the U.S. The main program is called Fi Ki Fo (strong girl) which is led by local Haitian women to build connections, confidence, and skills among 12-18 year-old-girls. We also have a Famn Ki Fo (strong woman) Fund through which we make individual grants directly to women and girls in Haiti.

We are currently seeking a new board member and are accepting applications on a rolling basis until that position is filled. Please see the application and more information here: https://lnkd.in/g6QQ-vT

Position posted: 06/13/2021