Available Board Opportunities

Expertise Desired:
Executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector

Committee Needs:
N/A

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Annual give required?
No

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Contact Details:
Stacie Madden
Email
(617) 750-1981

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The board supports the work of Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and provides mission-based leadership, strategic governance, and strategic planning and any needed follow through. While day-to-day operations are led by ASO’s chief executive officer (CEO), the board-CEO relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the board is both critical and expected. We are a working board.

Specific board member responsibilities include:
• Leadership, governance, oversight, strategic partnership, and strategy implementation when needed
• Serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO as they develop and implement ASO’s strategic plan
• Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by ASO for evaluating ASO’s impact, and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics; reviewing agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings
• Approving ASO’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities
• Contributing to an annual performance evaluation of the CEO
• Assisting the CEO and board chair in identifying and recruiting other board members
• Partnering with the CEO and other board members to ensure that board resolutions are carried out
• Serving on committees or task forces and/or taking on special assignments
• Representing ASO to stakeholders; acting as an ambassador for the organization
• Ensuring ASO’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities ASO serves

Position posted: 08/14/2020

Expertise Desired:
Wealth Management, Finance, Entertainment, Property Acquisition

Committee Needs:
Development, Board Nominating Committee

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
$10,000

Contact Details:
Thomas Lee
Email
(213) 290-1374

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Position posted: 08/07/2020

Expertise Desired:
Board Governance, fundraising, marketing, Diversity/Equity/Inclusion, finance, IT

Committee Needs:
Special events, Finance, fundraising, IT

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Annual give required?
No

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Contact Details:
Ellen Gitelman
Email
(617) 484-3980

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Belmont World Film is an international film series that promotes cultural understanding. During normal times we hold a two month long, weekly series in the spring, a Family Festival during Martin Luther King Day weekend, and special programs throughout the year. During the pandemic while movie theaters are mostly closed, we have been streaming both films and discussions. It is unclear when we will be able to return to live screenings.

We are particularly looking for people with expertise in reaching diverse audiences, or people from different cultures, who can enrich the board with their insight.

Position posted: 08/06/2020

Expertise Desired:
Finance, Accounting, HR, Business Operations

Committee Needs:
Strategic Planning, Fundraising

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
$2500

Contact Details:
Eileen Egan
Email
(516) 683-0710

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CMA is a nonprofit on Long Island providing services for individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities such as Down Syndrome and Autism.

Position posted: 08/06/2020

Expertise Desired:
Fundraising

Committee Needs:

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
$1000 can be paid monthly (approx. $83) or in some other installment

Contact Details:
Michele Simos
Email
(781) 844-4916

Additional Details:
Our high-energy, entrepreneurial nonprofit is seeking a committed individual who supports our mission to improve the lives of youth via social-emotional learning, leadership and Arts engagement. The individual will be a member of a "working" board, which means taking on the responsibility of leading a team of volunteers to meet co-developed objectives re: fundraising. Individual should also be comfortable engaging people in their network in their fundraising efforts. Although the entire board is engaged in fundraising, this new board member would lead the efforts in concert with the Executive Director. We look forward to speaking with you.

Position posted: 08/03/2020

Expertise Desired:
Could be a good fit for a candidate who has the following experience: Legal, Advertising & Publishing, Fundraising / Resource Development, Philanthropy, Event Planning

Committee Needs:

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
$1000

Contact Details:
Olu Ibrahim
Email
(978) 821-6218

Additional Details:
Could be a good fit for a candidate who has the following experience: Legal, Advertising & Publishing, Fundraising / Resource Development, Philanthropy, Event Planning

Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications: ▪ Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector ▪ A commitment to and understanding of Kids in Tech’s beneficiaries, preferably based on experience ▪ A natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals ▪ Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of kids.

Financial and Fundraising Commitment
GIVE: Board members are expected to make a personally meaningful financial contribution, not to exceed $5,000.
GIVE/GET: Board members are expected to participate in fundraising activities, no specific amount stated, not to exceed $10,000.

Position posted: 07/23/2020

Expertise Desired:
NonProfit Board Leadership

Committee Needs:
Board Chair

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
Commensurate with capacity.

Contact Details:
Nurys Camargo
Email
(857) 209-4401

Additional Details:
Board Chair Description: Chica Project (CP) seeks a mission-driven, passionate and
enthusiastic Board Chair who will lead the organization through its next growth phase. As the
Board Chair you will provide leadership to CP as it transitions from a Founder Board Chair. The
Board Chair will support and sustain the work of CP, and provide financial oversight,
governance leadership and strategic fundraising support, while assuring the Board of Directors
fulfill their responsibilities for the governance of the organization. This is a volunteer board
position with an average of 5 to 10 hours a week depending on peak season.
Leadership Governance and Oversight:
▪ Being a trusted advisor to the Executive Director (ED) as they develop and implement
Chica Project’s strategic plan
▪ Developing and managing relationships and communicating with funders, partners, and
other stakeholders
▪ As a board member, approving CP’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business
decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities
▪ Coordinating an annual performance evaluation of the ED with the governance
committee
▪ Assisting in recruiting board members
▪ Periodically consulting with board members on their roles and helping them assess their
performance
▪ Planning, presiding over, and facilitating board and committee meetings; partnering with
the ED to ensure that board resolutions are carried out
▪ Acting as an ambassador for the organization
▪ Ensuring CP’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities we
serve
▪ Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by CP to evaluate its impact, and regularly
measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics
▪ Presides at all meetings of the Board and develops an agenda for such meetings
▪ Appoints Committee chairpersons and members of committees in collaboration with ED
▪ Monitors fundraising (resource development), financial planning and financial reports
▪ Must be available for consultation to the ED, and other Board members
▪ All messages from staff or board should be responded to within 24 to 48 hours
▪ Chair is the head of the Executive Committee
Fundraising:
▪ In collaboration with the ED, generating substantial annual revenue and fostering CP’s
overall financial health
▪ Personally, treating CP as a top philanthropic priority reflected in an annual financial gift
▪ Ensuring that 100% of CP’s board members make an annual contribution that is
commensurate with their capacity
▪ Identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major individual donors,
corporate, and/or foundation gifts
Board Term:
CP’s Board Chair (and board members) will serve a three-year term to be eligible for reappointment for one additional term. Board meetings will be held quarterly, and committee
meetings will be held in coordination with full board meetings. Board chair should at minimum
serve 2 years.
Qualifications:
This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about the success of
Chica Project’s beneficiaries and who has a track record of board leadership. The selected Board
Chair will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the
nonprofit sector. The Board Chair’s accomplishments will allow CP to attract other wellqualified, high-performing board members.
Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:
▪ Experience and or knowledge with positive- youth development related field
▪ Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments
in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector
▪ Demonstrated success as a nonprofit board member or board chair
▪ Track record of building credibility in the funding community that has resulted in major
gifts to a nonprofit
▪ A commitment to and understanding of CP’s beneficiaries and mission preferably based
on experience
▪ Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships
▪ Facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
▪ Excellent written and oral communication skills coupled with natural affinity for public
speaking
▪ Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of CP’s
beneficiaries
▪ Bi-lingual in Spanish is preferable but not a must
To Apply: please submit a thoughtful cover letter and resume to boardchair@chicaproject.org
subject line: Board Chair
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. We strongly believe that diversity of
experience, perspectives, and background will lead to a better environment for our employees and
community. This is something we value deeply

Position posted: 07/20/2020

Expertise Desired:
Governance Leadership, Fundraising Leadership

Committee Needs:
Chair, Institutional Advancement Committee

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
$1,000

Contact Details:
Christopher DeSouza
Email
(617) 277-3915

Additional Details:
Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:
 Leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit
sector.
 Professional and/or volunteer experience with a variety of fund-raising
initiatives including but not limited to capital campaigns and annual
solicitations.
 Experience developing a fund-raising strategy and hands-on execution of the
fund-raising plan.
 An understanding of, and connection to the Boston philanthropic
community.
 Experience commensurate with leading the Institutional Advancement
Committee.
 Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and
persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse
individuals,
 Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the
lives of BGSP’s beneficiaries.
Service on BGSP’s Board of Trustees is without remuneration.

Position posted: 07/20/2020

Expertise Desired:
Latinx Cultural Competencies and Advocacy experience.

Committee Needs:

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Annual give required?
No

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Contact Details:
Margaret McDonald
Email
(978) 606-3438

Additional Details:
This is an opportunity to serve the field of early education and childcare across many diverse communities in Massachusetts.

Position posted: 07/18/2020

Expertise Desired:
Business planning and Innovation, Public Relations, Sustainability

Committee Needs:
Innovation, Finance

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Annual give required?
Yes

Minimum give amount (if required):
1000

Contact Details:
Julee Brooks
Email
(818) 324-3824

Additional Details:
We are approaching a centennial celebration in 2022. Our core values of inclusion and access had guided our near-century of service to LA youth. Today we serve nearly 15,000 young people in afterschool, summer learning and outdoor education programs.

Position posted: 07/18/2020