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BECOMING ONE COMMUNITYNonprofit

Member of the Board of Directors

Mission

BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY Nonprofit’s mission is to empower ex-offenders with the support of the community to become positive contributors to society.

For more information, please BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s website at www.Becoming One Community.org.

Position

The Board will support the work of BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s chief executive officer (CEO), the Board-CEO relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected. Specific Board Member responsibilities include:

Leadership, governance and oversight

• Serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO as s/he develops and implements BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s strategic plan

• Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY for evaluating its impact, and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics; reviewing agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings
• Approving BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’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 taking on special assignments

• Representing BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY to stakeholders; acting as an ambassador for the organization

• Ensuring BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY serves

Fundraising

BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY Board Members will consider BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY a philanthropic priority and make annual gifts that reflect that priority. So that BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY can credibly solicit contributions from foundations, organizations, and individuals, BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY expects to have 100 percent of Board Members make an annual contribution that is commensurate with their capacity.

Board terms/participation

BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s Board Members will serve a three-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for one additional term. Board meetings will be held quarterly and committee meetings will be held in coordination with full board meetings.

Qualifications

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s mission and who has a track record of board leadership. Selected Board Members will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. His/her accomplishments will allow him/her to attract other well-qualified, high-performing Board Members.

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 BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s beneficiaries, preferably based on experience

• 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 BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s beneficiaries

Service on BECOMING ONE COMMUNITY’s Board of Directors is without remuneration, except for administrative support, travel, and accommodation costs in relation to Board Members’ duties.