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6 people are interested
Serve on the board of directors
ORGANIZATION: Many Voices
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6 people are interested
Many Voices: A Black Church Movement for Gay and Transgender Justice seeks board members who will be strong strategic partners and able ambassadors for Many Voices in expanding financial resources and public attention.
Qualities:
- Deeply committed to justice for gay and transgender people within the Black community
- Willing to provide outspoken leadership in breaking new ground amidst controversy
- Demonstrated success in raising funds
- Rooted in Black religious heritage
- Mix of straight and same-gender loving people, younger and older
All board members:
- Give an annual gift
- Identify prospective major donors, facilitating introductions as appropriate
- Host or support the success of private events to introduce Many Voices to community leaders
- Represent Many Voices in the community, confidently calling the Black church into new dialogue and challenging the narrative of a monolithic Black community
As appropriate, individual members may also
- Create opportunities for media exposure
- Serve as spokesperson with Rev. Cedric Harmon, Co-Director
- Serve as chair of the Finance and Audit, Governance, or other committee.
The whole board meets bimonthly.
More opportunities with Many Voices
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Many Voices
Location:
3133 Dumbarton Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20007, US
Mission Statement
Mission: To build a movement for gay and transgender (LGBT) justice from within the Black church by engaging a national conversation and public consciousness on LGBT justice within the African American community.
Description
Many Voices creates a safe space for Black Christians to address their concerns. Many Voices:
(1) Creates a bridge for pastors and other religious leaders to the social justice issues that they are already working on (poverty, employment, health, incarceration, etc.) that disproportionately impact Black LGBT people and their families.(2) Educates the community about sexuaity, gender difference, and the Bible and connects Black religious heritage with LGBT justice.
(3) Brings forward the voices of Black LGBT Christians, who are part of our churches and communities and have been all along, are not foreigners but family, and they’re hurting and being harmed.
Such new understanding removes the obstacles for Black Christians, expands their grasp of the issues, and fortifies them to step forward on LGBT justice in an increasingly public way.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4610 49th St NWWashington, DC 20016
DATE POSTED
April 7, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
N/A