Member, Board of Trustees

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Job Description/Member: Board of Trustees

The board of trustees of Amblicab is legally and ethically responsible for all activities of the agency.

The Board is responsible for:

• Long and short range planning and review.
• Adopt an annual budget and provide fiscal oversight.
• Recruit, orient and develop board members.
• Hire and evaluate the performance of the executive director.
• Evaluate the overall performance of the organization in achieving mission and evaluate Board performance.
• Establish policies for the effective management of the organization.

Responsibilities of Directors

• Understand and promote the organization’s mission.
• Familiar with the organization’s programs and operations.
• Being a working member of at least one board committee.
• Participate in resource development and fundraising.
• Making an annual gift to the organization commensurate with one’s ability.
• Assisting in membership development.
• Advocate on behalf of the organization.
• Help to educate the community.
• Review board meeting materials before the meeting.
• Review the Form 990 before submission to the Internal Revenue Service.
• Identify any potential conflicts of interest and recuse if necessary.

Time Demands (approximate)

• Attend and actively participate in at least 70% of board meetings.
• 10 monthly board meetings - 1.5 hrs: 3 rd Thursday of every month except November and another month.
• Committee work - 1-3 hrs. per month, or as decided by the committee.
• Annual planning retreat - 1 day, usually a Saturday.
• Annual meeting - 1 evening annually
• Attendance at events (time varies).
• Participate in 2 hours orientation for new board members.