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6 people are interested
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
ORGANIZATION: All in Need, Family Support
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6 people are interested
Position
As a partner to the chief executive officer (CEO) and other board members, the Board Chair will provide leadership to All in Need, Family support as it transitions into a newly formed 501(c)(3). The Board Chair will support and sustain the work of All in Need, Family support, and provide governance leadership and strategic fundraising support. Specific responsibilities include:
Leadership, governance, and oversight
- Being a trusted advisor to the CEO as s/he develops and implements All in Need, Family Supports strategic plan
- Developing and managing relationships and communicating with: funders, partners, and other stakeholders
- As a board member, approving All in Need, Family Support’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities
- Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by All in Need, Family Support for evaluating its impact, and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics
- Coordinating an annual performance evaluation of the CEO
- Assisting the CEO and Nominating Committee 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 CEO to ensure that board resolutions are carried out
- Acting as an ambassador for the organization
- Ensuring All in Need, Family Support’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities All in Need, Family Support serves
- Particpate in local chamber functions a (3 times a year)
- Attend AiN's specail events: Easter Egg Hunt, Breakfast with Santa, Trunk or Treat, and Birthday Party per year
- Attend at two (2) respite events (Revive) per year.
- Must sit on one (1) subcommittee
Fundraising
- In collaboration with the CEO, generating substantial annual revenue and fostering All in Need, Family Supports’s overall financial health
- Personally treating All in Need, Family Support as a top philanthropic priority reflected in an annual financial gift
- Ensuring that 100 percent of All in Need Family Support’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 terms
All in Need Family support’s Board Chair 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 the success of All in Need, Family Support’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. 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
- 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 All in Need, Family Support’s beneficiaries and mission preferably based on experience
- Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, 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 All in Need, Family Support’s beneficiaries
Service on All in Need Family Support’s board of directors is without remuneration, except for administrative support, travel, and accommodation costs in relation to board members’ duties.
More opportunities with All in Need, Family Support
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About All in Need, Family Support
Location:
25-A CRESCENT AVENUE 214, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523, US
Mission Statement
The mission of All in Need, Family Support is to provide support to families with children, ages 18 and under, that have special needs in the East Bay Area. By offering respite care in a nurturing and learning environment; promoting social interaction, gross and fine motor activities all in a sensory based atmosphere
Description
We want to provide families with a little calm in the storm--a little relief from the pressure that starts to weigh you down. Revive, our respite care program gives families the chance to take care of themselves, so in turn they can take better care of their children.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
TBAPleasant Hill, CA 94523
DATE POSTED
February 23, 2016
SKILLS
- Resource Development / Management
- Donor Management
- Business Development & Sales Management
- Graphic Design / Print
- Management
- Group Facilitation
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- 3 year commitment