Community Engagement Board Member

Save to Favorites

We are currently recruiting for individuals to serve on the Community Engagement Board of Rise Against Hunger’s New England location. The role of the Community Engagement Board is to engage the New England community in the global movement to end world hunger through Rise Against Hunger, primarily with meal packaging events.

Serving on our Community Engagement board is an opportunity for individuals who strongly believe that global hunger is unacceptable, and wish to make a global impact through local involvement on food insecurity caused by crises such as conflict and extreme weather events. Over the course of a two year term, board members will be advocates and ambassadors for RIse Against Hunger in New England, and will work to educate themselves and the community on the issue of global hunger and Rise Against Hunger’s impact.

Community Board Member Expectations:

1. Becoming informed about the global hunger issue and Rise Against Hunger’s Impact

• Learn the facts about hunger and ways to respond through Rise Against Hunger communications

• Attend at least 75% of quarterly Community Engagement Board Meetings

1. Helping grow the number of meals packaged in all 4 sectors (corporate, faith, civic, education)

• Bring 2 or more new meal packaging partners annually

• Participate in at least 2 meal packaging events each year

• Help identify potential CHEFS (Certified Hunger Event Facilitator) to manage the increase in events

1. Supporting Rise Against Hunger’s work with a financial contribution

• Fund all or a portion of a meal packaging event or

• Give to a specific international or local need or

• Provide an unrestricted gift.

• Provide donor leads as they arise, both monetary and in-kind

1. Educating the community about the global hunger issue and Rise Against Hunger’s Impact

• Join and/or recruit others to join the speakers bureau and be trained to speak to community groups about Rise Against Hunger’s impact on global hunger

• Bring 2 or more speaking engagements annually

Rise Against Hunger is dedicated to building a diverse Community Engagement Board. Individuals from underrepresented groups (e.g., culture, race, gender, and sexual orientation) are strongly encouraged to apply.