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The Franklin Foundation for Innovation
Member of the Board of Directors

Our Mission

The Franklin Foundation for Innovation operates on the premise that public schools represent the best chance all American children have of being successful and solving tomorrow’s issues as innovators regardless of background or wealth. Our mission is to see that all children have access to public schools and the freedom and resources to innovate.

For more information, be sure to visit our website at https://franklinfdn.org.

Position

Members of the Board support the work of the organization and provide mission-based leadership nd strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by the organization's Executive Leadership, the Board's relationship with the executive team is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected. Specific Board Member responsibilities include:

• Serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO as he develops and implements The Franklin Foundation’s strategic plan.
• Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by the organization 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 the organization’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 The Franklin Foundation to stakeholders, donors, and partners; acting as an ambassador for the organization.
• Ensuring the organization’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities The Franklin Foundation serves.

Board Members are expected to actively network and participate in activities that enable fundraising for the organization's programs and operation. Board Members are also asked to offer a gift to the organization as part of their commitment to the cause - their skin in the game.

The Franklin Foundation’s Board Members will serve a four-year term to be eligible for re-election for additional terms. Board meetings will be held quarterly and committee meetings will be held in coordination with full board meetings.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about The Franklin Foundation’s mission and who has a track record of executive 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 corporate support for the organization's programs and key initiatives.

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 the public school infrastructure, the threats it faces, and the long-term impacts of a loss of innovation resulting from the decimation of that public school infrastructure
• Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
• Personal qualities of integrity, ingenuity, credibility, and a passion for protecting our public schools and ensuring all children have access to a public education

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