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Board Members
ORGANIZATION: Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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37 people are interested
The Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild has been active in the Philadelphia area since 1985. This non-profit's mission is to preserve and operate historic maritime vessels, using the ships under its care to educate the public about maritime culture and history.
The organization currently owns the tall ship Gazela, a three-masted, wooden sailing ship built in 1901 in Portugal. The ship was brought to Philadelphia in 1971 and has been maintained by the Guild since 1985. The Guild also maintains and operates the 102-year old, Philadelphia-built tugboat Jupiter.
The Guild is run entirely by volunteers, an operation that spans volunteer management as well as administrative duties. We are a non-membership organization. The President serves as nominal Executive Director, working with volunteer crew and board committees.
The Board is active, with participation in various fundraising and outreach endeavors. We are pursuing funding to rebuild the Gazela's hull, while managing a changing volunteer base which had previously been focused on sailing and maintenance. There is an increased focus on education with collaborations with other Philadelphia Maritime organizations.
Recently, the Board has been under pressure by the volunteers, as both the management and funding goals have met mixed success. We have hired a executive consultant to create business and growth/income plans and lead to hiring full-time managers. Bringing a "real" Exec Director to work full-time on the business is expected to improve results.
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About Philadelphia Ship Preservation Guild
Location:
301 S. Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19106, US
Mission Statement
The Ship Guild's mission is to preserve, share and operate our historic vessels. Our mission is enhanced by programs which bring lessons of seamanship, traditional sailing and maritime culture to the public. Our volunteers are people of all ages, backgrounds and skills who share a love of historic vessels and maritime history.
Description
The Ship Guild operates and maintains the tall ship Gazela and the historic tugboat, Jupiter, both home-ported in Philadelphia and docked at Penn's Landing at Market Street. The Ship Guild is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Volunteers with the Guild share a strong commitment to preserving Philadelphia's maritime tradition. The ships rely on the contributions of time and effort from our volunteers to stay afloat.
There are many opportunities to become part of this effort whether your interests are woodworking and rigging, engineering, historical research, sailing, or marketing and presentations. As a volunteer you become part of a crew. You will work alongside the professional officers doing as they do. One minute you may find yourself manning the helm, later painting decks. Our crew earns hours toward sailing by volunteering time towards restoration, outreach, or dockside maintenance programs.
Whether you share your daily skills, or learn new ones, you will find a niche in this diverse organization.
All volunteers are asked to join the Ship Guild.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
301 S. Columbus Blvd (office)Philadelphia, PA 19106
DATE POSTED
July 18, 2019
SKILLS
- Executive Admin
- Adult Education
- Accounting
- Management
- General Education
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- 8 hours / month
- annual donation