New York Regional Advisory Board

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About Us

Founded in 1997, Bottom Line is a nationally-recognized, steadily-growing nonprofit organization with a mission to help first-generation students from low-income background get into college, graduate, and go far in life. We achieve this mission by students with one-on-one guidance during the college application process and throughout college. Currently, we operate in Massachusetts, Chicago, and New York City. This year, our New York office will serve 330 high school seniors through the entire college application and financial aid process and approximately 2,500 college students at 21 New York college campuses.

Students apply to Bottom Line during their junior or senior year of high school. Through individual meetings, our advisors help students navigate every step of the college application process. Once college decisions are made, students who will attend a "target school" are invited to join our College Success Program. Throughout the students’ college career, we offer consistent support for up to six years in four areas: degree, employment, financial aid and life skills (DEAL).

Please visit www.bottomline.org for more information about our programs.

A Look Ahead

In 2018-2019, Bottom Line’s New York region plans to:

• Guide 330 incoming high school seniors through the entire college application and financial aid process.
• Serve 2,575 college students at 21 New York college campuses.
• Continuing to build relationships with local high schools, nonprofits, and the higher education community.

Position Overview

Bottom Line’s New York region is seeking to develop a Regional Advisory Board to support and promote its mission, vision, and goals in New York and to maximize its impact in the local community. The role of Bottom Line’s New York Regional Advisory Board is to ensure that Bottom Line’s New York region is securely positioned, financially and otherwise, to successfully fulfill its mission: to help first-generation students from low-income backgrounds get in to college, graduate from college, and go far in life. The New York Regional Advisory Board, with oversight and support from the National Board of Directors, the organization’s CEO, and the local Executive Director, is charged with carrying out Bottom Line’s mission in New York. When fully grown, the New York Regional Advisory Board may have up to 20 members.

Qualifications

This is a great opportunity for individuals who are passionate about Bottom Line’s mission and who have a track record of board leadership. Selected Advisory Board Members will have achieved leadership status in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. His/her accomplishments will allow him/her to attract other well-qualified, high performing Advisory Board Members.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:

• A commitment to and understanding of Bottom Line’s beneficiaries, preferably based on experience.
• Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and a passion for improving the lives of Bottom Line’s beneficiaries.

Our current Regional Advisory Board is comprised of individuals with backgrounds in finance, human resources, and marketing, and we are eager to continue to diversify our members.

New York Regional Advisory Board Responsibilities:

Regional Advisory Board Members volunteer their expertise, professional skills, relationships, community influence, time and resources, to help Bottom Line in the following ways:

• Fundraising/Development/Philanthropy: Commit time to developing financial resources for Bottom Line. Advisory Board Members are expected to bring in a minimum of $25,000 through a combination of personal contribution, and fundraising from other individuals or corporations. Advisory Board Members are asked to consult their networks and cultivate key relationships with individuals, corporations, foundations, government agencies, nonprofits, and educational institutions to access resources, build strategic alliances, and strengthen our movement. Each Advisory Board Member will also be expected to help contribute to the success of our annual Spring Benefit.
• Meetings: Attend regular meetings, which are a minimum of three hours in duration and are generally held in Manhattan. The Advisory Board meets in-person a minimum of four times during the calendar year, and via conference call during months where the board does not meet in-person.
• Advisory Board Member Term: Each Advisory Board Member may serve in increments of three-year terms. Each member may serve up to three consecutive terms for a total of nine (9) years. Each Advisory Board Member will set goals at the beginning of each term and will review progress towards those goals on an annual basis with the Advisory Board Chair and Executive Director.
• Committees: Provide leadership to Advisory Board committees. Each Advisory Board Member is expected to serve as an active, ongoing member of at least one committee. This requires an additional number of meetings per year plus individual committee task completion time. There are three current standing committees: i) Board Governance; ii) Development and Financial Sustainability; and iii) Strategic Planning.