Become a Board Member w/ Meals on Wheels Chicago

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Wanted: More Awesome Board Members!
Meals on Wheels Chicago is currently accepting applications for membership on its board.

Position: Board members are the fiduciary stewards who steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the nonprofit has adequate resources to advance its mission. MEALS ON WHEELS CHICAGO (MOWC) is governed by a board of directors drawn from a cross-section of business, medicine, law, and local government. The Board will support the work of MOWC and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by MOWC’s Executive Director (ED), the Board-ED relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected. Specific Board Member responsibilities include:

Leadership, governance and oversight

• Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by MOWC 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 MOWC’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 ED.
• Assisting the board chair, governance committee, and ED in identifying and recruiting other Board Members.
• Serving on committees or task forces and taking on special assignments.
• Representing MOWC’s to stakeholders; acting as an ambassador for the organization.
• Ensuring MOWC’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities MOWC’s serves.

Fundraising

MOWC’s Board Members will consider MOWC a philanthropic priority and make annual gifts that reflect that priority. So that MOWC can credibly solicit contributions from foundations, organizations, and individuals, MOWC’s expects to have 100 percent of Board Members make an annual contribution that is commensurate with their capacity, at a minimum of the board give/get. It is additionally expected that board members will attend and participate in the success of MOWC’s special events.

Qualifications

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about Meals on Wheels Chicago’s mission and who has a track record of board leadership. Selected Board Members will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy or the nonprofit sector. Their accomplishments will allow them 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.
• A commitment to and understanding of MOWC’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 Meals on Wheels Chicago’s beneficiaries.

Service on Meals on Wheels Chicago’s Board of Directors is without remuneration.

Please contact David Tabak at 773.661.4560 or dtabak@mealsonwheelschicago.org for more information.

Meals on Wheels Chicago envisions a community in which all basic needs are met and barriers to achieving independence are eliminated. We achieve this by raising both funds and awareness to support home meal delivery to eligible senior citizens and people with disabilities. Our mission is to ensure that Chicago seniors and people with disabilities benefit from nutritious meal programs that improve their quality of life and maximize independence.