Board Member and Legal Committee Chair

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Our national board has a vacancy for a Legal Committee Chair.

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Member of the Board of Directors

1. Determine how Eco-Soap Bank will carry out its mission through long and short-range planning
2. Adopt an annual budget and provides fiscal oversight
3. Establish policies for the effective management of the organization
4. Evaluate the performance of the Executive Director, the organization and the board in achieving our mission

Individual Board Member Responsibilities

• Understand and promote Eco-Soap Bank’s mission and be familiar with the organization’s programs, policies, and operations
• Attend quarterly online board meetings and appropriate committee meetings
• Review agenda and supporting documents prior to meetings
• Participate in additional fundraising activities and special events, as required
• Serve on at least one committee and offer to take on special assignments, as required
• Strictly adhere to conflict of interest and confidentiality policies

Requirements

• Advocate for Eco-Soap Bank in the wider community
• A willingness to actively participate in online board meetings and fundraising activities
• Experience or related knowledge in at least one of the following areas: medicine, public health, law, the environment, product development, marketing and communications, finance, fundraising or logistics
• A positive attitude, outgoing personality and ability to bring new and actionable ideas to the table

Qualifications for Legal Committee Chair

• Background experience in international business law, agreements, and contracts
• Serve as a primary legal consultant for Eco-Soap Bank
• Review key legal documents for partnerships for Eco-Soap Bank
• Able to serve as key liaison if interacting with outside legal parties
• Serve as Chair of Eco-Soap Bank’s Legal Committee

Financial and Resource Development Expectations

• Board dues of $1,000 annually either through personal donation or fundraising
• Identify and cultivate new individual, corporate and foundation-based donors
• Recruit sponsors, both individual and corporate
• Participate in additional fundraising activities as required. This may include spearheading local events, selling tickets, procuring auction items, speaking to local media, etc.
• Identify and cultivate new individual, corporate and foundation-based donors

Time Demands (approximate)

• Length of Term is two years, renewable for up to three terms
• Attend new board member orientation
• Attend and actively participate in at least 3 of 4 quarterly online meetings (approx. 2 hours per meeting). Meetings currently are scheduled on Sundays
• Fundraise for the organization to help achieve targeted goals for campaigns
• Lead committee meetings and related efforts, as required (at least 10 hours annually)

Our Story

In 2014 Samir Lakhani was in rural Cambodia working on a project to build sustainable fish
ponds. Walking through a village one day, he saw a woman using laundry detergent-a toxic and
dangerous substitute for soap-to bathe her infant child.

Distressed, Samir returned to his Cambodian hotel room-and washed his hands. It dawned on
him that that soap bar had been individually packaged, shipped in, and used once-and it was
about to be thrown away. At that moment Eco-Soap Bank was born in a hotel bathroom in Siem Reap.

Eco-Soap Bank is a humanitarian and environmental non-profit organization working to save, sanitize, and supply recycled hotel soap for the developing world. Samir accepted a CNN Heroes award for his work with Eco-Soap Bank in December 2017.