Seeking Board Secretary

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Do you want to help make a significant positive impact on young women in your community?

Girls Rising is seeking a Board Secretary to fill this open seat on our Board of Directors!

About Girls Rising:

Girls Rising is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps girls achieve success by pairing each girl with an individual mentor to serve as a positive, consistent role model in their lives. In addition, the program offers a series of social, educational and character-building events for our Big and Little Sisters throughout the year to promote a sense of community, increase social support and introduce the girls to new experiences. https://girlsrisingsd.org/

Summary of Board Secretary Position:

The role of the Girls Rising Board Secretary is critical for the smooth operations of the Board and the organization. This individual ensures that Board members are given appropriate notice of meetings and proactively records these meetings. This individual will be in attendance at all Board meetings or organize in advance a recorder for any meetings not able to personally attend. Board seats with Girls Rising are volunteer positions for 2-year terms.

Some of the standard responsibilities of the Board Secretary:

• Assures that an agenda has been prepared by the Board President and/or Executive Director and that the agenda is distributed in advance of the meeting
• Oversees the distribution of background information for agenda items to be discussed as relevant
• Prepares the official minutes of the meeting and records motions, discussions, votes, and decisions
• Prepares and provides the previous meeting’s written minutes to Board members before the next meeting and records any changes or corrections
• Assures that program documents such as files, meeting minutes, bylaws, if relevant our Form-990, roster of Board members and other files as relevant are organized and accessible to members
• Schedules and notifies Board members of upcoming meetings
• Holds members accountable for their tasks

Ideal qualifications for this position include strong communication skills and the ability to organize and prioritize tasks. This extremely driven and detail-oriented individual should also be well-versed in administrative work. Works closely with all board members however works directly with President, Treasurer and Executive Director most often.

If interested, please email your resume to info@girlsrisingsd.org. Please include a summary of what connects you to our mission, and let us know if someone in the Girls Rising community referred you.