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BOARD MEMBER RECRUITMENT

The East Bay Photo Collective (EBPCO) is a Bay Area arts education non-profit. Our mission is to provide facilities, education, inspiration, and community to East Bay photographers, including those who are under-served or lack access to a creative community. EBPCO incorporated as a non-profit in 2017 and each year organizes over 30 photography-related events, most of which are free and open to everyone. We have over 100 paid members, a 300-person mailing list, and over 500 members of our Facebook group.

The next step in our path is to create a community photo arts center in Oakland, CA., the East Bay Photo Center. The new center will include a gallery, workshops, darkrooms, and other facilities. Programs will include adult workshops, artist seminars, and youth arts programs. The proposed East Bay Photo Center will quickly become an important cultural institution in the Bay Area.

We are looking for board members who are excited about the chance to build a cultural institution from the ground up. Creative spaces are under threat in the Bay Area, but this is a chance to reverse the tide and really make a difference in Bay Area arts and culture.

Our small and dedicated working board gathers monthly. Our board members are directly involved in the operation of EBPCO, everything from strategic planning to stuffing envelopes. While joining a small board can be demanding, there are also clear benefits! We communicate well and really get to know each other, and hands-on involvement provides a high level of satisfaction. Most importantly: every board member counts.

Experience is important, but also commitment, enthusiasm, and vision. If you’ve got ideas about how to preserve and encourage arts in the Bay Area, EBPCO is the place where you can put them into action.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Arts Nonprofit Management

We welcome candidates with personal or professional experience in arts-nonprofit management, especially budgeting, marketing and promotion, events.

Arts Nonprofit Fund Development and Fundraising

We welcome candidates with a strong understanding of the philanthropic community and of nonprofit fundraising, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area region.

Public Arts Education

We welcome candidates with experience in creating and funding arts education programs, especially in providing programs to public schools.

INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES

Board members are expected to attend monthly board meetings, in person or via teleconference. Meetings are held in the Oakland, CA area.

Board members are expected to come to meetings prepared to ask questions, make decisions, and to participate actively in committee work.

Board members will play a role in securing the financial resources necessary for EBPCO to achieve its mission, including leveraging personal relationships and connections and making a personal financial contribution each year.

Board members are expected to responsibly represent EBPCO to their respective communities and to advocate for EBPCO mission and programs as appropriate.

Board members are expected to help the Board fulfill its fiduciary duties.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To be considered for nomination to the EBPCO Board of Directors, please submit a letter of interest and biography or resume to info@ebpco.org.

To learn more about EBPCO please visit our website at www.ebpco.org.