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Board Member
ORGANIZATION: JANE ADDAMS PEACE ASSOCIATION INC
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5 people are interested
This is an opportunity to serve on the Jane Addams Peace Association board of directors. You can find more details about the position and our organization below and may apply through the links on our website (direction to our website posting is included at the end of this listing).
LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE & OVERSIGHT
The Board is composed of a President and Vice President, or Co-Presidents, as well as other members, up to a total of nine. Each member serves on at least two of the Board’s standing committees, chairing one. Those committees are the Executive Committee, Board Development Committee, Finance Committee, Resource Development Committee, Marketing Committee and Program Committee.
BOARD MEMBER EXPECTATIONS- Participate in two-day board meetings in April and October (note: the October 2020 meeting will be virtual)
- Participate in the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award ceremony and activities (2021 and onward)
- Participate in virtual meetings (during a period of challenges we have been meeting monthly, but our goal is quarterly meetings)
- Serve on 1-2 committees and/or working groups
- Provide feedback on initiatives
- Use Slack and JAPA email for communication
- Anticipate 8-10 hours of time per month
- Actively support fundraising and development activities to support the organization’s mission
Directors are elected to serve a three-year term and can be selected for a second three-year term.
QUALIFICATIONSThis is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about the Jane Addams Peace Association mission and who has a track record of board leadership, activism, and/or work with young people.
Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:
- Professional experience with leadership accomplishments in education, youth programming, publishing, fundraising, or the nonprofit sector
- A commitment to and understanding of JAPA’s youth beneficiaries, preferably based on experience
- An affinity for cultivating relationships and convening, facilitating, dialoguing, and building consensus among diverse individuals
Currently, we are additionally seeking board members especially with the following areas of professional expertise and lived experience to ensure diverse board membership for equitable and informed decision making:
- Skill Sets of legal expertise for nonprofits, communications, fundraising, web development, and children’s literature
- Networks of librarians, affinity groups and organizations (NAACP, Latinx Chamber of Commerce etc.), Social Justice Book Community, Government, and Philanthropic Community
- People from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities, and disability statuses
Serving on the board is a volunteer position without remuneration. JAPA reimburses travel expenses to the in-person board meeting in accordance with our travel policy.
BOARD OF DIRECTOR APPLICATION PROCESSEach candidate for the JAPA Board of Directors is nominated by a proposer or may nominate themselves.
The candidate is to complete the application form on our website as well as the Prospective Board Demographic Survey linked on the website (answers to the survey are optional, but help us to continue to pursue diversity, equity and inclusion goals among decisionmakers). Along with the completed application form, please include: two letters of support and a resume or curriculum vitae.
Please submit all documents via email to the Board President, Susan Freiss at president@janeaddamspeace.org and the Board Development Committee Chair, Rachel Vinciguerra, at development@janeaddamspeace.org.
Please fill out the PDF application on our website and submit via email with your name in the document title. Contact Susan and Rachel with questions via the emails above. Applications are due by June 15, 2020.
The full application and relevant links can be found at: http://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/board-of-directors-application-guidelines-and-link-to-form/
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About JANE ADDAMS PEACE ASSOCIATION INC
Location:
777 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA NO 6C, NEW YORK, NY 10017, US
Mission Statement
To deepen understanding of peace and justice for children and their adults through reflection, dialogue, and social action.
Description
The Jane Addams Peace Association (JAPA) was founded in 1948 "to foster a better understanding between the people of the world toward the end that wars may be avoided and a more lasting peace enjoyed." Jane Addams was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, which she received in 1931, and JAPA honors her by fostering her spirit in our work.
JAPA is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting a variety of peace education projects. Since 1953 we have honored the outstanding children’s books promoting peace and justice with the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award (JACBA).
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
May 1, 2020
SKILLS
- Teaching / Instruction
- Youth Services
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Reading / Writing
- Fundraising
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 8-10 hours per month (some meetings are virtual, some require travel)
- Professional experience with leadership accomplishments in education, youth programming, publishing, fundraising, or the nonprofit sector