Board Member Needed - Secretary

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Secretary Position Open on Pivedite Board of Directors

Pivedite Inc. is looking to fill the Secretary Position on our Board of Directors. This is a non-paid volunteer position.

This is an excellent opportunity if you want to:

1. Volunteer for an organization that wants to end social problems in Philadelphia.
2. Communicate your ideas on how to end social problems.
3. Work on a new and exciting project for social change.
4. Learn what it takes to run a nonprofit organization.
5. Gain more experience for a career in Public Service, the Nonprofit Sector, or Social Entrepreneurship.

Who are we?

Pivedite is a 501c3 nonprofit journalism organization. Our mission is to inform the Philadelphia Region about pivotal solutions to social problems and to encourage expedited action to end those problems.

Our name was created by combining the words pivotal and expedite, and our tagline is "pivotal solutions expedited."

We launched on February 3, 2020.

What do we do?

The type of journalism we produce is called "solutions journalism". Writers and organizations who produce "solutions journalism" provide the public with answers and solutions to social problems. We report on solutions to 10 social problems in Philadelphia. These problems are listed on our website.

Our content will highlight any news story, idea, opinion, policy, service, organization, individual, or government action that attempts to end these social problems in Philadelphia.

Our content is reported through:

• Email notifications and blog posts from our President
• Articles from volunteer and professional writers
• Social media posts

In addition to our content, we are openly challenging the Philadelphia Region to end these 10 problems on a system level or on an individual level.

Duties

• Help maintain organizational documents/records, sign documents, attend board meetings, take meeting minutes, and assist with administrative tasks.
• Provide updates to social media, website, and blog content.
• Assist with communication to the public, board members, and various stakeholders.
• Attend events to network and promote the organization.
• Speak publicly on behalf of the organization, if needed.
• Provide ideas on how to grow the organization.
• Help develop the organization’s strategic plan.
• Assist with other organizational operations as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience using Social Media for personal use and/or work.
• Desire to make social change in Philadelphia and around the country.
• Good public speaking skills.
• Solid written communication.
• Creativity
• Willingness to learn and be a team player.
• Some experience volunteering at nonprofit is good but not required.