Board Members Needed!

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Pivedite Needs Board Members

Pivedite Inc. is looking for board members. These are non-paid volunteer positions.

his 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

• Attend video/conference call meetings and vote on organizational policy/actions.
• Vote via email for official board actions.
• Provide ideas on how to grow the organization.
• Help connect the organization to other socially driven organizations/individuals in the Philadelphia area.
• Provide ideas for the organization’s website, social media, and content.
• Help develop the organization’s strategic plan.
• Attend events to network and promote the organization, if needed.
• Speak publicly on behalf of the organization, if needed.
• Assist with other organizational operations, if needed.
• Write content for the organization (only if you want to, not required).

Qualifications

• Desire to make social change in Philadelphia and around the country.
• Being creative and discussing big ideas.
• Being a team player.
• Some experience volunteering at nonprofit is good but not required.