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34 people are interested
Foundation Board Member
ORGANIZATION: KeelWorks Foundation
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34 people are interested
KeelWorks is a 501c3 charitiable foundation with a mission to get people to work - especially the economically disadvantaged. We have two active programs and one in development. The KeelWings program supports student trasition to employment. The KeelMate program helps the experienced transition from an unsustaining field to another. The KeelMaster program is our most ambitious project: it will get the most challenged unemployed to gainful employment. The KeelMaster program requires significant software development.
Board members share the foundation belief that a critical requirement for world peace is equal access to gainful employment and essential needs fulfillment. The foundation is interested economic parity. We want to give everyone a chance to contribute, to have sustaining income, and a chance at a better life.
Board members should understand the KeelWorks mission and method. Until our website (https://keelworks.org) redesign is implemented in early July 2024, follow this link and request access to About KeelWorks: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PjXWDggJDZHVHHRvqKkK5NFlpZrTllY19IN_Y96_WPY/edit#heading=h.ove9ct39ftr2.
Board members should advocate for a marginalized part of society or bring expertise and perspective heretofore unavailable to the foundation. Further, board members need to be communicators. They need to be active participants in fundraising. They need to be active in foundation planning and operations though we would not expect more than about five hours a month.
It would be nice to have board members who know people of wealth (we have none of that). Interested parties should include a resume with their application and a rationale for why they might make a credible candidate.
Note: Board members are not paid. For 16 years, we have provided services to those in need without paid staff. We'd like to change that some day, but you mustn't come to the foundation seeking wealth.
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About KeelWorks Foundation
Location:
2398 WEST BEACH RD, OAK HARBOR, WA 98277, US
Mission Statement
To support a better world with better citizens by fostering learning competence, emotional intelligence, and networked intelligence. KeelWorks especially wishes to bring greater participation to the economically disadvantaged across the globe. We are building a system to support upward mobility.
Description
We are a charitable non-profit virtual foundation. Founded in 2009, we've worked with over 300 graduate students and past students helping them bridge the gap from education to gainful employment while helping KeelWorks build a structure for people needing change. Our goal is to be the equalizer, bringing those on the outside looking in to the inside. Our goal is to end poverty across the world, changing one life at a time. Our special approach involves grouping people for mutual support, teaching core competencies, and supporting goals with objective progress metrics and team accountability, We hope to build a structure for change that can be replicated hundreds and thousands of times. We don't give participants fish, but hope to teach them to fish for themselves.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
June 20, 2024
SKILLS
- Financial Literacy
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Brand Development & Messaging
- Business Planning
- Business Development
- Donor Management
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Must be able to give at least five hours a month.
- Must be a good communicator. The best board members are idea people or people who make ideas happen. Should bring an expertise that can help the foundation (we have many needs).