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Board Engagement Volunteer - Veterans Legal Institute
ORGANIZATION: Veterans Legal Institute
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Organization Background: Veterans Legal Institute (VLI) Veterans Legal Institute (VLI) provides pro bono legal assistance to homeless, at risk, disabled and low income current and former service members to eradicate barriers to housing, healthcare, education, and employment and foster self-sufficiency. Our core values include:
Outreach: VLI brings together military members, veterans, and the concerned public at large through volunteerism, education, outreach, and policy advocacy.
Compassion: VLI is committed to showing compassion and understanding regarding the unique set of military specific issues associated with traumatic combat deployments.
Quality: VLI is dedicated to providing high quality legal services and advocacy.
Leadership: VLI raises the standard in the legal industry by providing legal services at the upmost levels of professionalism and excellence.
Empowerment: VLI empowers its clients through direct legal services.
About the Position: Veterans Legal Institute (VLI) seeks to attract Leadership volunteers for its Board who contribute their time, talent and treasure and promote VLI work in the community. VLI is currently governed by a board representing a variety of professions, areas of expertise, and communities throughout the region, click HERE to learn more. Examples of desired attributes:
A commitment in representing and promoting VLI's mission, core values, goals, policies and programs.
Representing VLI's mission and organizational goals throughout the community with Personal and Professional ethics and integrity
Strategic & Innovative Leaders with expertise in at least one of the following areas: Financial management, Legal, Fundraising, Marketing
Specific Duties of the Board Include:
Attend Board meetings every month, participate in minimum one (1) Committee meeting as requested, and attend VLI sponsored events annually
Develop, approve and evaluate goals and objectives to further the organization's mission
Ensure the financial accountability for the organization
Demonstrate a commitment to fundraising by making personal contributions and/or leadership in securing donations from others. A typical gift commitment is $3,000 per year.
How to Apply: You may apply directly by expressing interest below or emailing your resume and cover letter indicating your interest and why you would be a good fit for this opportunity to OneOC Volunteer Services at volunteers@oneoc.org
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About Veterans Legal Institute
Location:
1231 Warner Ave, SANTA ANA, CA 92706, US
Mission Statement
To provide pro bono legal assistance to homeless, at risk, disabled and low income current and former service members to eradicate barriers to housing, healthcare, education, and employment and foster self-sufficiency.
Description
Veterans Legal Institute provides free legal services to veterans that cannot afford access to justice. These services include, but are not limited to, complex veteran benefit appeals, discharge upgrades for those who are survivors of military sexual trauma or PTSD, consumer law, limited family law, estate planning for older adult and terminally ill veterans, landlord-tenant with the objective to keep veterans and their families safely housed, and more. The overall approach to Veterans Legal Institute is to remove any barriers to housing, healthcare, employment and education for veterans in need and empower them and their families into self sufficiency. While the organization is growing at a rapid rate, VLI is highly reliant on volunteers who truly fuel its heartbeat and champion our veterans in need.
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Santa Ana, CA 92706
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December 16, 2022
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