College Students for Board Members Needed!
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Responsibilities
- Serve as a leading ambassador of Just Speak’s mission, programs, and services.
- Agree to a two-year board term with the option of renewal.
- Regularly attend and prepare for monthly Board meetings and important related meetings.
- Volunteer for and willingly accept assignments and complete them thoroughly and on time.
- Serve on at least one sub-committee, preferably as a chair, and attend committee meetings.
- Make a serious commitment to participate actively in Just Speak's work.
- Commit to an annual philanthropic commitment and fundraise/recruit members on behalf of the organization.
- Participate in annual self-evaluation of personal board service.
- Participate in hiring and oversight process of the Executive Director.
- Be knowledgeable about Just Speak’s mission, vision, programs, and events.
- Stay informed about Board matters, prepare themselves for meetings, and review and comment on issues of importance.
- Participate in creation of strategic plan and conduct annual review of the strategic plan.
- Respond to requests for feedback or decisions between meetings in a timely manner.
- Understand financial statements or commit to learning about nonprofit financial oversight.
Qualifications for Service
- College degree or currently enrolled
- Initiative
- Integrity
- Analytical ability
- Sensitivity and awareness
- Leadership
- Sound decision-making ability
- Planning skills
- Ability to organize and monitor work
- Collaborative
- Ability to easily use email and social media
- Commitment to open and honest communication
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Just Speak Inc.
Location:
220 S. Main Street, Royal Oak, MI 48067, US
Mission Statement
Mission Bringing a mix of play and researched interventions alive, Just Speak empowers young people with resiliency skills, building trauma-informed schools and healthier communities.
Description
Just Speak is a trauma-centered advocacy that provides crisis support and resiliency programming for children and youth aged 5 to 17 years. Since 2003, Just Speak has held the survivor story as the connector for a network of trained advocates from a variety of disciplines. We believe that prevention, intervention, and awareness building based in play and creative expression leads to healthy socio-emotional skills, and ultimately, to a life of resiliency.
Core Values
- We believe that when youth find their own voice they can advocate for themselves and others.
- We believe that youth are agents for positive change in their community.
- We believe that every youth has a right to a safe space.
- We believe that youth can reinvent themselves in the face of trauma in a way that both builds skills and celebrates life.
- We believe that survivors are lighthouses whose stories shatter silence and serve as universal messages of strength.
- We believe in a world where youth can still believe they are magic-makers and superheroes while reshaping who they will become.
