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Nonprofit Junior Board (for young professionals and committed college students)

Status: Volunteer (unpaid)

2-6 hours/month

Board term:1 year with the ability to renew each year; meetings held every other month to start, then as needed

Dare Humanity is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization founded in 2015 based in Riverside, California, and serving rural Haiti and the capital Port au Prince. Our mission is to advocate for an enhanced life for women, children and families who live in underserved and isolated communities, by fostering their development and self-sufficiency.

Dare Humanity currently focuses its efforts in Pierre Payen, an isolated rural Haitian community made of humble mud-wall houses built with scrap materials, as well as in Port-au-Prince. Currently, Dare Humanity runs two programs, focusing on educational opportunities, and food scarcity and distribution.

Position Overview & Basic Function:

A junior board member is a subgroup of the board of directors of Dare Humanity and is accountable to the Founder and Board. The core responsibilities of a junior board member is duty of care - fulfilling their role to their best abilities; duty of loyalty - conducting activities in the best interest of the organization; and duty of obedience - acting in accordance with the organization’s governing documents and federal and state regulations.

We are also looking for a junior board lead which would serve as the junior board leader with the responsibility to oversee the group and oversee projects (an additional 1-3 hours/week)

Core Responsibilities:

• Understand Dare Humanity's mission, vison and program
• Holds members accountable for their tasks
• Attend junior board meetings every other month and at least two regular board meetings a year
• Provide advice and suggestions to the Board of Directors and Founder.
• Assist with recruitment and engagement of young donors and volunteers.
• Gain exposure to nonprofit marketing and communications, fundraising, governance, programs, entrepreneurship and leadership.
• Assist in the acquisition of resources for the organization - raise $500/year - we will train you!
• Serve as an advoacte for the organization
• Lead small campaign projects

Experience and Attributes:

• Understanding and supporting the mission of Dare Humanity.
• A commitment to serving underserved communities and youth in developing countries.
• Ability to apply our values in relationship development, written work, and communication.
• Experience working with or at a nonprofit is a plus.
• Rising leader with comunity involvement
• Disciplined and is a go-getter

Dare Humanity is an equal opportunity employer.