Board of Directors Member

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CDF Action is seeking a passionate and dedicated individual to join our Board of Directors. This is a volunteer position offering the rewarding opportunity to contribute to a growing non-profit organization that transforming policies, programs, and places to be equitable for all pre-school children and their families.

About CDF Action
CDF: A Collective Action Initiative is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2010.

We began working as Clarkston Development Foundation (CDF) in the highly diverse, refugee-resettlement community of Clarkston, GA. This is where we piloted both our asset-based community development approach and our early care and learning activities. We have since expanded to Stone Mountain and Norcross, both highly diverse communities in the greater metro-Atlanta area.

Our Mission
We collaborate with residents and partners to strengthen a community’s capacity to ensure healthy, safe, joyful, and culturally responsive early care and learning. We focus on transforming policies, programs, and places to be equitable for all pre-school children and their families.

Our Vision
We envision vibrant and inclusive communities where early learning and care matter where residents have a voice, working alongside partners to ensure that children, families and communities thrive.

Core Values
§ Early Care and Learning - We believe that quality, accessible, affordable, and culturally/linguistically appropriate early care and learning are essential to the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children and their future success.
§ Agency - We believe residents have "voice" and are in leadership roles when decisions are made using their "lived experience" to solve problems and create solutions.
§ Community Assets - We believe all communities have assets that they should build on to transform early care and learning
§ Inclusion - We believe in putting diversity into action by ensuring that all families and their children have equal access to high-quality, culturally responsive early care and learning
§ Equity - We believe that all families and children - regardless of different economic, social, or cultural factors - should have the same opportunity for equally high, fair, and just outcomes.
§ Collaboration - We believe in the power of collaboration among residents, partners, local governments, and other stakeholders as the most effective means for creating and sustaining system-level change.
§ Organizational Sustainability - We believe that to be effective in achieving our mission, we must be a high-performing, diverse, equitable, inclusive, and financially sustainable organization.

As the highest leadership body of the organization and to satisfy its fiduciary duties, the board is responsible for:

• determining the mission of the organization and understanding its collective purpose
• selecting, supporting, and evaluating the performance of the chief executive
• strategic and organizational planning
• ensuring strong fiduciary oversight and financial management
• fundraising and resource development
• approving and monitoring the organization’s programs and services
• enhancing the organization’s public image
• assessing its own performance as the governing body of the organization
• ensuring legal and ethical integrity

Each individual board member is expected to:

• know the organization’s mission, policies, programs, and needs as well as understand its collective purpose
• faithfully read and understand the organization’s financial statements and board materials in advance of meetings
• serve as active advocates and ambassadors for the organization
• fully engage in identifying and securing the financial resources and partnerships necessary for the organization to advance its mission
• leverage connections, networks, and resources to develop collective action to achieve the organization’s mission
• give a meaningful personal financial donation
• help identify personal connections that can benefit the organization’s fundraising and reputational standing, and influence public policy
• prepare for, attend, and conscientiously participate in board meetings
• participate fully in one or more committees or taskforces
• engage in learning opportunities to better understand the community we serve
• respect the experiences of all who bring their voices and lived experiences into the boardroom and the organization

Other responsibilities of nonprofit board members

• uphold the legal duties and laws regarding nonprofit governance
• follow the organization’s bylaws, policies, and board resolutions
• sign an annual conflict-of-interest disclosure and update it during the year if necessary, as well as disclose potential conflicts before meetings and actual conflicts during meetings
• maintain confidentiality about all internal matters of the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (preferred).
• Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in the non-profit sector.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• A passion for our organization's mission and a commitment to ethical practices.

What You Will Gain:

• Shape the direction of a growing non-profit and contribute to a social good mission.
• Gain valuable experience in non-profit board governance and leadership.
• Network with passionate individuals from the non-profit sectors.
• Make a tangible difference in your community by championing volunteers and charities alike.

Join CDF Action and be a leader in making a difference!

**Please note that this is a volunteer position without compensation.**

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

To apply for this position, please submit your resume along with a cover letter outlining your qualifications and interest in serving on our Board of Directors to roberta@cdfaction.org.