SEADC Board of Director (Volunteer)

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Recruiting Organization: Southeast Asian Development Center (SEADC)

About Southeast Asian Development Center (SEADC)

SEADC is a 501 (c) 3 organization founded in San Francisco to help resettle Southeast Asian refugees. Today, SEADC offers comprehensive services in youth development, workforce development, life skills, health and wellness programming designed to empower our Southeast Asian community members to thrive. Our mission is to foster a healthy, thriving, and self-sufficient Southeast Asian American community.

The Role

The Board of Directors is responsible for governance functions including determining the mission and purpose of the organization, selecting, supporting and evaluating the Executive Director, strategic planning, and ensuring the financial sustainability of the organization. The Board reflects the community we serve.

Responsibilities:

Strategic planning, governance, and oversight

• Participate in creating or updating SEADC’s strategic plan.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Director as s/he develops and implements SEADC’s strategic plan.
• Review big-picture outcomes and metrics created by SEADC for evaluating its impact and regularly measure and evaluate its performance and effectiveness using those metrics.
• Review, provide feedback, and approve SEADC’s annual budget, financial documents, and audit reports, upholding the board’s fiduciary responsibility.
• Make strategic business decisions and uphold the Board’s legal responsibility.
• Participate in and contribute to the annual performance evaluation of the Executive Director.
• Identify and recruit potential new Board members for the organization.
• Serve on committees or task forces and take on special assignments as needed.
• Represent SEADC to stakeholders, acting as an ambassador for the organization.

Fundraising

• Make a meaningful, personal financial contribution to ensure 100% board giving.
• Participate in identifying, cultivating, meeting, soliciting, and stewarding gifts from individual donors, funders and/or corporations in support of the short- and long-term financial goals of SEADC.

Qualifications

• Commitment to the SEADC’s mission.
• Demonstrated track record of leadership and or community engagement and impact.
• Well-connected in the local community and/or professional community, and able to leverage those relationships for the organization’s benefit.
• Willingness to enthusiastically share information about the SEADC with friends, family, and colleagues.
• An approach to this work that includes integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of SEADC’s beneficiaries.

Board terms/participation

• Participate in all scheduled board, offsite strategy meeting, and committee meetings.
• Review agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings.

Attend functions, networking events, volunteer SEADC events and activities.

• Serve a term of two years with eligibility for renewal up to 3 terms

Stipend ProvidedFalse

Training ProvidedFalse

Housing AvailableFalse

Language/Cultral Support AvailableFalse

Wheelchair AccessibleFalse

Fee RequiredFalse

Fee Amount: None

This opportunity is recurring