Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair for our Board of Directors

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The Coalition to End Homelessness is a small organization with a small budget. Our current Board Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee wants to resign after several years of service but cannot do so until we find someone competent to replace her. We have a CPA who does our payroll taxes, audit and 990. We probably have 4-8 transactions a month so it is not a difficult position. However it does require someone who can attend all board and finance committee meetings. This person needs to be able to work independently and be well organized. The Board meets 8 times a year. We hold virtual board meetings the Third Tuesday of every month beginning at 6:00 p.m. so that is six official board meetings annually. We also hold several events annually which you either must attend or encouraged to attend. We hold an annual retreat in January to establish our goals for the year and usually an annual wrap-up/holiday party in December. In 2025 we are also holding a workshop on September 6, a Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00.

As the chair of the finance committee you would be in charge of scheduling your own meetings and recruiting your own committee members from the board, existing volunteers and the community. You could hold these meetings monthly, quarterly or however often you found them necessary.

As a board member you are expected to attend every board meeting and every finance committee meeting. We allow a couple absences a year for good reason but forgetting the meeting is not one of them. You should receive reminders but this is a volunteer operated organization and there are times when reminders are sent last minute. You should be responsible for adding all meetings to your calendar.

In terms of board members we do not discrimate on any basis. We encourage people who have experienced homelessness and are now housed to apply. Our board is very diverse and currently includes 12 people from all walks of life. We have found that the most important quality of a good board member is a passion to help others. If you feel strongly that it is a national tragedy that so many children experience homelessness (over 21,000 homeless children attended public school in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties during the 2022/2023 schoolyear according to the Florida Department of Education). If you agree with us and are committed to working hard to change this, we need you. You will learn a lot serving with the Coalition.

We are also looking for someone who has the financial skills to serve as treasurer and chair of the finance committee. Experience working with very small, volunteer organizations is a plus. We would also appreciate finding someone who gets along well with others, particularly our CPA, and does not easily panic at the financial ups and downs of a small organization.

Our experience with Volunteer Match volunteers has been mixed. We have successfully recruited many excellent volunteers through this portal. However, we have also found some volunteers who do not show up for their duties, and do not follow through or who cannot work independently. This actually harms the homeless as we invest time in getting to know you, meeting you and orienting you and this time is precious because there is not a lot of it. This time is well spent if it leads to an active volunteer, but it is a loss if it someone not really committed applies. This volunteer position will require about 5-10 hours a month or an average of two hours a week. Some weeks will require more time than others. You should make certain you have this much time available prior to replying.

If you do not have financial expertise, but strongly belief you could contribute to our efforts to end homelessness one person at a time, I also encourage you to apply for board or committee membership as our need for volunteers is nearly endless. Whatever you can do, with whatever time you have, we can put you to work.

This website is supposed to automatically take you to our website to complete our volunteer application but there may be a glitch in that process. If you are certain you have the time, and talents to contribute I would advise you to go to our website homelessfl.org and complete our application and send it to our CEO at laurahansen1@yahoo.com. There are many required fields in the Volunteer Match fields many of which do not apply to this position. Aside from the Third Tuesday at 6:00 p.m., you will be in charge of setting your own schedule. This job couldi be done virtually, you could do it alone, or you could do it as a group as long as you have one point person to attend board meetings. There is a lot of flexibility in this position so please ignore any answers to irrelevant questions. I must enter an answer to move forward with posting this opportunity. Thank you in advance, we need all the good volunteers we can get. Also, this is not a short term position. The ideal candidate can serve in this position for at least four years. We are grateful to everyone who sincerely applies. More than one person can apply and if you are not chosen as the Treasurer, you may be chosen as a board member, a member of the finance committee or another vital position.