Description : New York Board Member. Company : Common Threads. Location : New York, NY
Guidelines & Application for New York Board Membership
Common Threads Mission
Common Threads is a national nonprofit that provides children and families cooking and nutrition education to encourage healthy habits that contribute to wellness. We equip under-resourced communities with information to make affordable, nutritious and appealing food choices wherever they live, work, learn, and play. We know that food is rooted in culture and tradition, so we promote diversity in our lessons and recipes, encouraging our participants to celebrate the world around them.
Common Threads’ New York Board
We are seeking passionate, enthusiastic applicants to our New York Board to support Common Threads via event-based fundraising and the creation of awareness to support the organization’s mission of providing cooking and nutrition education in under-resourced communities.
Board members’ responsibilities include quarterly participation in New York Board and committee meetings, fundraising, community support, promoting the mission of Common Threads and recruiting future New York Board members, donors and champions.
Qualifications
Demonstrated commitment to philanthropy through volunteering and/or fundraising.
Preferred: Three to five years or more of business experience (or relevant professional/postgraduate experience).
Membership Expectations
Prepare for and regularly attend mandatory quarterly board meetings, special event planning meetings and events. If two or more board meetings are missed, your membership will be under review.
Achieve a combined personal financial contribution and personal fundraising goal of $1,500, which can come from personal contributions, recruiting another board member, securing a sponsorship for a fundraising event, or securing cash donations from other individuals.
Assist in promoting key Common Threads news and announcements to your network, including fundraising campaigns and organizational achievements.
Suggest possible nominees to the New York Board who are women and men of rising achievement and distinction who can make significant contributions to the work of the New York Board, as well as Common Threads’ overall mission and progress.
Participation Expectations
Actively plan and participate in board events by serving on event committees.
Serve in leadership positions by chairing/joining a committee, joining the Executive Committee and/or leading a special task committee.
Fundraising Expectations
Willingness to utilize personal and professional networks in support of board fundraising goals.
Attend and participate in planning/hosting fundraising events throughout the year.
Actively work toward securing event sponsorships, cash donations, in-kind donations of goods or services, donation of professional services or airline miles, ticket sales for events and raffles, etc. Specific goals per board member will be agreed upon by the board per year.
General Governance Expectations
To know the mission, vision, strategic plan and goals of Common Threads and the regional board
To understand the strengths and needs of Common Threads.
To actively engage in the mission by volunteering on an annual basis.
The New York Board is considered an associate board. Unlike our national Board of Directors, New York Board members bare no fiduciary responsibility for the organization.
This position is with a nonprofit organization. As such, board service is voluntary and not compensated.
