Description:
Objective: In connection with the Executive Director, Board Chair and other board members, members at large serve as a liaison to the general membership. Duties will change as defined in organization bylaws or as needed to fulfill board requirements and address overall organizational goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Partners with the Executive Director to achieve HOSD’s vision and mission.
- Acts as a spokesperson and a public advocate for HOSD.
- Participates in the strategic planning process.
- Discusses issues confronting HOSD with the Executive Director and Board Chair.
- Helps guide and mediate Board actions with respect to organizational priorities and governance concerns.
- Reviews issues of concerns with the Executive Director and Board Chair.
- Monitors financial planning and reports.
- Plays a leadership role in the organization’s fundraising activities.
- Helps recruit new Board members.
- Works with the Board Chair to formally evaluate the performance of the Executive Director on an annual basis.
- Annually evaluates the performance of HOSD and whether it is achieving its vision and mission.
Fundraising
- In collaboration with the Board, generating substantial annual revenue and fostering HOSD’s overall financial health.
- Personally, treating HOSD as a top philanthropic priority reflected in an annual financial gift, based upon what is financially feasible for the Board Secretary.
- Identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major individual donors, corporate, and/or foundation gifts.
Qualifications:
Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:
- Demonstrated success as a nonprofit board member.
- A commitment to and understanding of HOSD’s beneficiaries and mission preferably based on experience.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of HOSD’s beneficiaries.