Board Terms & Participation |
Children First, Inc.’s Board Members serve a three-year term, with the option to be serve an additional three-year term upon Board approval. Board meetings will be held on a yearly preset schedule. This schedule averages nine board meetings a year, 9 committee meetings a year, and bi-monthly fundraising/community-awareness events, which Board Members are expected to attend. There is an eighty (80) percent attendance commitment expectation. Committee meetings will be held in coordination with full board meetings as needed.
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Application & Additional Documents
| Board Application.pdf |
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Committee Members
Currently, we have some seats available in our External Committee in our Capital Campaign, Marketing and Events sub-committees. Each Sub-Committee will have Children First board member and/or staff participation. One does not have to be a board member to participate in these committees.
The External Committee focuses on issues such as fundraising, public relations and marketing.
The External Committee focuses on issues such as fundraising, public relations and marketing.
Event Planning & Execution Committee Member
This is a volunteer position that would help build Children First’s public engagement.
A good fit for this position would be someone with:
A good fit for this position would be someone with:
- high written and verbal communication skills
- Experience participating, planning small (50 people) to large (200 people) in-door and outdoor events
- large network
- Creative and able to think outside of the box
- Attend and host events for Children First. Inc.
- Finalize yearly calendar of events
- Structure, plan, prepare and host 4-6 events a year
- Partner with staff in securing board member volunteers to help represent agency at community exhibits/events
Expansion Committee
The goal of this group will be to evaluate our current office space and look into expansion and potential alternatives as Children First and it's program grow and develop.
- Help envision and determine the best space for our clients and staff
- Evaluate current ground lease and create plans to speak with the holder of the land lease
- Determine details of building out
- Research alternative office spaces and details
- A great candidate would be a big vision person, creative, experience with real-estate, construction experience, real estate law, but not limited to. The work will be done virtually as well in person and should be about 2-5 hours a month of service.