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Remote Volunteer Board Secretary — Believe in Me

Remote, Volunteer must be in United States
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  • Details

    Time Commitment:
    Flexible
    Commitment Details:
    Approximately 4–7 hours per month for the approved officer term, including meetings, preparation, records, and orientation.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    1
    Cause Areas:
    Arts & Music, Children & Youth, Education, Housing & Homelessness, Hunger, Food Security
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    25+
    Other Requirements:
    Successful background and reference checks plus confidentiality, conflicts, fiduciary duties, minutes, records retention, governance, youth safeguarding, and compliance training.

    Description

    Help Believe in Me maintain accurate, transparent, and accountable governance for programs serving underserved youth and young people.

    The volunteer Board Secretary supports official board records, meeting documentation, notices, governance calendars, and policy files while protecting confidential information.

    Responsibilities:

    • Coordinate approved meeting notices, agendas, materials, attendance, and recordkeeping
    • Draft accurate minutes that capture decisions, votes, recusals, assignments, and follow-up without unnecessary sensitive detail
    • Maintain approved bylaws, policies, resolutions, committee records, terms, rosters, and governance calendars
    • Track required approvals, reviews, filings, disclosures, and document-retention schedules
    • Support secure access to board materials and version control
    • Confirm minutes through the approved review and adoption process
    • Protect participant, personnel, donor, legal, financial, and executive-session information
    • Avoid changing records, speaking for the board, or making governance decisions outside delegated authority
    • Escalate missing approvals, conflicts, record discrepancies, or compliance concerns

    Qualifications:

    • Experience in board administration, corporate or nonprofit records, executive support, legal administration, governance, or meeting documentation
    • Exceptional accuracy, discretion, organization, writing, and follow-through
    • Understanding of minutes, confidentiality, document control, and nonprofit governance
    • At least 25 years old and willing to complete background and reference checks
    • Ability to meet the approved officer term and meeting schedule

    This is a remote governance role available within the United States. Expect approximately 4–7 hours per month.

    Questions: volunteers@believeinme.org

    Believe in Me

    107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor

    Seattle, WA 98104

    (206) 414-8043

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer must be in United States
    Associated Location
    Seattle, WA, USA

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