Nonprofit
Published 7 days ago
Remote Volunteer Board Vice Chair — Believe in Me
Remote, Volunteer must be in United States
Details
Time Commitment:
Flexible
Commitment Details:
Approximately 6–10 hours per month for the approved officer term, including meetings, preparation, leadership assignments, 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:
30+
Other Requirements:
Successful background and reference checks plus confidentiality, conflicts, fiduciary duties, governance, leadership succession, finance, youth safeguarding, and compliance training.
Description
Help Believe in Me strengthen board leadership and succession for programs serving underserved youth and young people.
The volunteer Board Vice Chair supports effective governance, assists the Chair, leads assigned priorities, and is prepared to facilitate board work when the Chair is unavailable.
Responsibilities:
- Support agenda planning, board development, meeting preparation, and annual governance priorities
- Chair meetings or lead assignments when formally delegated
- Help committees, officers, and board members remain connected to approved responsibilities and deadlines
- Support evaluation, succession, recruitment, orientation, and governance improvement
- Encourage informed participation, constructive dialogue, accountability, and appropriate follow-through
- Review mission, strategy, finances, risk, compliance, and organizational performance as a fiduciary
- Disclose conflicts and protect participant, personnel, donor, legal, and financial information
- Avoid directing staff, exercising Chair authority without delegation, or representing the board without approval
- Escalate governance, ethical, financial, safety, or compliance concerns appropriately
Qualifications:
- Prior nonprofit board or comparable governance leadership experience
- Strong facilitation, diplomacy, judgment, strategic thinking, preparation, and follow-through
- Understanding of fiduciary duties, nonprofit governance, conflicts, and leadership succession
- At least 30 years old and willing to complete background and reference checks
- Ability to meet the full officer term and attendance expectations
This is a remote governance role available within the United States. Expect approximately 6–10 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
