Board Member (Faith-Driven, Colorado Springs Preferred) — Treasurer or People & Culture Focus

About The Joshua Wave

The Joshua Wave is a faith-driven nonprofit empowering Neighbors experiencing homelessness to pursue sustainable, dignified work—often through entrepreneurship and digital upskilling on a path toward independent living in the Name of Yeshua. Our programs include Miller University (AI-enabled digital upskilling) and Thirst for Change (a vendor-style alternative to panhandling). Our approach is person-first, trauma-informed, and centered on dignity, agency, and safety.

The Opportunity

We’re seeking 1–2 volunteer Board Members to help strengthen governance and support a season of thoughtful growth. We are especially welcoming candidates who can serve as:

Treasurer (Finance Chair)

People & Culture Lead

Additional helpful backgrounds include Program Impact/Data, Governance/Legal, or Marketing/PR. This role is ideal for someone who desires to steward a young, innovative ministry toward long-term sustainability and greater impact.

Key Responsibilities:

Governance & Strategy

• Join monthly virtual board meetings (~60 minutes)
• Help steward mission, risk, and organizational priorities with discernment and prayer

Committee Leadership (role-dependent)

Treasurer

• Oversee budgeting and cash forecasts
• Establish a simple monthly finance reporting cadence
• Strengthen basic internal controls
• Present a short Treasurer’s report each meeting

People & Culture

• Create clear volunteer role descriptions
• Build onboarding, safety, and ethics guidelines
• Support simple HR/volunteer policies suitable for a small nonprofit

Program Impact/Data (optional)

• Recommend 3–5 outcome metrics for Miller University and Thirst for Change
• Help develop a lightweight dashboard

Accountability & Learning

• Review monthly packets (ED report, financials, minutes)
• Support healthy decision-making through collaboration, data, and discernment

Ambassadorship

• Represent the mission with humility and professionalism
• Open doors for partnerships (no fundraising minimums)

Qualifications

Faith Alignment

• Follows Jesus and is comfortable with prayer and Christ-centered decision-making in a nonprofit context (all denominations welcome)

Professional Expertise (one or more)

• Treasurer – CPA/controller/CFO experience or equivalent nonprofit finance oversight; comfort with financial statements and internal controls
• People & Culture – Experience designing policies, onboarding, volunteer processes, and safety/ethics guidelines
• Optional Strengths – KPI development, data collection, dashboards, governance/legal, or marketing/PR

Character & Approach

• Trauma-informed, collaborative, confidentiality-minded
• Encourages dignity, agency, and respect for Neighbors experiencing homelessness

Location

Colorado Springs, CO preferred for relationships and occasional events, but thoughtful remote candidates will be considered.

Lived Experience

We welcome individuals with lived or closely proximate experience of homelessness to apply.

Time Commitment

• Board Meetings: 1 per month (virtual, ~60 minutes)
• Committee/Project Work: 1–3 hours per month
• Term: Standard board terms per bylaws; service begins upon vote

What We Provide

• A clear on-ramp: role description, orientation packet, and 90-day action plan
• A collaborative, prayerful team committed to both excellence and compassion
• Opportunities to shape innovative, scalable solutions rooted in dignity

Other Details

• Unpaid volunteer board role
• Incorporated in Delaware; operating primarily in Colorado Springs
• No fundraising minimums; conflict disclosures and references may be requested