Founding Steering Committee Member

About Us

The Queer Museum & Library Network (QMLN) brings together institutions, associations, and individuals to collaborate on LGBTQ+-themed programs, empower LGBTQ+ workers, and foster welcoming spaces for LGBTQ+ visitors at museums, libraries, archives, and other public centers of educational and cultural engagement around the world.

About the Role

QMLN is seeking passionate individuals to join our Founding Steering Committee, a volunteer group that will set the course for the future of the organization.

Responsibilities

The Committee will collectively:

• Make key decisions on governance structures and processes.
• Write core documents, including mission, vision, and objectives.
• Outline priorities and set milestone goals.

Each Committee member will:

• Participate in regularly occurring virtual committee meetings.
• Review core documents and give input.
• Perform outreach on behalf of the organization.
• Work on projects related to area(s) of expertise and interest (listed under Focus Areas below).

Qualifications

• Substantial experience working in or with organizations in one or more of the following fields:
  • Museums, libraries, archives, etc. *;
  • LGBTQ+ history, culture, services, advocacy, etc.;
  • Workers rights and wellness, identity-based ERGs, etc.
• Expertise and interest in one or more Focus Areas (listed below)

*Includes any institutions or programs of educational or cultural engagement, such as zoos, aquariums, historic houses, monuments, galleries, pop-up exhibits, walking tours, or web-based archives.

Focus Areas

Each Committee member will specialize in one or more focus areas based on interest and expertise:

• Administration
  • Scheduling meetings, compiling agendas and notes
  • Sending updates and reminders
• Development
  • Outlining fundraising strategies
  • Researching grants and other funding sources
• Finance
  • Drafting budgets
  • Keeping track of income and spending
• Communications
  • Outlining communications strategies
  • Managing social media posts and email newsletter
• DEAI (Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, & Inclusion)
  • Ensuring incorporation of DEAI principles and practices into all facets of organizational operations
• Governance
  • Outlining Board structure and processes
  • Drafting bylaws and other core documents
• IT (Information Technology)
  • Managing software accounts, permissions, and trainings
  • Outlining software workflows and integrations
• Outreach
  • Researching and prioritizing contacts for outreach
  • Keeping track of prospect assignments and progress

Specific tasks listed are subject to change.

Incentives

Benefits of participating on the Founding Steering Committee include:

• Name, bio and photo on our website.
• Opportunities to make meaningful connections with colleagues in the field.
• Contributing to developing the framework for an organization that will serve the LGBTQ+ museums, libraries, and archives community for years to come.

Please note that Founding Steering Committee members are not compensated financially.

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, & Inclusion

Individuals with identities or experiences that are historically marginalized in candidate selection processes (including but not limited to those related to race or ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual or affectional orientation, cognitive or physical ability, age, country of origin, immigration status, or incarceration history), are especially encouraged to apply.

Evaluations of applications will be based solely on relevant experience and desire to participate, and not on education, name recognition, or institutional job title hierarchy.

QMLN is dedicated to making the Founding Steering Committee as inclusive as possible. We will strive to build systems that allow all Committee members to participate as fully as possible, taking into account cognitive and physical needs and capacities, access to technology and workspace, schedules and commitments, language proficiencies, and other factors.

If you are concerned about any potential barriers to meeting the time commitment or responsibilities of the Steering Committee, you are welcome (but not required) to bring them up during your interview so that we can discuss accommodations that will allow you to participate.