Advisory Board Member

Role: Advisory Board Member

Area of Expertise: Grant Writing & Fundraising

Join the YourPassion1st People & Culture team and help us empower young adults while strengthening our community relationships. We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to support our mission through meaningful outreach, relationship building, and community engagement. Your contributions will directly impact our ability to transform communities by inspiring young adults to leverage their passion through mentorships, collaborative events, and innovative workshops.

About YourPassion1st

YourPassion1st envisions a world where all young adults are empowered to find, define, and follow their passion into the workforce or entrepreneurship. We transform communities by inspiring young adults to leverage their passion through mentorships, collaborative events, and innovative workshops.

Vision: A world where all young adults are empowered to find, define, and follow their passion into the workforce or entrepreneurship, while influencing adults, validating the dreams of the next generation, and transforming communities and families from around the world.

Mission: To transform communities by inspiring young adults to leverage their passion through mentorships, collaborative events, and innovative workshops.

For more information, please visit our website at https://www.yourpassion1st.com/

Overview of the Role:

Effective Advisory Boards provide strategic and compliance guidance and know-how that is contextualized to the needs of a nonprofit in a range of community and business settings.

Advisory Board Members (ABMs), along with the Chair and Co-Chair, should use their areas of expertise to support the organization in achieving agreed expectations, guaranteeing mission and vision statements are pursued, and ensuring the sustainability of the institution through expert advice to the Founder and Fiduciary Board. ABMs are not Directors, and thus, do not have the right to vote, have no decision-making power, and cannot instruct the organization to act. The Board of Directors (BoDs) can take or discard their advice as they see fit.

Good Corporate Governance practice is a major attribute for the role. This role requires a time commitment of approximately 20–30 hours per month, including planning and participation in Advisory Board meetings, which may be held monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly, as determined by the Chair.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic guidance on identifying, cultivating, and stewarding donors, sponsors, and funding partners.
• Support the development of a comprehensive fundraising strategy, including events, campaigns, and donor engagement efforts.
• Assist in writing, reviewing, and strengthening grant proposals to maximize competitiveness and funding success.
• Research and recommend prospective foundations, corporate sponsors, and government funding opportunities aligned with the organization’s mission.
• Advise on relationship-building strategies with individual donors and philanthropic organizations.
• Collaborate with leadership to set fundraising goals and identify creative approaches to donor engagement and retention.
• Mentor staff and young ambassadors in understanding the fundamentals of fundraising, donor communication, and nonprofit sustainability.
• Monitor and evaluate fundraising performance, offering feedback and recommendations for growth.
• Advocate for the organization within personal and professional networks to broaden awareness and funding opportunities.
• Ensure all fundraising practices align with ethical standards and support the long-term sustainability of the organization.

🤝 Ready to Get Involved?

Volunteers receive onboarding, support, and the opportunity to be part of a community helping young people find, define, and follow their passion.

📩 Contact: Chris Thomas, Executive Director

📧 chris@yourpassion1st.com

🌐 www.yourpassion1st.com