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Remote Volunteer Board Chair — Believe in Me
A distancia, La persona voluntaria debe estar en Estados Unidos
Descripción
Flexibilidad:
Flexible
Detalles del compromiso:
Approximately 8–12 hours per month for the approved officer term, including meetings, preparation, leadership coordination, and orientation.
Frecuencia:
Recurrente
Buscando personas voluntarias:
1
Área de impacto:
Arte y música, Infancia y juventud, Educación, Personas sin hogar, Hambre y seguridad alimentaria
Compensación:
Formación incluida
Requisitos para participación:
Verificación de antecedentes, Asistir a orientación
Edad requerida:
30+
Otros requisitos:
Successful background and reference checks plus confidentiality, conflicts, fiduciary duties, governance, finance, executive oversight, fundraising, youth safeguarding, and compliance training.
Descripción
Help Believe in Me lead an effective, accountable board that advances programs serving underserved youth and young people, including scholarships, community partnerships, iLevelUP, Cougs 4 Kids, and Legacy Lounge.
The volunteer Board Chair leads board governance, meeting effectiveness, leadership partnership, accountability, and succession while preserving the distinction between board oversight and staff management.
Responsibilities:
- Set board agendas and annual governance priorities with authorized leadership
- Chair meetings, encourage informed participation, manage conflicts constructively, and confirm decisions
- Ensure committees, officers, evaluations, policies, succession, and board development remain active
- Support board oversight of mission, strategy, finances, risk, compliance, executive performance, and organizational sustainability
- Maintain an appropriate governance relationship with organizational leadership
- Ensure conflicts, recusals, minutes, confidentiality, and delegated authority are handled correctly
- Represent the board only within approved authority and messaging
- Support fundraising and relationship development without promising benefits or decisions
- Escalate legal, ethical, safety, financial, or governance concerns through appropriate channels
Qualifications:
- Prior nonprofit board or comparable governance leadership experience
- Strong facilitation, judgment, accountability, diplomacy, strategic thinking, and written communication
- Understanding of fiduciary duties, nonprofit finance, risk, conflicts, executive oversight, and board development
- Commitment to the mission and ability to meet the full term and time expectations
- At least 30 years old and willing to complete background and reference checks
This is a remote governance role available within the United States, with virtual meetings and occasional optional Seattle activities. Expect approximately 8–12 hours per month.
Questions: volunteers@believeinme.org
Believe in Me
107 Spring Street, 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 414-8043
Ubicación
A distancia
La persona voluntaria debe estar en Estados Unidos
Ubicación asociada
Seattle, WA, USA
