Education Committee Member Needed for Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM) seeks to enrich the quality of life of the people of our region by: encouraging philanthropy; developing a perpetual, flexible endowment; assessing and responding to emerging and changing needs; serving as a resource, catalyst, and coordinator for charitable activities; promoting efficiency in the management of charitable funds.

Strategic Vision: We are committed to increasing equity and opportunity so that all residents of Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties have access to a satisfying quality of life.

CFWM volunteers support our community by serving as reviewers, committee members, and Trustees who are invested in our community, have a commitment for advancing equity in our region, interest and/or experience in community or educational engagement, fundraising, investments, financial audits and budgeting, and/or nonprofit work. 

Position Overview

The committee provides advice and guidance related to the policies for the administration of scholarship and loan programs. All education committee members are required to participate in scholarship review in the spring.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in meetings offering both personal and professional advice and guidance for our scholarship and loan program administration.
• Learn about CFWM educational programs and serve as an ambassador for those programs across the community.
• Maintain the confidentiality of the information obtained in the course of your duties as a Trustee.
• Disclose any conflicts of interest that may occur.

Time Commitment

• Terms are 3 years in length
• Participate in 4 meetings annually typically held between September – February, in-person and/or on Zoom
• Participate in Scholarship review process held annually in the Spring, approximately a 2-hour time commitment

Experience and Skills

In line with our strategic priority to advance equity in our region, CFWM seeks volunteers who reflect Western Massachusetts’ overall diversity, across gender, age, race, ethnicity, and disability, as well as both urban and rural representation from Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire counties.

Our volunteers bring a variety of lived, educational and professional experiences to our work in the community. We seek to match the experiences of interested volunteers to our volunteer opportunities.

Education committee volunteers may be education professionals such as teachers, guidance counselors, staff from financial aid and student affairs in higher education, college counselors, people who have lived experience as a first-generation college student, former recipients of a CFWM administered scholarship. The experience and skills listed here are just examples of some of the background and expertise needed to support CFWM Education Committee. If you are interested and believe that you may be a match please see the information below for how to reach out.