Nonprofit Member of the Board of Directors

CBS Food Program exists to provide excellent, nutritious and dependable food to the children of Greater Philadelphia, so each child has one less barrier to a future full of possibility. CBS Food Program services, day cares, schools, after school programs, summer camps and other non-profit organizations throughout the region, delivering fresh and delicious meals and snacks at low, or no cost.

CBS Food Program serves approximately 6,500 children at over 175 locations throughout the region. Since its inception in 2001, CBS Food Program provides 100% Kosher Certified meals and is now working to expand its Halal offerings.

For more information, please visit CBS Food Program’s website at www.cbsfoodprogram.org.

Description of Position:

The CBS Food Program Board of Directors works to provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by CBS Food Program’s chief executive officer (CEO), the Board-CEO relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected.

Specific Board Member responsibilities include:

• Leadership, governance and oversight of the Organization.
• Serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO as he develops and implements CBS Food Program’s strategic plan.
• Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by CBS Food Program for evaluating its impact and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics.
• Attending quarterly board meetings and committee meetings held in coordination with full board meetings and reviewing agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings.
• Approving CBS Food Program’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Contributing to an annual performance evaluation of the CEO.
• Assisting the CEO and board chair in identifying and recruiting other Board Members.
• Partnering with the CEO and other board members to ensure that board resolutions are carried out.
• Serving on committees or task forces and taking on special assignments.
• Representing CBS Food Program to stakeholders; acting as an ambassador for the organization.
• Ensuring CBS Food Program’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities CBS Food Program serves

Qualifications:

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about CBS Food Program’s mission and who has a track record of board leadership. Selected Board Members will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. Their accomplishments will allow them to find partnership opportunities to expand the impact and reach of CBS Food Program and to attract other well-qualified, high-performing Board Members. Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

• Extensive professional experience with some leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector.
• Prior experience serving on a nonprofit Board of Directors.
• A commitment to and understanding of both CBS Food Program’s operations, preferably based on experience, and the communities CBS Food Program serves.
• Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of the children and childcare providers CBS Food Program serves.

Service on CBS Food Program’s Board of Directors is without remuneration, except for administrative support, travel, and accommodation costs in relation to Board Members’ duties.

Term and Expectations:

CBS Food Program’s Board Members will serve a three-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for up to two additional terms. Board meetings will be held quarterly and committee meetings will be held in coordination with full board meetings.

Fundraising:

CBS Food Program Board Members are not currently required to make any financial contribution. However, in the event CBS Food Program begins fundraising in earnest, Board Members will consider CBS Food Program as a philanthropic priority and make annual gifts that reflect that priority. At such time, and in order for CBS Food Program to credibly solicit contributions from foundations, organizations, and individuals, CBS Food Program will expect to have 100 percent of Board Members make an annual contribution that is commensurate with their capacity.