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This event helps raise funds to provide services to children, adults, seniors and their families with disabilities and special needs in our community.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	10	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

BOARD CHAIR POSITION FOR IMPACTFUL NONPROFIT SERVING YOUTH

Mission
Joy Collaborative is a partnership of impassioned doers and givers–designers, architects and builders; donors, volunteers and sponsors–who come together to transform kids’ personal spaces. We create environments that for some kids become magnets of activity; for other kids a place of respite. For all the kids and families we serve, we aspire to create spaces that deliver joy.
For more information see www.joycollaborative.org

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about the success of Joy Collaborative’s beneficiaries and who has a track record of board leadership. The selected Board Chair will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. His/her accomplishments will allow him/her to attract other well-qualified, high-performing board members.

As a partner to the Executive Director (ED) and other board members, the Board Chair will provide leadership to Joy Collaborative as it transitions from a newly formed 501(c)(3) organization into a sustainable entity. The Board Chair will support and sustain the work of Joy Collaborative (JC), and provide governance leadership and strategic fundraising support.

As the chief volunteer officer, the board chair is responsible for leading the board. This position demands exceptional commitment to the organization, a strong working relationship with the Executive Director, first-rate leadership qualities, and personal integrity. The chair must earn the respect of fellow board members to be able to meet the challenges of this position.

Specific responsibilities include:
Use their nonprofit or business experience to guide strategic planning and oversee specific objectives.
Developing and managing relationships and communicating with: funders, partners, and other stakeholders.
As a board member, approving Joy Collaborative’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities.
Coordinating an annual performance evaluation of the ED
Periodically consulting with board members on their roles and helping them assess their performance.
Acting as an ambassador for the organization.
Qualifications
Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, and/or the nonprofit sector.
Demonstrated success as a nonprofit board member or board chair.
Track record of building credibility in the funding community that has resulted in major gifts to a nonprofit.
A commitment to and understanding of JC’s beneficiaries and mission preferably based on experience.
Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals.
Excellent written and oral communication skills coupled with natural affinity for public speaking.
Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of JC’s beneficiaries.

Leader of the board
To function effectively, groups need a leader. A board leader is approachable and available. He or she is objective and listens actively. He or she needs to be a strategist, knowledgeable about the organization and board practices, a coach, and a conciliator. Finally, he or she must be respected in the community. The chair most commonly performs the following functions:

Serves as the contact point for every board member on board issues. Meet individually with Board members as needed to provide feedback to regarding their responsibilities and their participation and adherence to expectations and performance.
Sets goals and objectives for the board and ensures that they are met. Encourage participation by all Board members and utilize individual strengths, skills and knowledge.
Ensures that all board members are involved in committee activities; assigns committee chairs.
Motivates board members to attend meetings
Leads the board and organization in fundraising efforts
The chair has the same right to vote as other board member.
Assist in onboarding and training new Board members.


Facilitator of board meetings (or tasks that could be assumed by a Secretary):
Facilitate board meetings and create a purposeful agenda in collaboration with the ED and follow it.
now how to run a less formal and productive meeting.
engage each board member in deliberation.
control dominating or out-of-line behavior during meetings.
Call special Board meetings for time sensitive issues.

Relationship with the Executive Director
The ED manages the operational activities, and the chair leads the board. Both share power in their mutual pursuit to advance the mission of the organization and need to support, consult, and complement each other. To make this happen, they need to communicate openly and regularly.
This partnership needs constant attention and open and regular communication. Personalities change but the positions remain. Each partner needs to adapt to and cultivate the working relationship.
Think of the ED as the gatekeeper for the staff and the chair as the gatekeeper for the rest of the board. This helps to prevent miscommunication and allows both leaders to stay aware of each other’s needs.

Fundraising
In collaboration with the ED generating substantial annual revenue and fostering Joy Collaborative’s overall financial health.
Ensuring that 100% of board members make an annual contribution that is commensurate with their capacity.
Identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major individual donors, corporate, and/or foundation gifts.
Board Terms
Joy Collaborative’s Board Chair (and board members) will serve a three-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for one additional term.
Board meetings will be held monthly and committee meetings will be held in coordination with full board meetings.
Board leadership positions are voted on by all current Board members.

Succession planning
Oversee leadership positions and maintain balance of power between them.
Recruit board members with demonstrated leadership qualities to avoid running out of qualified candidates. Your governance committee should provide continuous opportunities and training for board members to create a pool of leadership candidates when a new election is in order.
Involve the full board in the leadership succession process. Define the necessary qualifications. The governance committee should consult with each board member for nominations and eventually, through feedback, bring a single candidate to the board for election. It is important to that Joy Collaborative’s leadership group contains high level talent, a broad base of expertise, and reflects a diverse set of backgrounds. This process avoids the notion of winners and losers while stressing consensus and group decision making.
It is vital that Joy Collaborative’s leadership contains high level talent, a broad base of expertise, and diverse personal backgrounds.

Thank you for your consideration. Submit questions or qualifications as posted.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
n/a	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Seeking volunteers to live at the Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II orphanage in Lurin, Peru for 6 - 12 months. Work would include helping children, tutoring, special projects, work with short-term volunteers and assist the Executive Director with daily duties.
Volunteer must be 20 years of age, have at least 2 years of Spanish and meet all background and safe environment requirements of the Diocese of La Crosse.

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This is the JSL's largest fundraiser this year.
Teams come together to serve chili and compete for prizes. The event also includes vendors, a car show, raffles, music and other fun activities.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Set-Up	4	n/a	n/a
General Event Help - 1st Shift	4	n/a	n/a
General Event Help - 2nd Shift	4	n/a	n/a
Cleanup	4	n/a	n/a

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Project Giving Kids (PGK) is actively looking for new applicants to join our national governing Board of Directors, and was recommended to reach out to Kellogg Board Fellows as a potential way to reach qualified and passionate candidates.

PGK is a nonprofit that connects youth to meaningful and age-appropriate service to help those in need while cultivating empathy and lifelong community leadership. We envision a more compassionate world, and believe that encouraging and making it easier for kids, teens, and families to engage in volunteer service builds empathy, compassion, communication, and teamwork.

Our national Board of Directors supports the mission of PGK by providing fiscal oversight and strategic direction, and supports direct program, outreach, and fundraising activities. We are seeking candidates representing diverse backgrounds, geographies, and professional qualifications.

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This fundraising event helps provide nearly 200 hours of free counseling to victims of crime. It is a fun yet competitive day of cornhole competition, while raising awareness to the services our agency provides victims of crime.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

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The mission of Family and Community Resources, Inc. (FCR) is to provide a welcoming, inclusive, and safe environment for all survivors of trauma, including those impacted by domestic and sexual violence, substance abuse, bereavement, and other causes inflicted at home, at school, or in the community. Services are offered consistent with our values of choice, acceptance, hope and dignity for all whom we serve, with the goal of helping children and adults along their path to safety, health, and well-being.

Assist with planning and coordinating fundraising and community events.

Each year FCR holds several events and fundraising drives. If our mission speaks to you and organizing events and creating excitement for causes you believe in is in your wheelhouse, join us! We could not do the work that we do without the help of our event committee!

Tasks involve securing donations, securing silent auction and raffle prizes, soliciting other in kind donations, helping to set up and take down at event venues.

The committee meets regularly to help plan, promote and deliver on events and other fundraisers.

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At Portland Backpack, we provide food sacks to ~1200 kids every week at fifteen public schools. For this activity, we'll bring the event to you! Hosted at your location, we'll learn about local childhood hunger, craft Care Cards, & pack a minimum of 304 food sacks!

With a commitment from you to purchase the food for a minimum of 304 food sacks, we'll provide a Food Buying menu and help you design the event to match your time and budget.
The host team is responsible for paying the cost of food to be packed. Each food sack is valued at ~$6.00/sack. The minimum commitment is 304 food sacks. Our Program & Volunteer Coordinator will work with you to determine the best method for ordering the food to be packed.

Portland Backpack will help you facilitate the event by providing educational moments and volunteer management. Work with your team to pack food and Care Cards into bags for our neighborhood kids.

The minimum time is 1.5 hours, but we can keep a large team busy for up to 3 hours.
Review our Food Buying List here:
https://www.portlandbackpack.com/food-buying-list

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Join us on Friday, April 1, 2022, in beautiful Centennial Park, as we close down the streets of Ybor City for the annual Roar Through Ybor evening race! The Roar Through Ybor 5K Race & 1 Mile Fun Run is being held to raise awareness for the cause of organ, eye and, tissue donation. This event will also help raise funds for LifeLink Legacy Fund and Lions Eye Institute Foundation, to benefit patients in need of an organ, eye and, tissue transplantation therapy.

We need volunteers to help with set up, tear down, passing out water and medals, cheering on runners, and more! We have shifts beginning at 4:30 PM and shifts ending at 10:00 PM. Please come out to support this event, restore sight, and save lives!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	25	n/a	n/a

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The 15th Annual Matt Morgan Walk for Wishes will be held on Thursday, March 10, 2021 at Lake Eola.

Virtual volunteering is available by registering as a Walker at www.OrlandoWalkForWishes.org

Powered by wish kids and families, volunteers, donors, corporate sponsors and friends, Walk For Wishes is a nationwide Make-A-Wish® signature fundraiser that celebrates the thousands of wishes that have already been granted, while raising funds for future wishes.

Your support as a walker, team leader or sponsor will not only help us grant close to 300 more wishes this year, you will provide what every child deserves: a moment to just be a child. A moment to dream, laugh, play and be free of a routine of doctors, hospitals and treatment. Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Wishes have the power to provide hope, strength and joy. The average cost of a wish is $8,000. The impact of a wish is priceless.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Virtual Walker	500	n/a	n/a
In-Person Walker	200	n/a	n/a