Fresh Start for Your Heart seeks adults, to serve as board members, who have a passion for heart health and helping underserved individuals learn to how to reduce their risk for heart disease through heart healthy food and education, tips and resources.
We are a young nonprofit and are re-structuring our board for greater impact. Duties include:
- Appearing at events and fundraisers
- Fundraising, marketing, and communication skills and a willingness to promote our nonprofit to others is valuable for these board roles
- All staff and volunteers see themselves as Ambassadors for the organization and its philanthropic goods
- Attend and actively participate in, board meetings which consist of 4 conference calls per year, 4 quarterly meetings, one annual face-to-face meeting once a year, and any standing committee meetings, which occur outside of regular board meetings (these can happen by phone or via Zoom). Face-to-face meeting may be attended by Zoom as needed
- Board members are expected to be timely and present at every meeting with a maximum of two absences from board meetings
- Be the lead on at least one committee
- Attend and actively participate in the annual meeting held in January (3-4 hours) with a virtual option available
- Attend 2 major events (Hats & Heels for Healthy Hearts Afternoon Tea, other)
- Attend a new board member orientation (2-3 hours once the position is acquired) with a virtual option available
- Commit to an annual gift to Fresh Start for Your Heart that is personally significant and meaningful
- Continue to educate yourself for the betterment of the organization 2-3 times annually (i.e., board development webinar, book class, etc.)
- Promote the mission and be passionate about what we do
Click here for volunteer board member application
