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Volunteer Position
Apply by Jan 11th 2017

Board of Director - Finance experience in Non-Profit

Board of Directors

The BOARD for the CENTRAL OKANAGAN ELIZABETH FRY SOCIETY governs with an emphasis on:
1. Outward vision rather than internal preoccupation;
2. Encouraging all to express their views;
3. Strategic leadership more than administrative detail;
4. Clear distinction of Board Member and Executive Director roles;
5. Collective decision making;
6. A view towards the future rather than the past or present; and
7. Proactivity rather than reactivity
The Role of the Board is to:
• Establish the organization’s purpose/mission.
• Provide continuity for the management and implementation of the organization’s affairs by ensuring that adequate financial and human resources are in place.
• Set the rate of progress at which the organization takes on activities, programs and services to fulfill its mission.
• Secure community support and appreciation for the organization’s objectives, beliefs, vision, mission and long term direction.
• Develop and operate from a strategic plan for a specified periods of time (2-5 year plan).
• Recruit Board Members to renew the membership.

This volunteer position has no scheduling requirements attached to it. You can work out your availability and time commitment directly with the organizer.

You must apply before Jan 11th 2017

This position is currently full.

Location
Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society
Suit 280 1855 Kirschner Road
Kelowna, British Columbia
V1Y 4N7
Hosted by
Logo of Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry SocietyCentral Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society

We envision a world in which all are free from intimate partner & sexual violence. Our team provides services to support and empower survivors to have safe & healthy lives. Our goals are: - To stop intimate partner & sexual violence for all. - To move low income survivors of domestic & sexual violence out of poverty. - To promote the legal rights, justice, and services for survivors of domestic & sexual violence.

Requirements to Volunteer
  • Commitment to the work of the organization.
  • Knowledge and skills on one or more areas of board governance: policy, finance, program, human resource, and/or advocacy.
  • Attendance at Coordinating Council meetings.
  • Sit on a minimum of one of the organization's committees and attend the meetings for that committee(s).
  • Attendance at the Annual General Meeting.
  • Attendance at general meetings.
  • Support and participate in special events and/or fundraising events
    • Causes this position supports

    • Gender Issues

    • Community and Economic Development

    • Financial Literacy

    Skills involved

    • Finance

    • Accounting

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