Board Member
| Our board | Project Yoga is a working board. Members' time, talents, and leadership skills are utilized to execute the strategic vision and plan for the organization. |
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| Position | As a partner and collaborator with the chair of the board of directors, executive director, and fellow board members, each member’s role is to support and sustain the work of Project Yoga. Board members are the fiduciaries who steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure Project Yoga has adequate resources to advance its mission. |
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| Desired skills *required | Board |
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| When | Full board meetings, bi monthly. Schedule shared upon request. |
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| Where | Virtually |
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| Commitment | 3 to 5 hours/month |
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| Donation | We strive for 100% board giving, but have no strict guidelines around financial contributions. |
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| Requirements | 1. Support/define the mission, goals, policies, and programs of Project Yoga. 2. Serve actively on one or more current and/or future standing committees (governance, finance, development, curriculum) and regularly attend board meetings. 3. Serve as a “champion” of Project Yoga and connect people with charitable resources to the executive director and the finance committee. 4. Approve Project Yoga’s annual operating budget, audit reports, board-enacted policies, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal, ethical, and fiduciary responsibilities. 5. Ensure the financial sustainability of Project Yoga; understand the role in fiduciary matters. 6. Review outcomes and metrics created in any active strategic plan to evaluate its impact, and regularly measure performance and effectiveness using those metrics. 7. Understand that Project Yoga is a “hybrid” nonprofit organization; board member’s role is governance and implementation of part of the existing strategic plan in collaboration with executive director. 8. Actively participate in the board’s evaluation and strategic planning efforts. 9. Hire, establish compensation, evaluate, and terminate executive director. 10. Respect the board’s governance role and maintain confidentiality of the board’s proprietary information and executive sessions; honor potential conflict of interest scenarios by refraining from discussion. 11. Advance Project Yoga’s profile in the community through mutually beneficial collaborations and partnerships. 12. Advance the mission of Project Yoga through gifts of time, talent, and an annual financial contribution; access your sphere of influence on behalf of the people served/the mission. |
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| Our mission | We transform and inspire our community, one breath at a time. We are dedicated to bringing the health and wellness benefits of yoga to underserved and at-risk populations. |
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| Causes | Children, Health, Life Skills, Senior Services |
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