Board Member
| Our board | With a very minimal staff, we rely on our board members to be active participants in a working board. We meet quarterly, but our board members do a lot of work on their own and in committees to drive the vision of the organization forward. |
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| Position | We are currently looking for board members to fill a variety of roles on our Board of Directors. We are looking for people with backgrounds in finance and accounting, fundraising, PR and marketing, program development, grant writing, and many others. We currently have 5 positions open on our board.We are an international non-profit based in Cincinnati and our organization works on projects related to access to clean water, health care, and education in three partner communities in rural Tanzania. We also work in Cincinnati to create a new generation of globally minded citizens by bringing lessons of love and community from Tanzania to our hometown. If you're interested in getting involved in international development work, we may be the right organization for you. |
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| Desired skills *required | Accounting, Business Development, Communications, Data Analysis, Digital Marketing, Diversity/Inclusion, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Event Management, Finance, Fundraising, Grants, Graphic Design, Marketing, Public Relations, Research, Writing/Editing |
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| When | Our Board meets quarterly, but members are expected to serve on committees that meet monthly. |
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| Where | Our board meets at the Village Life Outreach Project Offices at UC's 1819 Innovation Hub |
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| Commitment | 1 to 3 hours/month |
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| Donation | We require a specific amount of “give or get” for all board members. |
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| Requirements | All board members are required to attend quarterly meetings and a half day retreat usually held in the spring. |
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| On-boarding | We expect potential board and committee members to meet with the Executive Director and/or Board Chair to learn more about the organization and expectations of board members. Potential members would be welcome to shadow a board meeting, travel with one of team members to a speak engagements, or participate in a volunteer activity. |
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| Our mission | Mission is to unite communities to promote Life, Health and Education. Most of Village Life’s work focuses on three villages of Tanzania, East Africa. Our primary Tanzanian partner is the Shariti Health, Education, and Development (SHED) Foundation. |
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| Causes | Children, Education, Health, Hunger, Poverty |
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