Board Member – Finance Your Store of the Queen City
2110 St Michael St, Cincinnati, OH 45204
Board Member – Finance
| Our board | Your Store of the Queen City seeks board members with a variety of skills and lived experiences to dedicate themselves to community-based emergency and systems-change work that creates equity in food access across neighborhoods in Cincinnati. Our board meets once monthly, and board members are expected to join one of 3 committees: Finance (business, retail & budgets), Governance (administrative & legal oversight) or Development (fundraising & networking).Your Store of the Queen City is the 501c3 nonprofit organization that is parent to Meiser's Fresh Grocery & Deli. It was founded in 2019 through Lower Price Hill neighbor leadership, with a mission that will create neighborhood-based entities to expand fresh food access and create community-based jobs by supporting the development and networking of resident-centered, culturally and economically inclusive enterprises in food desert areas of Cincinnati, OH.Meiser’s Fresh Grocery & Deli is proud to be a sustainable, trustworthy, diverse Lower Price Hill neighbor-led social enterprise that 1. Offers free and affordable fresh products based on community demand; 2. Brings money into Lower Price Hill through jobs and supporting entrepreneurship; and 3. Connects people through a friendly, inclusive atmosphere and community activities. |
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| Position | Finance committee members sought for Your Store of the Queen City, with experience or desire to learn and contribute to projects relating to small business, retail, budgeting, nonprofit accounting, taxes, or other relevant areas of finance. |
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| Desired skills *required | Accounting, Data Analysis, Diversity/Inclusion, Finance*, Grants, Project Management |
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| When | 2nd Wednesday of each month, 5-6:30pm |
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| Where | Primarily Zoom with occasional in person meetings |
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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 | Board members should bring clear communication and project management skills, cultural humility, and a desire to understand the human, governmental, economic, environmental, healthcare and food systems that intersect in the manifestation of present-day food access inequities that marginalize and harm people.The ideal board member will bring a solution oriented, strengths-based approach to visioning and teamwork, offering 3-5 hours a month to participate actively in monthly board meetings, a monthly committee meeting, support certain projects and actively respond to inter-meeting communications.Desired experiences of board members includes either professional (examples: finance, strategy, retail, restaurant, supply chain, nonprofit, social, health, research, legal, administrative, HR, organizing, government, volunteering, advocacy) and/or lived experiences relating to the mission of Your Store of the Queen City, and active passion for collaborative learning and growth as well as consistent communication skills. |
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| On-boarding | 1 Ideation for Recruiting: Board members ideate and refer 1-2 potential candidates to board for consideration, via Governance Committee.2 Governance Vetting: Prospect vetting by Executive or Governance Committee, and referral to process.3 Interest Development: Connection from YSQC inquires with candidate as to their interest in learning more about the possibility of joining the board. They explain the recruitment process. Distribution of One-Pagers and recruitment process after this call.4 Prospect self-led learning: Prospect is then encouraged to visit website www.yourstoreqc.org, social media @yourstoreqc and @meisersfresh and also shop at YSQC's flagship initiative Meiser's Fresh Grocery & Deli 738 State Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45204 themselves, independently, to learn about the social enterprise and community culture from an individual perspective.5 Board Intro Call: After completing a shopping trip and Q&A , candidate will receive overview of Your Store of the Queen City Board Membership and discuss history, programs and strategy and board membership with leaders.6 Board Application: Submit board application and resume or Linkedin.7 Shadow a Board Meeting and a Committee Meeting: Opportunity for participating and introductions, via Zoom or in-person depending on meeting8 Board Vote: Board review and vote on prospective applicant.9 Board Commitment Meeting: Complete board commitment form with board leadership10 Board Training: Introduction to Bylaws, Programming, Strategic Planning, Budgets, online media accounts and other relevant aspects of the organizational operations from a board perspective. |
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| Additional Info | Finance committee members sought for Your Store of the Queen City, with experience or desire to learn and contribute to projects relating to small business, retail, budgeting, nonprofit accounting, taxes, or other relevant areas of finance. |
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| Our mission | Your Store of the Queen City is a non-profit organization that facilitates grassroots-based movements to open dignified, neighbor-led social enterprises that foster community well-being in Cincinnati. |
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| Causes | Health, Hunger, Poverty |
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