Board Member

Neighborhood Network for Seniors is a nonprofit organization that serves seniors and caregivers in St. Paul. We have been in operation since 1992 and have recently expanded our service area from beyond Merriam Park, Lex-Hamline, Mac-Groveland, and Summit-U neighborhoods to include Highland Park. We have a dedicated staff, volunteers and Board of Directors.

Applicants must be committed to advancing our mission, vision, and values and, if possible, have experience in fundraising, marketing/social media/public relations, and/or organization development. For additional information about our program and services, please checkout our website: neighborhoodnetworkforseniors.org

The board meets virtually six times per year and participates additional board committees.

SPECIFIC BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning

• Form overall strategic direction and policies for the organization including long range plans, goals and objectives

• Approve guidelines, policies, plans, goals and objectives

• Monitor progress toward long and short range plans

Finances

• Monitor organization’s overall financial position

• Develop and monitor financial policies

• Approve annual budget

Organization

• Review, follow and routinely review by-laws, updating them as needed

Board Committees

• Ensure that work directed by the strategic and annual plans are addressed by the committee(s)

• Develop committee work plan and provide progress updates to the Board

• Take direction from Board as appropriate

Seeking Board Members with skills in the following areas: Fundraising (especially corporate and non-profit foundations), Marketing, and Change Management; ideally, previous nonprofit board experience and diverse community connections. 

• Demonstrated history of leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy or the non-profit sector.

• A history of development experience, particularly corporate foundation fundraising experience

• Understands and is committed to the organization’s purpose and mission