About Associates for Renewal in Education

Board Member Terms and Responsibilities

Term of Service and Time Commitment 

• Members will serve a 3-year term to be eligible for re-appointment for additional terms.  
• 12 Board meetings annually; approximately every month.
• 8 hours per month for Board and/or Committee work or special assignments.

Leadership

• Contribute your time and talents to activities that promote the work of ARE. 
• Serving as a trusted advisor to the CEO.
• Commit to attending events of ARE including fundraising marketing, outreach, or advocacy events.
• Representing ARE to stakeholders and acting as an ambassador for the organization.  

Governance

• Determining how the organization carries out its mission through long- and short-range planning and setting agency policy.
• Recruit, orient, and develop board members; assist in recruiting volunteers to augment board committees. Ensure ARE’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the community.
• Attend and actively participate in six regularly scheduled Board of Directors meetings each calendar year.
• Actively participate in board committees or task forces or take on special assignments that help meet the organization’s outcomes. 
• Reviewing agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings
• Stay well-informed about ARE by reading minutes, Executive Director and Financial reports. Be aware of and take notice of community activities and legal/political developments that may impact the organization and its programs. 

Oversight

• Review and approve ARE’s annual budget, audit report, and material business decisions.
• Provide fiscal oversight.
• Hire and annually evaluate the performance of the Executive Director.

Fundraising

• Commit to raise and/or donate a minimum of one thousand dollars to ARE each calendar year. 
• Contribute to additional fundraising through personal contributions and/or generating support from friends or other contacts. 

Skills, Qualifications, and Attributes

• A commitment to children, youth and families, education, and workforce development for people from underserved communities. 
• A track record of successful leadership in business, education, government, philanthropy or the nonprofit sector. 
• A commitment to, understanding of, and experience with ARE’s stakeholders
• Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships. Persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals.
• A bias towards action and accomplishing goals.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of ARE’s beneficiaries. 

Service on ARE’s Board of Directors is without remuneration, except for pre-approved administrative or travel costs in relation to Board Members’ duties.  

• Skills Needed Include: 
  
• Marketing and Communications
• Event Planning
• Legal
• Public Relations
• Information Technology
• Real Estate
• Finance
• Fundraising

To Learn More or To Apply

Contact the Raeshaw Crosson at rcrosson@are-inc.org. Also visit www.are-inc.org for more information.