Board Member (Volunteer Role)

OVERVIEW

A Supportive Community For All (SCFA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established in 2022 with a mission to create a more equitable Snoqualmie Valley by engaging, connecting, and supporting people and organizations to collaboratively build a community where all members can thrive.

We draw on collective impact and community power building frameworks while working with community partners to address inequities in health, housing, financial opportunity, and community connection. We practice equity leaderships skills in all areas of our work, acknowledging that the journey to a thriving community is one that creates space to learn, make mistakes, repair, heal, and grow together.

Our core work is to serve as a centralized access point for human services in the Snoqualmie Valley, providing comprehensive case management support through our partnerships with the Snoqualmie Valley Human Services Coalition and Healthier Here’s Community Hub. As the backbone organization and lead partner in the Snoqualmie Valley Human Services Coalition, we support all aspects of the coalition’s efforts, particularly the Snoqualmie Valley Referral and Navigation Program. In this role, A Supportive Community For All guides partners toward a shared vision, offers training and coordination, serves as fiscal sponsor, and builds capacity to help partners practice equity leadership in both their collaborative and individual work. Additionally, when capacity allows, we provide equity-focused capacity-building services such as fiscal sponsorship, community engagement, and needs assessment. For example, we have supported Snovalley Pride through fiscal sponsorship and capacity-building, and guided an advisory committee in completion of a feasibility study to assess the need for a microbusiness incubator for the City of Carnation.

As an organization, our role is to build community power to support our partners in fulfilling their vision for transformative change. We recognize that this work is a starting point, not an answer, and that equity-focused work is continuous; it requires many voices and a deep, ongoing commitment to dismantling root causes of inequities in the Sno-Valley and elsewhere.

DESCRIPTION AND SCOPE OF ROLE

A Supportive Community For All is growing its board to help realize its bold vision of equity for all. Board members work collaboratively to provide leadership, strategic governance, and fiduciary oversight of A Supportive Community For All. While day-to-day operations are led by our Executive Director, the Board-Director relationship is a partnership, and the involvement of the Board is critical.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Board Development – In collaboration with the Executive Director, The Board recruits, selects, and onboards Board members, ensuring A Supportive Community For All’s commitment to developing a Board that reflects the communities we serve.

Community Ambassador – Board members promote and demonstrate support of A Supportive Community For All’s mission to stakeholders and community members.

Governance – The Board adopts by-laws and revisions to the by-laws and ensures that A Supportive Community For All operates within the by-laws. The Board sets the strategic direction and policies for A Supportive Community For All  in collaboration with the Executive Director, and supports the Executive Director as needed in the development and implementation of the organization’s programs.

Finance – The Board ensures strong fiduciary oversight and financial management, and must regularly review and understand A Supportive Community For All’s budget and financial reports.

Fundraising – The Board actively participates in fundraising and resource development, drawing on the principles of Community Centric Fundraising. All Board members are asked to make a personally significant contribution to A Supportive Community For All (contributions will vary among board members, and may be monetary, time-based, connection-based, or otherwise).

Hiring and Evaluation of Executive Director – The Board recruits, hires, and evaluates the Executive Director.

Additionally, all Board members must:

• Attend and participate in regularly scheduled board meetings (at least monthly), and attend committee or task force meetings as applicable
• Review agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings and show up engaged and ready to contribute
• Maintain confidentiality about all internal matters of A Supportive Community For All

QUALIFICATIONS

A Supportive Community For All seeks to develop a board that consists of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and skill sets. Board members share A Supportive Community For All’s vision for an equitable Snoqualmie Valley, as well as a commitment to building an inclusive culture on our Board, valuing and respecting differences of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, ability, socio-economic status, and other aspects of individual and social identity.

Ideal candidates will have the ability to:

• Commit to the values of SCFA – Equity, Connection, Collaboration, and Innovation
• Commit to understanding and meeting the needs of all people in the Snoqualmie Valley
• Be open to continued personal and professional reflection and growth
• Sign an annual conflict-of-interest disclosure (to be updated during the year, if necessary) as well as disclose potential conflicts-of-interest before meetings and actual conflicts during meetings

BOARD TERMS/TIME COMMITMENT

This is a volunteer, unpaid role. Board members serve 3-year terms. While the Board of A Supportive Community For All makes decisions related to governance, the Board is also a working board, meaning that time outside of meetings will be required to accomplish goals and support the Executive Director and staff. Board members should plan to contribute approximately 10-15 hours per month toward work to advance A Supportive Community For All’s mission.

Disclaimer: The information in this position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by people in this role.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of people in this role.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Community members interested in serving on the  Board of Directors for A Supportive Community For All should submit a resume and letter of interest below telling us about yourself, why you are interested in joining the Board of Directors, and what strengths you believe you will bring to the Board. Applications will be accepted and considered on a rolling basis.