April 4, 2024 | City of Austin Permitting and Development Center
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
AGE of Central Texas
Mission: AGE supports older adults and family caregivers as they navigate the realities and opportunities of aging and caregiving.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 21
Anticipated Board Openings: 6
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: As a central Texas non-profit, we are looking for individuals who represent the communities we serve. Specifically, we would like to have experienced board members in the areas of finance, communications, corporate connections, and/or HR.
Any Baby Can
Mission: Any Baby Can partners with families to build stability, develop skills, and unlock each child’s full potential.
Area of Focus: Child Welfare or Parenting Support
Total Board Members: 25
Anticipated Board Openings: 4 to 5
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: We ask that our board support us at a level meaningful to them, advocate and be an ambassador for the work we do to strengthen families and connect us with their network.
Art Spark Texas
Mission: Art Spark Texas challenges perceptions of how people contribute by creating an arts-inspired, inclusive community of individuals with diverse abilities.
Area of Focus: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Total Board Members: 13
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Understand disability, appreciate for the arts, fiscal responsibility.
Austin Allies
Mission: Austin Allies' mission is to organize meaningful volunteer opportunities for families in the Greater Austin area by partnering with local nonprofits and those that they serve.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 10
Anticipated Board Openings: 4
Financial Request of Board Members: Help to lead volunteer activities at least twice a year, help to plan fundraising events.
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: We are currently looking for board members with at least one of the following skills or credentials: fundraising, marketing, legal services.
Austin Bat Cave
Mission: Austin Bat Cave is a creative community. Our writing programs empower students to find their voices and tell their stories.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 15
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Experience with arts, education, writing, and teaching. Additional experience with marketing, finance, and law.
Austin Child Guidance Center
Mission: Austin Child Guidance Center provides accessible, high quality mental health services to children and their families to empower them to thrive in childhood and beyond.
Area of Focus: Child Welfare or Parenting Support
Total Board Members: 18 to 20
Anticipated Board Openings: 2 or 3
Financial Request of Board Members: $2,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Expanding ACGC's reach into the communities of greater Austin.
Austin Clubhouse
Mission: Austin Clubhouse exists to provide acceptance and empowerment so adults living with mental health diagnoses can pursue personal goals and play a meaningful role as co-workers, colleagues, family members, neighbors and friends.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 15
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Technology background, finance, business owners (employment development).
Austin Discovery School
Mission: Austin Discovery School is committed to fostering a dynamic learning environment that prioritizes academic rigor, empowering students through inclusivity, amplifying their voice and choice, strengthening the bonds of a community driven by shared values, all while nurturing a deep connection to the natural world. We believe that by upholding these principles, we can inspire and prepare our students to thrive as engaged and responsible global citizens.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 7
Anticipated Board Openings: 4
Financial Request of Board Members: $150 - $500 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: We would like for the candidate to be a professional with some knowledge and/or experience in the local school districts, to have a good understanding or willingness to embrace our mission, and to be open to the values of our community.
Austin Sunshine Camps
Mission: ASC provides the magic of overnight camp without the barrier of cost.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 21
Anticipated Board Openings: 9
Financial Request of Board Members: $4,500 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Love for our mission, expertise in needed area, strong network in Central Texas.
Austin Youth River Watch
Mission: Austin Youth River Watch transforms and inspires youth through environmental education, community engagement, and adventure. As a result of our work, youth are better prepared to create positive outcomes for themselves and the environment, ensuring a better future.
Area of Focus: Environmental Causes
Total Board Members: 9
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: No set amount
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: DEIJB driven mindset, Educators, Fundraising background, Capacity builders.
BookSpring
Mission: BookSpring builds early literacy in children and families through healthcare, education, and the community.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 28
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,500 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Passion for reading and books and educational equity.
Candlelight Ranch
Mission: Candlelight Ranch provides educational and nature-based experiences for families and children of all abilities and needs to learn, explore, and heal.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 15
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: Participation at any level
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Board members assist with the organization's strategic plan, fundraising, and serve as community advocates. Candlelight Ranch is currently seeking individuals with experience in real estate, land planning, legal, fundraising, finance, marketing, and human resources.
Capacity Catalyst
Mission: We're on a mission... to improve data use in the social sector by connecting capacity with need for a thriving equitable social data ecosystem.
Area of Focus: Professional Development & Nonprofit Sector Services
Total Board Members: 11 + ED (nonvoting)
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Willing to serve in an organization that is audacious about its antiracism, legal expertise a plus, HR expertise a plus.
Capital City Village
Mission: To create a community of members, volunteers and services to provide participating seniors the help and information they need to successfully age in place.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 15
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Well connected community member who can direct small projects from beginning to end.
Caritas of Austin
Mission: We prevent and end homelessness for people in Greater Austin.
Area of Focus: Alleviation of the Effects of Poverty (hunger, unhoused populations, etc.)
Total Board Members: 25
Anticipated Board Openings: 10
Financial Request of Board Members: Participation at any level
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Caritas’ Board is committed to a well-rounded membership with regard to areas of expertise, life experience commensurate with our mission, and identification with communities of color. We are seeking diverse candidates that reflect both the community in Austin and Travis County and those we serve. We welcome applicants with a variety of expertise, including but not limited to leaders in real estate/housing development law, finance, community outreach, and banking.
Change 1 Mind Change 1 Life
Mission: To improve the lives of children, youth and families that experience the Child Welfare system and other Health & Human Services systems in order to ensure successful outcomes.
Area of Focus: Child Welfare or Parenting Support
Total Board Members: 9 to 13
Anticipated Board Openings: 9 to 13
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: A board candidate would have experience in and a commitment to improving lives of youth who have experienced the Child Welfare system and would have a role in building a community where there are opportunities to build skills, assets and competencies; foster healthy relationships; strengthen the environment; and transform systems.
Christi Center
Mission: We provide support after the death of a close family member or friend.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 12
Anticipated Board Openings: 4
Financial Request of Board Members: No minimum
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Passionate about grief and loss, supporting the community. Help with fundraising and any skills they can bring to the table.
Council on At-Risk Youth
Mission: Empowering at-risk youth with skills to avoid crime and violence.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 18
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,000 give or get.
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Dedication: Commitment to CARY's mission and goals. Team Player: Willingness to collaborate and work effectively with other board members. Networking Abilities: Capability to build relationships and leverage networks for the benefit of CARY. Strategic Thinking: Ability to envision long-term goals and strategies for CARY.
Drive a Senior-Austin, TX
Mission: Enabling older adults to live independently, avoid social isolation, and age in place by providing free, volunteer-based transportation and other support services.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 15
Anticipated Board Openings: 7
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,000
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Passion for our mission, ability to help connect us to others in the community, and willingness to help in a variety of ways.
EcoRise
Mission: EcoRise mobilizes a new generation of leaders to design healthy, just, and thriving communities for all.
Area of Focus: Environmental Causes
Total Board Members: 21
Anticipated Board Openings: 4
Financial Request of Board Members: $500 - $1,000 (flexible)
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: NPO Fundraising/Development experience, Legal, Marketing, DEI/EJ, Finance, Energy, ESG, Technology, Academia, etc.
engAGE Travis County
Mission: We provide pathways for aging well and foster civic engagement through volunteering, education, and advocacy. We strengthen communities through partnerships with public agencies and community organizations.
Area of Focus: Professional Development & Nonprofit Sector Services
Total Board Members: 7
Anticipated Board Openings: 4
Financial Request of Board Members: $500 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates:
Persons that allow the engAGE Board to represent and respond to racial, ethnic, economic, age, sexual orientation and gender identity diversity.
Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in one or more of the areas of business, government, philanthropy, and the nonprofit sector.
Commitment to and understanding of engAGE’s beneficiaries (adults 50+).
Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diver individuals.
Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of engAGE volunteers and the clients they serve at the various partner organizations.
Equity Kids
Mission: Equity Kids explore ways of rejecting racism to make racial injustice a thing of the past.
Area of Focus: Social Justice and or Racial Equity
Total Board Members: 7
Anticipated Board Openings: 2 to 3
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Board candidates should be able to demonstrate clear, personal alignment with the mission of Equity Kids, value racially diverse communities and be comfortable discussing racial and social issues, have knowledge of or interest in learning about social inequity issues and be willing to discuss these issues with others.
Every Dog Behavior and Training
Mission: To provide inclusive, accessible dog training and behavior resources to the Austin community.
Area of Focus: Animal Care & Welfare
Total Board Members: 9
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: We're looking for folks with connections to various communities within Austin, particularly representing voices that often go unheard in the animal space. We're also looking for folks with a variety of skillsets, including fundraising, PR, outreach/engagement, legal, HR, financial, etc. We are looking for folks who are interested in giving their time, with at least 5 hours per month of board service as a general expectation.
Front Steps
Mission: Based on the belief that all people deserve the dignity of a safe place to call home, Front Steps’ mission is to create a pathway home through shelter, affordable housing, and community education.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 6
Anticipated Board Openings: 8
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,200 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Passion to shatter every type of oppression, especially homelessness. Life experience, Finance experience, social work experience, development experience.
Future Front Texas
Mission: We’re on a mission to nurture spaces where women and LGBTQ+ creatives can grow together.
Area of Focus: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Total Board Members: 6
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: We are currently looking for board members with an active interest in developing operational structures that support the growth of our programs. Currently, we're recruiting for a Development Officer an HR/Operations Officer. Board members should indicate a strong interest in and curiosity for our mission, too.
Generation SERVE
Mission: To engage children in volunteerism and empower them to make a difference in their communities.
Area of Focus: Child Welfare or Parenting Support
Total Board Members: 12
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: $6,500 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Volunteering, parenting, philanthropy, community-minded.
Girl Scouts of Central Texas
Mission: To create girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 28
Anticipated Board Openings: 8
Financial Request of Board Members: A personally meaningful gift.
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: People who support the mission and are interested in advocating in the community, helping fundraise, and helping set strategy.
Goodwill Central Texas
Mission: Transforming generations by empowering people through education, career training, and work.
Area of Focus: Professional Development & Nonprofit Sector Services
Total Board Members: 21
Anticipated Board Openings: 2 to 4
Financial Request of Board Members: Make or raise a minimum $1,000 personal distribution (cash or in-kind), and introduce at least 5 individuals to the organization
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Currently revising the desired skills.
I Live Here I Give Here
Mission: I Live Here I Give Here is on a mission to amplify giving in Central Texas through cultivating and creating deeper connections for givers and the issues they care about.
Area of Focus: Professional Development & Nonprofit Sector Services
Total Board Members: 24
Anticipated Board Openings: 4 to 5
Financial Request of Board Members: $5,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Passionate about the I Live Here I Give Here mission and a track record of board leadership. Leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. Accomplishments will allow him/her to attract other well-qualified, high-performing Board Members. Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. Commitment to and understanding of I Live Here I Give Here’s programs, preferably based on experience. Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals. Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for making our community more philanthropic. Avid listener.
ICC Austin
Mission: We provide quality, affordable, and healthy cooperative housing for students with financial need.
Area of Focus: Alleviation of the Effects of Poverty (hunger, unhoused populations, etc.)
Total Board Members: 11
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Likes a good challenge, patient with young adults, creative, committed.
Impact Austin Foundation
Mission: We cultivate and expand the knowledge, passion, and generosity of our members to make a positive impact by developing strong relationships and leveraging the power of collective giving.
Area of Focus: Alleviation of the Effects of Poverty (hunger, unhoused populations, etc.)
Total Board Members: 15
Anticipated Board Openings: 3 to 5
Financial Request of Board Members: 1. A donation of $1750 annually, in addition to the annual membership dues; and 2. A meaningful one-time contribution to the Rebecca Powers Endowment Fund. A Board Member is required to be a member of Impact Austin (membership dues are $1,250 annually). The Board has a get/give for the financial commitments, except for the endowment pledge.
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Impact Austin seeks women who are passionate about collective giving and philanthropy. In particular those who demonstrate valuable skills to guide the organization in forming policy and strategy, with individual expertise in one or more areas, including: leadership, operational effectiveness, finance, board governance, HR, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, fundraising, and preferably experience serving on another board of directors.
Leadership Austin
Mission: We connect and develop leaders to courageously engage and transform our communities.
Area of Focus: Professional Development & Nonprofit Sector Services
Total Board Members: 25
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: Board members are expected to make a personal gift each year that is generous to them (self-defined).
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Community-Minded Leaders, including but not limited to Leadership Austin graduates.
Little Bit of Good
Mission: Our mission is to drive equity and systemic transformation in communities of color by strategically resourcing and developing Black non-profit leaders in the area of capacity building.
Area of Focus: Social Justice and or Racial Equity
Total Board Members: 10
Anticipated Board Openings: 7
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,500 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Strategic, equity focused, community focused, admin skills, prior board experience, board leadership, nonprofit fundraising, nonprofit finances.
Lock Arms For Life
Mission: We educate students, young adults and parents about safe practices and safe storage of firearms. Our mission is: very gun locked when not in use. We educate with our Get ACTIVE program and provide free gun locks.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 6
Anticipated Board Openings: 2 or 3
Financial Request of Board Members: $100 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Gun owner, veteran, medical professional, or anyone interested in gun safety.
Loving Texas Pet Assistance
Mission: To provide free care and spay/neuter to pets living with low income folks, lowering the shelter euthanasia rates.
Area of Focus: Animal Care & Welfare
Total Board Members: 4
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: $10,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Fundraising, marketing.
Magdalene House of Austin
Mission: Magdalene House Austin is a survivor-led community for adult women who have survived sex trafficking. We are a community centered in love that provides safe and supportive housing, access to healthcare services and counseling, and professional development.
Area of Focus: Women's Support, Safety, and/or Services
Total Board Members: 7
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: $5,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Creativity, open-mindedness, communication skills, organized.
Mariposa Family Learning Center
Mission: Uniquely providing subsidized, exceptional early learning and care in southeast Austin, enabling children to thrive and families to build pathways out of poverty.
Area of Focus: Child Welfare or Parenting Support
Total Board Members: 7
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Child development or early learning expertise, accounting or human resources expertise; development, fundraising or marketing expertise.
Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties
Mission: To empower children, families, and seniors to achieve and maintain independence by partnering with area organizations to provide education, nutrition, and community support.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 13
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Leadership, Governance, Oversight, and Fundraising.
Partnerships for Children
Mission: To make tomorrow better than today by supporting and empowering children, youth, and families involved with Child Protective Services.
Area of Focus: Child Welfare or Parenting Support
Total Board Members: 14
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Current gaps include HR experience and Tech/IT; active volunteer (someone who is willing to occasionally help in person); collaborative thinker; experience or knowledge of child welfare, foster care, or adoption is a plus.
Reading with Sola
Mission: Reading with Sola aims to eradicate illiteracy within underrepresented groups via the promotion of literacy and the supplying of educational resources, while addressing systemic racism and social justice through the power of books and reading.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 4
Anticipated Board Openings: 1
Financial Request of Board Members: $500 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Fundraising Experience: Candidates should have a proven track record of successful fundraising. This could include experience with planning and executing events, soliciting donations, or applying for grants.
Event Planning Skills: Organizing a book fair or fundraiser requires strong logistical and planning skills. Candidates should be detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
Communication Skills: Board members often serve as representatives of the organization, so they should be comfortable speaking publicly and interacting with a wide range of people. They should also be able to communicate effectively within the board and with staff.
Leadership and Teamwork: Ideal candidates should have leadership experience, but also be able to work effectively as part of a team. They should be able to motivate others, delegate tasks, and collaborate on decision-making.
Passion for the Mission: Perhaps most importantly, board members should be deeply committed to the organization's mission. They should be willing to devote their time, energy, and resources to supporting the organization's work.
Networks and Influence: Board members who have strong networks in the community can be valuable assets for a nonprofit, particularly in terms of fundraising and outreach. Financial Acumen: While not directly related to hosting events, having board members with financial knowledge can help ensure the organization's financial health, which is crucial for its overall success.
Rebuilding Together Austin San Antonio
Mission: Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 12
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: $10,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: RT is looking for board members that are collaborative and community focused. We could use members that are comfortable in the media space, but mostly understand the need for affordable housing. Experience with the trades and contracting is a plus, or anyone with strong connections with area churches. The most important characteristic we look for is passion.
Samaritan Center
Mission: We empower individuals, families, and communities and provide a safe space for growth and healing through holistic counseling, integrative medicine, peer support, and education.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 15
Anticipated Board Openings: 6
Financial Request of Board Members: $500 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Passion for our mission to provide services to everyone in our community, regardless of ability to pay. Passion for increasing access for children. Passion for supporting veterans and first responders through our Hope for Heroes program.
We strive for Board diversity in age, race, culture and gender identity and seek connection to diverse communities. People who are connected to community through work or affiliation: corporate, business, medical, marketing, fundraising, K-12 or college connections, churches, human resources, veterans, first responders.
Senior Access
Mission: To provide free transportation and support services to older adults which allows them to age in place independently.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 11
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: $500 to $2,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Forward thinker, marketing or sales experience.
Social Venture Partners Austin
Mission: We foster a community of engaged citizens, strengthen nonprofits and social enterprises, and invest in collaborative solutions to tackle our community’s socioeconomic challenges.
Area of Focus: Professional Development & Nonprofit Sector Services
Total Board Members: 9
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: Personally significant gift
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Love of the social sector and improving the community, professional skills of all kinds, BIPOC.
Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund
Mission: Engage people and communities through face-to-face public education, grassroots organizing and action-oriented research for a cleaner and healthier Texas.
Area of Focus: Environmental Causes
Total Board Members: 9
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: $800 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Engage people and communities through face-to-face public education, grassroots organizing and action-oriented research for a cleaner and healthier Texas.
Texas Homeless Network
Mission: We lead Texas communities to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring.
Area of Focus: Alleviation of the Effects of Poverty (hunger, unhoused populations, etc.)
Total Board Members: 17
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: No specific amount
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Marketing, development, communication, public policy knowledge, and advocacy experience.
The Library Foundation
Mission: The Library Foundation supports the Austin Public Library by increasing awareness about the library and its importance to the community, and by enhancing library collections, programs, and facilities.
Area of Focus: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Total Board Members: 25
Anticipated Board Openings: 5
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Commitment, Leadership, Strategic Thinking.
The Wild Hope Equine Center for Healing
Mission: We provide access to long term, quality equine -assisted trauma services to those who’ve experienced complex trauma and trafficking.
Area of Focus: Human Health & Wellness
Total Board Members: 7
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: $1,000 give or get
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Our team is seeking male and BIPOC individuals in the areas of nonprofit management, Board Governance, Strategy and/or Licensed Mental Health practitioners.
Urban Roots
Mission: Our mission is to work with youth leaders to grow fresh food and build a community dedicated to achieving food equity.
Area of Focus: Social Justice and or Racial Equity
Total Board Members: 15
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: N/A
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Someone with experience serving on a board, financial and/or law/contracting experience would be helpful, and someone who is willing to help with fundraising.
VELA
Mission: Empowers families of children with disabilities to become their child's greatest advocate through courses, support and community building.
Area of Focus: Child Welfare or Parenting Support
Total Board Members: 8
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: Meaningful amount
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Commitment to the potential and vision of VELA, Entrepreneurial spirit & passion for growing our impact, Experience scaling organizations, Strong communications network, Desire and experience growing resources & partnerships, Social Justice Focused.
Wayside Schools
Mission: Through rigorous academics and an inclusive and caring community, Wayside ensures ALL scholars are college-ready and prepared to be engaged and successful leaders.
Area of Focus: Education & Educational Services
Total Board Members: 9
Anticipated Board Openings: 3
Financial Request of Board Members: $2,500
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Wayside Schools is searching for diverse, passionate, committed, resourced, and influential community and business leaders to join and further strengthen our current charter school board. Duties as an appointed board member, who oversees our 501c3 Nonprofit Corporation and acts as the public school board responsible to the taxpayers of Texas, include: fundraising, academic and financial oversight, policymaking and review, and annual training.
Women's Storybook Project of Texas
Mission: Connect children with their incarcerated mothers through the joy of literature.
Area of Focus: Child Welfare or Parenting Support
Total Board Members: 10
Anticipated Board Openings: 2
Financial Request of Board Members: Personally significant gift
Skills or Characteristics of Ideal Candidates: Alignment with mission, ability to connect with others