Board Member – Fundraising
CitySprouts

ChildrenEducation & Out-of-School TimeEnvironmentLife SkillsSocial Justice & Equality
Central Square Building, 678 Massachusetts Ave # 904, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone 617 878 2436

Board Member – Fundraising

Cambridge
02139
ChildrenEducation & Out-of-School TimeEnvironmentLife SkillsSocial Justice & Equality
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Our board

Board members support and promote CitySprouts mission and vision —




  • Our vision is to inspire a generation to grow a greener future.




  • Our mission is to cultivate curiosity and wonder in students through hands-on science learning in their own schoolyard gardens




Board members offer insight, ideas, experience and their time to ensure CitySprouts’ continued growth as a partner to public schools in Boston and Cambridge.
Position

Development Committee Member
Partners with CitySprouts’ Director of Development to set and advance fundraising goals that sustain garden science programs and gardens in Cambridge and Boston. Helps rally board members and donors around those goals, strengthen donor relationships, and make connections to potential supporters. Brings experience in nonprofit development and a willingness to take an active role in fundraising and stewardship.
Desired skills
*required		 Event Management, Fundraising*, Grants
When Quarterly + Annual Meeting and Board Retreat
Where Virtually and in person
Commitment 3 to 5 hours/month
Donation Organization strives for 100% board giving, but have no strict guidelines around financial contributions.
Requirements

CitySprouts board members are expected to:



  • Attend at least 80% of scheduled Board meetings and come prepared to participate.

  • Serve on at least one Board committee and contribute actively.

  • Attend two or three CitySprouts events each year.

  • Act as ambassadors for CitySprouts in their personal and professional networks.

  • Contribute their time, expertise, and perspective to an engaged, working Board.

  • Fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities and support decisions made by the Board.

  • Make an annual personal contribution that is meaningful to their capacity; the Board aims for 100% participation.

  • Aim to make at least two introductions each year to potential donors, partners, or board members.
On-boarding

The Governance Committee solicits nominations and identifies prospective members whose experience, skills, and perspectives meet the Board’s needs. Prospective members are interviewed to learn about their interests and potential contributions and to answer questions about Board service. The committee recommends candidates to the full Board, which votes on their election at the annual meeting or a special meeting.
Our mission

The CitySprouts mission is to cultivate curiosity and wonder in students through hands-on science learning in their own schoolyard gardens.
Causes
Children, Education & Out-of-School Time, Environment, Life Skills, Social Justice & Equality