Board Member – Governance
| Our board | The board of Nurturing Minds, Inc. is committed to ensuring the sound management of organizational assets in the interest of achieving the organization’s mission to provide financial and technical support for quality secondary education to Tanzanian girls who are poor, marginalized, and at-risk of becoming involved in exploitative forms of child labor. |
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| Position | Identify qualified individuals to serve as directors of Nurturing Minds. Recommend new slate for election and/or reelection. Make recommendations to the Board on NM policies, corporate governance, bylaws, business conduct, and ethics. Review and assess committee charters and effectiveness. |
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| Desired skills *required |
Board, Legal, Management |
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| When | May (for 2-day annual meeting) and September (for 2-day semi-annual meeting) and participate on committee conference calls every two months |
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| Where | Boston (for annual meeting in May) and Philadelphia (for semi-annual meeting in September) |
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| Commitment | 3 to 5 hours/month |
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| Donation | Organization requires a specific amount of “give or get” for all board members. |
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| Requirements | Become familiar with or is familiar with Tanzania and visit the SEGA Girls' School. Commit time to attend the annual board meetings (two 2-day-long meetings) and conference calls every 2 months, participate on a committee (e.g., communications, development, etc), fundraise by organizing events, soliciting donations, and networking, and seek to raise $10,000 per year through one’s network or personal contribution. |
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| Additional Info | Candidate must have an interest and passion for girls' education and empowerment. Networking. Capacity to give. Worker bee/roll up sleeves. |
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| Our mission | Nurturing Minds is a U.S. based non-profit whose mission is to provide financial and technical support to improve access to quality education and life skills to empower girls in Tanzania, with a particular emphasis on girls who are poor, marginalized, and at-risk of becoming involved in exploitative forms of child labor. |
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| Causes |
Education
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