Organization: Sound Community Services, Inc.

Position: Member of the Board of Directors

Mission: To inspire hope by empowering our diverse community to find healing and growth.

For more information, please visit Sound Community Services, Inc.’s website at www.soundcommunityservices.org.

Position:

The Board, as a group and as individual members, will support the work of Sound Community Services, Inc. (“Sound”) and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by Sound’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Board-CEO relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected. Specific Board Member responsibilities include:

• Leadership, governance, and oversight
• Serving as a trusted adviser to the CEO as s/he develops and implements Sound’s strategic plan
• Reviewing outcomes and metrics created by Sound for evaluating its impact, and regularly measuring its performance and effectiveness using those metrics; reviewing agenda and supporting materials prior to board and committee meetings
• Approving Sound’s annual budget, audit reports, and material business decisions; being informed of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary responsibilities
• Contributing to an annual performance evaluation of the CEO
• Assisting the CEO and board chair in identifying and recruiting other Board Members
• Partnering with the CEO and other board members to ensure that board resolutions are carried forward
• Serving on committees or task forces and taking on special assignments
• Representing Sound to stakeholders; acting as an ambassador for the organization
• Ensuring Sound’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities Sound serves

Fundraising:

Sound Community Services Board Members will consider Sound a philanthropic priority and make annual gifts that reflect that priority. So that Sound can credibly solicit contributions from foundations, organizations, and individuals, Sound expects to have 100% of Board Members make an annual contribution that is commensurate with their capacity.

Board Terms/Participation:

Sound’s Board Members will serve a one (1) year term to be eligible for re-appointment for an additional three (3) year term. Board meetings will be held monthly. Committee meetings will be held on a monthly basis, or as needed and determined by the CEO and Board Chair.

Qualifications:

This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about Sound’s mission, and who has a track record of board leadership. Selected Board Members will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. Her/His accomplishments will allow her/him to attract other well-qualified, high-performing Board Members.

Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications:

• Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector
• A commitment to and understanding of Sound’s beneficiaries, preferably based on experience
• 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 improving the lives of Sound’s beneficiaries

Service on Sound’s Board of Directors is without remuneration