ARJ Board Member

Access Reproductive Justice

1d•Remote

About The Position

ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE is seeking a Board Member to uphold and ensure the mission of ACCESS RJ is continually achieved. This role involves ensuring effective organizational planning, actively participating in big-picture strategizing, and assisting in monitoring the plan’s goals. The Board Member will ensure ACCESS RJ is adequately resourced to accomplish its mission and meet its goals, provide prudent financial oversight (including approving the annual budget, establishing proper financial controls, and identifying and mitigating potential risks), and ensure legal compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. The Board Member will install the Executive Director and provide the support necessary to further the goals of the organization, and ensure that they are effective in their roles. Additionally, the role includes evaluating the work of the Board and ED, recruiting and orienting new Board members, serving as ACCESS RJ ambassadors by clearly articulating the mission, accomplishments, and goals, and upholding organizational values and frameworks in all matters. Board members are expected to live in California due to the statewide nature of the organization. Commitments include understanding and supporting ACCESS RJ’s mission, vision, values, policies, programs, and needs; understanding the organization’s financial statements; serving as active advocates and ambassadors; identifying and securing financial resources and partnerships; attending quarterly full Board meetings and more frequent committee meetings, reading assigned materials, and reaching out in case of absence; joining at least one Board committee; responding to Board emails within one week; attending one ACCESS RJ event biannually; participating in one continuing education biannually; participating in outreach and fundraising activities; and making or raising an annual contribution that is personally significant. Maintaining confidentiality about all internal matters of the organization is also required.

Requirements

Must live in California
Ability to listen, analyze, think creatively, and work well with people individually and in a group
Willingness to prepare for and attend board and committee meetings as your whole selves, ask questions, complete tasks as assigned, contribute resources, and advocate for the organization
Interest in developing and teaching skills in the spirit of learning and collaboration
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and a personal approach that values all individuals and respects differences regarding race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, ability, socio-economic circumstance, immigration status, and record of arrest or conviction
Experience or interest in holding an anti-racist framework and a commitment to continuous personal anti-oppression work
Astute, strategic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
Flexibility and a strong ability to work collaboratively with a creative problem-solving approach

Nice To Haves

Commitment to reproductive justice and ACCESS RJ’s mission, vision, and values
People who have had abortions, folks who live in rural areas, transgender, gender non conforming, gender expansive people, people with disabilities, folks from an array of socio-economic backgrounds, elders, youth, and people of color are encouraged to apply!

Responsibilities

Uphold and ensure the mission of ACCESS RJ is continually achieved
Ensure effective organizational planning, actively participating in big-picture strategizing, and assisting in monitoring the plan’s goals
Ensure ACCESS RJ is adequately resourced to accomplish its mission and meet its goals
Provide prudent financial oversight, which includes approving the annual budget, establishing proper financial controls, and identifying and mitigating potential risks
Ensure legal compliance with all relevant laws and regulations
Install the Executive Director and provide the support necessary to further the goals of the organization, and ensure that they are effective in their roles
Evaluate the work of the Board and ED
Recruit and orient new Board members
Serve as ACCESS RJ ambassadors - clearly articulating the mission, accomplishments, and goals
Uphold organizational values and frameworks in all matters
Understand and support ACCESS RJ’s mission, vision, values, policies, programs, and needs
Understand the organization’s financial statements, asking for clarity to understand when statements are unclear
Serve as active advocates and ambassadors for the organization
Identify and secure the financial resources and partnerships necessary for the organization to advance its work. Leverage connections where they’re helpful
Be present at quarterly full Board meetings and more frequent committee meetings. Read the assigned materials beforehand and ask questions as they arise. Reach out to Board Partner and/or read meeting notes in case of an absence
Join at least one Board committee, and participate in committee meetings as scheduled
Respond to Board emails within one week of receipt (for non-time-sensitive matters)
Attend one ACCESS RJ event biannually in person or virtually (e.g. a social event, a fundraiser, an educational event)
Participate in one continuing education biannually to develop and enhance skills and knowledge of Board processes and roles (e.g. Nonprofit Lab webinar, etc)
Participate in outreach and fundraising activities for ACCESS RJ as directed by the Staff and Events committee
Make or raise an annual contribution (financial or in-kind) that is personally significant (no fixed amount)
Maintain confidentiality about all internal matters of the organization