Board of Directors Member

Career Path Services • Spokane, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Career Path Services is seeking new Board Members to provide governance and leadership for the organization. This volunteer position involves directing the agency's activities to fulfill its mission of breaking the spirit of poverty through the dignity of work. Board members will engage in oversight, governance, accountability, and committee participation. They are expected to make a personally meaningful annual contribution, steward relationships that advance mission-aligned partnerships and diversified revenue, and contribute to a governance culture that respects diverse perspectives. The organization is particularly interested in individuals with experience in philanthropy, healthcare, technology, marketing, or strategic communications, as well as those with lived experience connected to workforce and economic mobility systems. The Board of Directors serves as the governing body, providing fiduciary oversight, guiding long-term strategy, supporting and evaluating the CEO, and safeguarding the organization's financial and ethical health. Board members operate at a strategic level, focusing on disciplined questions, risk evaluation, mission clarity, and organizational sustainability.

Requirements

• Demonstrated leadership within their profession, community, or lived experience
• Prepared to contribute at a governance level
• Experience in philanthropy, healthcare, technology, marketing or strategic communications (preferred)
• Lived experience connects directly to the workforce and economic mobility systems
• Professional expertise
• Community credibility
• Experience connected to the populations we serve
• Ability to make a personally meaningful annual contribution, based on capacity
• Ability to introduce CPS leadership to potential philanthropic supporters, corporate partners, employers, or community collaborators
• Ability to participate in at least one direct cultivation, sponsorship, or partnership conversation annually
• Ability to host or attend mission-aligned engagement opportunities when appropriate
• Ability to remain engaged in advancing relationships they help initiate
• Ability to prepare for and attend quarterly board meetings
• Ability to participate actively on at least one committee
• Ability to engage in strategic planning and performance oversight
• Ability to uphold fiduciary, ethical, and conflict-of-interest standards
• Candidates who bring professional expertise, community credibility, and lived experience connected to the populations we serve.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in philanthropy
• Experience in healthcare
• Experience in technology
• Experience in marketing
• Experience in strategic communications
• Lived experience connects directly to the workforce and economic mobility systems we seek to strengthen
• Candidates who bring professional expertise, community credibility, and lived experience connected to the populations we serve.

Responsibilities

• Engage actively in oversight, governance, accountability and committee participation
• Make a personally meaningful annual contribution, based on personal or employer capacity
• Strategically steward relationships that advance mission-aligned partnerships and diversified revenue
• Contribute to a governance culture where diverse perspectives are respected, engaged, and reflected in board decisions
• Prepare for and attend quarterly board meetings
• Participate actively on at least one committee
• Engage in strategic planning and performance oversight
• Uphold fiduciary, ethical, and conflict-of-interest standards
• Introduce CPS leadership to potential philanthropic supporters, corporate partners, employers, or community collaborators
• Participate in at least one direct cultivation, sponsorship, or partnership conversation annually
• Host or attend mission-aligned engagement opportunities when appropriate
• Remain engaged in advancing relationships they help initiate

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities to enhance leadership and strategic planning skills
• Networking with a diverse group of passionate professionals from various industries
• Making a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and communities facing economic challenges
• Contributing to the growth and success of a mission-driven organization
• Travel expenses for in-person meetings (in Spokane, WA) will be reimbursed

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed