2026 Board of Directors | Engineers Without Borders USA
About The Position
Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA) is seeking new members for its Board of Directors for terms beginning in 2027. EWB-USA partners with communities to build essential infrastructure like clean water systems, bridges, and renewable energy solutions, aiming to create thriving communities and a better world. The organization is currently scaling its Purposeful Partnership Model, which emphasizes community leadership, local empowerment, long-term sustainability, and measurable impact. The board is looking for leaders who can actively contribute to philanthropic growth, mobilize capital, and leverage their networks to advance EWB-USA's mission. Board members are expected to make a significant personal philanthropic commitment and engage their networks to support the organization.
Requirements
- Led at a senior level.
- Demonstrated ability to mobilize financial support for a cause.
- Philanthropic fundraising and major donor networks: experience activating five and six-figure gifts, running capital campaigns, or working closely with foundations and high-net-worth donors.
- Senior executive leadership: C-suite or VP-level experience with a track record of organizational growth.
- Ability to make a personally meaningful philanthropic commitment.
- Willingness to actively engage networks in support of EWB-USA’s mission.
- Ability to open doors to capital, partnerships, and new audiences.
Nice To Haves
- Perspectives from outside the engineering sector.
- Perspectives from communities that are underrepresented in leadership of global development organizations.
Responsibilities
- Make a personally meaningful annual philanthropic commitment to EWB-USA.
- Actively engage personal and professional networks to introduce EWB-USA to prospective donors, partners, and supporters.
- Represent EWB-USA publicly and serve as a champion for the organization’s mission and impact.
- Participate in donor cultivation and stewardship activities.
- Attend and actively participate in quarterly Board meetings.
- Serve on at least one Board Committee, contributing between meetings.
- Provide strategic oversight of organizational policies, finances, and operating plans.
- Exercise fiduciary responsibility and oversight of organizational risk.
Benefits
- Opportunity to be an active architect of philanthropic growth at scale.
- Join a working board that takes governance seriously and values every voice.
- Be part of an exciting chapter in the organization's history.
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on building a better world.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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