Board of Directors Position Job

Employer Name: Global Visionaries	SpiderID: 2893363
Location: Seattle, Washington	Date Posted: 9/16/2009
Wage: Unpaid	Category: Forestry
Job Code:
Number Of Openings: 1

Job Description:
Would you like to change young students' lives by encouraging them to become active community and international leaders, giving them a voice, and providing them with educational opportunities to advance their vision of global solidarity and progress? Become a Global Visionaries Board Member. Be part of our enthusiastic and creative team, which works to educate and empower youth to become active community leaders and global citizens who promote social and environmental justice through community services at home and abroad.

In choosing to become a board member you will commit to: 1. Attend monthly meetings; 2. Fundraise; 3. Approve and oversee the organization's annual budget; What follows is optional: 4. Help determine and monitor the organization's programs and services; 5. Provide ongoing support and guidance for the executive; review his/her performance; 6. Ensure effective organizational and strategic planning; 7. Ensure adequate resources and manage resources effectively; 8. Enhance the organization's public image; 9. Assess board's own performance.

Seattle-based Global Visionaries educates and empowers youth to become active leaders and global citizens who promote social and environmental justice through volunteer work at home and abroad. A highlight of the program is the extraordinary international educational trip to Guatemala involving language and cultural immersion, volunteer work and adventure. The year-long Leadership Program provides youth a global perspective empowering them to understand the intrinsic relationships between local and international social and environmental justice issues and volunteer work. 50% of our students come from low-income families.

If Interested
Please contact Chris Fontana, Executive Director, 206-322-9448, chrisfontana@global-visionaries.org or Diane Logan at 206-200-1072, dianelogan1@gmail.com

For more information
Feel free to contact Global Visionaries by email or phone, 206.322.9448. Or see GV�s website, www.global-visionaries.org.

Job Requirements:
Skills and Expertise:
Accounting / Auditing
Administration / Management
Computers / Technology
Education
Finance/Investment
Fundraising
Legal Services
Nonprofit
Public Relations
Public Service
Research / Evaluation
Written Communications

Related Interest Areas:
Youth/Teens
Secondary School
Environmental Justice
Development
Human Rights
Community Development
Leadership Development
Volunteerism

Job Criteria:
Start Date: 09/16/09
Position Type: Other
Years of Experience Required: Entry-Level
Education Required: None
Overnight Travel: None
Vacation Time: Negotiable / Other

Company Profile:
Global Visionaries educates and empowers youth to become active leaders and global citizens who promote social and environmental justice through community service at home and abroad.

Contact Information:

Contact Name: Chris Fontana	Company Type: Employer
Company: Global Visionaries	Phone: (206) 322-9448
Street: 2524 16th Ave S Room 305	Fax: (206) 322-9719
City: Seattle
State: Washington
Zip: 98144

Web Site: http://www.global-visionaries.org/