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On behalf of everyone here at Affirmation: LGBTQ Mormons, Families & Friends, thank you so much for your interest in board service. We know that those interested in being a leadership volunteer have many choices. In our community, many remarkable organizations are engaged in the critical work supporting LGBTQIA+ current and former Latter-day Saints and their families and friends. We are humbled knowing that you are interested in us.
The following application allows us to learn more about you, your skills, your attributes, and what you would bring to our board. It also gives you a sense of what matters to us in any board candidate.
Our process aims to determine if we are a good fit for each other – your level of commitment and ability to deliver on our expectations so that we are confident that you can help us increase the scope and impact of our work. On the other hand, we want to know what motivates you and what you think about our organization so that we can help create an excellent board experience for you.
Thank you again for your interest in our work and for taking the time to complete this application with thought and care. We look forward to reviewing it with that same thought and care and continuing our conversations.
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Those committed to volunteering in any capacity have an abundance of organizations to choose from. We appreciate your interest in ours and would like to hear more. Why our organization and not any other? Please share your motivation and what about our work has led you to raise your hand to be a leading ambassador or volunteer for us.
Please select all the skills and expertise you will bring to us that will strengthen the Affirmation board and enhance the ability of our organization to deliver on its mission.
A board is more than a collection of individuals. It is an entity that governs, approves strategy, and engages in robust discussion and debate on relevant issues. It must act as a single entity. As such, the personality traits you bring to the board will help us to ensure that we have a diversity of personality styles and traits that, when added to our current board members, will enhance the ability of the board members to work together as a governing body.
Board members are vital in raising funds for our organization. It is an expectation that all board members will introduce people in your sphere of influence to our work and invite them to know and do more–as prospective volunteers, board members, staff, and donors. Our organization commits to providing you with the information and tools necessary for you to stand as a vocal and visible ambassador for our work.
Further, we expect every board member to make an annual financial commitment for each year of board service. Board members should give an amount that is meaningful to them. For some people, it is $10,000. To the person the next seat over, it could be $100. But everyone should give something each year, even if it is only $1. No board member is entitled to know what another gives. Each board member knows that everyone is expected to give something.
Please share your level of comfort with this expectation.
Board service is a true commitment of time and energy. Board service could be a monthly commitment of 4 to 8 hours, including service on board committees. In addition, every board member should attend our annual conference in person.
Do you have any concerns or potential conflicts that may impede this time commitment? If so, how will you manage the demands of your time?
If somebody recommended you for this position, please share their name.
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