New board member

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Interested? Here's the Process: 

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1. Contact us at info@northcoastfoodweb to let us know you're interested

2. Complete the Board Member Application (link below)

3. Attend a few Board Meetings to get a feel for what our Board looks like

4. Our Director and Board President will talk with you, and our Board will vote to approve your candidacy

Board Member Overview

Expectations/Requirements of Board Members:

• Interested in advancing the Food Web’s mission, vision, and goals (found here)

• Committed to learning and practicing principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion

  • Not only as part of the Board, but also through individual work to understand how privilege and power impact you and your community

• Attend regular meetings held on the second Monday of each month from 5:30-7pm in Astoria at the North Coast Food Web office 

• Commit to 8 hours of NCFW volunteer work (this includes meetings)

• Make a personal donation annually to the Food Web  

  • We hope our board members become monthly donors, as they are able

• Actively participate in fundraising activities and events 

• Actively support donor stewardship and cultivation 

• Stay apprised of the fundraising needs of the Food Web and be able to articulate those needs to external audiences (funders, partners, colleagues, friends, etc.) 

• Participate in continued learning (workshops, webinars, trainings) 10 hours per year 

• Represent the Food Web in the community via events and outreach

We encourage candidates to apply who: 

• Have experience working in the local food system, especially farming or food production

• Are members of historically marginalized groups, including racial and ethnic minorities

• Have/had experience living at low-income or with food insecurity

• Represent different geographical areas of the North Coast (i.e. South Clatsop County)

Board Member Benefits:

• Cultivate meaningful connections in the North Coast food system 

• Opportunity to develop skills including Board operations, non-profit administration, marketing, fundraising, and grant-writing

• Tickets to cooking classes and events, when available