Join Our Board!
Community Resource Service, which operates the Brantford Food Bank and Community Employment Service programs is looking for community minded individuals to join our volunteer Board of Directors. We are searching for individuals who will bring their experience with governance to our Board, and a passion for helping your neighbours to our organization.
We are especially interested in Board Members with a background in:
Leadership
Corporate/business law
Finance/accounting
Fiduciary and strategic thinking
Fundraising
Information technology
Human Resources
In addition, the ideal candidate(s) will have the following qualifications:
Some knowledge of non-profit governance and sector
Strong communication and networking skills
Enthusiasm for the mission and a willingness to contribute to the cause
Board Committees include: Finance, Human Resources, Nomination, Executive, and Strategic Fundraising
We encourage applications from members of communities that are marginalized or that experience structural discrimination including those identifying as Indigenous; people of colour; members of non-dominant ethnic, religious, linguistic and/or cultural groups; women; (im)migrants/newcomers; people with (dis)abilities; and LGBTQ2S+ people. We invite applicants to self-identify in their application if they feel comfortable doing so. In order to achieve a representative team, preference may be given to applicants self-declaring as being a member of one or more of the groups identified above.