Each director is selected by the Board of Directors for a term of three years that begins on July 1 and concludes on June 30 of the third following year. Directors may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms. Former directors in good standing are eligible for reelection to the Board.

• Make a personal, annual contribution that is significant to you and commensurate with your financial ability.

• It is each board member’s responsibility to identify potential allies and develop relationships that help support the mission and values of the organization. This may look like assisting in individual donor and corporate donor evaluation, cultivation, and solicitation processes. This may also look like bringing people together that are not donors or board members that have other ways they can help uplift Performing Arts Workshop’s shared vision and goals.

• Attend, support, and assist in fundraising for special events. Volunteer and attend the annual Student Showcase. 

• Share resources and talents with the organization, including professional expertise and contacts for financial support and in-kind donations.

• Quarterly three hour meetings (via online meeting platform) usually in September, November or December, March, and June

• Two in-person Learning and Growth days usually in December and June

• Executive Co-Director Meetings as needed

• Organizational Event Participation or Marketing Support

• Board Committee Participation

• 10 hours per quarter

• The role of the Workshop’s Board of Directors is to provide advice, council, and strategic thinking to the Workshop as a whole. In this key moment of change, we are looking for dedicated thought-partners who can maintain the following involvement:

  • Attend all meetings of the board and relevant committees. 

  • Lend your sound knowledge as board members throughout the entirety of your three-year term, which is renewable for additional terms .

  • Represent and serve as an ambassador for the Workshop by acting as a spokesperson and communicating our mission, work, and values to your (and our) communities.

  • The usual time commitment for board participation is 6-7 hours per month; however, this workload may increase at first as we recruit more board members and innovate our board structure.

• Actively participate in an overall organizational planning process and assist in implementing and monitoring the plan’s goals.

• Monitor the quality and effectiveness of programs and their implementation. 

• Ensure adequate financial resources: Secure adequate resources for the organization to fulfill its mission.

• Protect assets and provide proper financial oversight: Review the annual budget, provide budget inquiries and recommendations when necessary, ensure that proper financial controls are in place.

• Articulate prerequisites for candidates, orient new members, and periodically and comprehensively evaluate the board’s performance.

• Enhance the organization’s public standing: Articulate the organization’s mission, accomplishments, and goals to the public and garner support from the community through advocacy.

• Ensure legal and ethical integrity: Adherence to legal standards and ethical and anti-racist norms.

• Passionate about youth arts education and the Workshop’s mission.

• Energized by amplifying the Workshop’s impact and bringing in and activating allies in support of purpose-driven work.

• Deeply committed to upholding and advancing anti-racist and equity-centered practices.

• Excited by the potential to transform how traditional non-profit boards operate.

• Engaged and deeply rooted advocate for their communities, youth voice, and culturally affirming practices.