CauseCupid Los Angeles June 6, 2023 | Burbank, CA
Since 2015, Envision Consulting has hosted informal happy hour events across the country to introduce over 200 nonprofit partners to over 1,000 local professionals interested in volunteer service on a nonprofit board of directors. We’re proud these events have resulted in more than 200 board placements from coast to coast! We invite organizations interested in expanding their Boards to submit an interest form and interested professionals to submit an application for consideration. Upon your acceptance, you will be sent event details. This event is free to attend for both nonprofit organizations and prospective board members and is made possible by our generous sponsors.
Newer to the nonprofit sector? Looking to transition into the nonprofit sector? As nonprofit recruiters and strategists at Envision Consulting, we know you have transferrable skills, but the hang up with potential employers is often “but does the candidate know how the nonprofit sector works?” You may think doing good can’t be that difficult, but the truth is, there are many nuances to working at a nonprofit organization. To help with this disconnect, we’re offering a series of Demystifying the Nonprofit Sector sessions. The first session, Demystifying the Nonprofit Sector, will focus on the fundamentals you’ll need to know as a nonprofit employee.
This session will walk you through:
Future sessions will take deeper dives into nonprofit finances and fundraising, two areas we often see as knowledge gaps for people who transition into the sector. We look forward to having you join us -- come meet our team, many of whom who have made sector-transitions themselves.
Details will be shared as soon as they are finalized.
Ready to step up and use your skills to support a nonprofit? Check out these listings for prospective nonprofit board members in the New York City Metro area!
Website: https://www.newyorkscores.org/
Mission: Through a combination of soccer, poetry and service learning, America Scores' unique after-school program shines a spotlight on these poet-athletes, helping them develop the skills necessary to lead successful lives off the field and outside the classroom.
Size of board: 16 members
Desired skills, experiences or networks: Fundraising experience with other nonprofits and able to effectively utilize his/her network to support our cause. We would also be interested in those with experience in: HR, marketing/PR, educational, or another nonprofit/youth program. We are also seeking those with contacts for very seasoned professionals and philanthropists to serve as advocates for our cause. We will be forming an Advisory Board in the near future for individuals who would like to support but are unable to commit the time necessary for a Governing Board role.
Board meeting schedule: 1 year
Give/Get: $5,000+
Contact person for questions: Shannon Schneeman,
Website: https://the-cei.org/
Mission: CEI works directly with school leaders, teachers, students and the community to create high performing schools in low resourced communities, preparing students to compete in the 21st century.
Size of board: 13 members
Desired skills, experiences or networks: Individuals in tech industries, media, entertainment, communications, finance
Board meeting schedule: 1-3 years
Give/Get: $5,000+
Contact person for questions: Anne Cognetti, 570-780-6001
Website: https://www.dayoneny.org/
Mission: To partner with youth to end dating abuse and domestic violence through community education, supportive services, legal advocacy and leadership development.
Size of board: 16
Desired skills, experiences or networks: Commitment to the mission, reliability, integrity and a sense of fun. Asking the difficult questions, contributing their expertise to analysis of organizational challenges, mutual support and learning.
Board meeting schedule: Bi-Monthly
Give/Get: $5,000+
Contact person for questions: Lindsay Mitcher, Associate Director of Development,
Website: https://here.org/
Mission: Since 1993, HERE (Home for Contemporary Theatre and Art) has been one of New York’s most prolific producing organizations, and today, it stands at the forefront of the city’s presenters of daring new hybrid art.
Size of board: 9
Desired skills, experiences or networks:
Board meeting schedule: Quarterly
Give/Get: $5,000+
Contact person for questions: Brenna Thomas, Director of External Affairs,
Website: https://www.giftoflivingdonation.org/
Mission: to establish a national educational and awareness campaign, which promotes living organ donations in order to reduce preventable deaths, and improves the lives of individuals and families affected by kidney disease.
Size of board: 11
Desired skills, experiences or networks:
Board meeting schedule: Quarterly
Give/get:
Contact person for questions: Rick Antosh, President,
Website: www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/
Mission: To deepen understanding of peace and justice for children and their adults through reflection, dialogue, and social action.
Size of board: 5
Desired skills, experiences or networks: This is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who is passionate about the Jane Addams Peace Association mission and who has a track record of board leadership, activism, and/or work with young people.
Ideal candidates will have the following qualifications: Professional experience with leadership accomplishments in education, youth programming, publishing, fundraising, or the nonprofit sector A commitment to and understanding of JAPA’s youth beneficiaries, preferably based on experience An affinity for cultivating relationships and convening, facilitating, dialoguing, and building consensus among diverse individuals.
Currently, we are additionally seeking board members especially with the following areas of professional expertise and lived experience to ensure diverse board membership for equitable and informed decision making: Skill Sets of legal expertise for nonprofits, communications, fundraising, web development, and children’s literature Networks of librarians, affinity groups and organizations (NAACP, Latinx Chamber of Commerce etc.), Social Justice Book Community, Government, and Philanthropic Community People from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, gender identities, and disability statuses.
Board term length: 3 years
Give/get: N/A
Contact person for questions: Rachel Vinciguerra,
Website: https://www.kipsbay.org/
Mission: to enrich and enhance the quality of life for young people by providing educational and developmental programs, with special emphasis on youngsters between ages 6-18 who come from disadvantaged or disenfranchised circumstances.
Size of board: 36
Desired skills, experiences or networks:
Board meeting schedule: Bi-Monthly
Give/get: $2,500
Contact person for questions: Nazira Handal, Director of Special Events & Corporate Partnership,
Website: http://www.lineageproject.org/
Mission: to teach mindfulness practices to young people navigating incarceration, homelessness, school suspension, and academic challenges. We also train organizations in the development of mindful and trauma-conscious cultures and practices.
Size of board: 10
Desired skills, experiences or networks: We are particularly seeking Board members with any of the following skills/experiences: 1) financial management skills, particularly members willing to serve as Treasurer/on the Finance and Audit Committee; 2) fundraising experience; 3) people who have lived experiences with the systems we serve (youth and criminal justice; foster care; homelessness and the shelter system; school suspension; public education); 4) social media experience; or 5) experience with social enterprise.
Board meeting schedule: Bi-Monthly
Give/Get:
Contact person for questions: Gabrielle Prisco, Executive Director,
Website: https://nysunworks.org/
Mission: NY Sun Works builds innovative science labs in urban schools. Its Greenhouse Project Initiative uses hydroponic farming technology to educate students and teachers about the science of sustainability.
Size of board: 7
Desired skills, experiences or networks: Passion for our mission and vision, willingness to participate in every meeting and serve on committees, openness to work in teams giving guidance but also learning from others, ability to give financially, eagerness to learn about the communities we serve.
Board meeting schedule: Quarterly
Give/Get: $5,000+
Contact person for questions: Manuela Zamora, Executive Director,
Website: http://nycourts.gov/
Mission: Project Guardianship serves as court-appointed agency guardians to a vulnerable, mostly indigent population--elderly and disabled individuals who lack family or other supports that enable them to live as independently as possible.
Size of board:
Desired skills, experiences or networks: Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, law, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. A commitment to and understanding of social and racial justice. Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals. Strong strategic thinking skills and ability to use sound judgement to lead the organization.
Board meeting schedule: Quarterly
Give/get: $1,001 - $1,500
Contact person for questions: Kimberly George, CEO,
Website: https://queensdefenders.org/
Mission: Handles family law cases that include visitation and custody related matters and also advises clients on immigration issues.
Size of board:
Desired skills, experiences or networks: We are looking for board members from the legal, finance, entertainment, and tech industry.
Board meeting schedule: Quarterly
Give/get: $2,001 - $5,000
Contact person for questions: Brian Schatz, Director of Development,
Website: https://stupidcancer.org/
Mission: to empower young adults affected by cancer by ending isolation and building community.
Size of board: 7
Desired skills, experiences or networks: Fundraising, Corporate Partnerships, Cancer, Nonprofit
Board meeting schedule: Quarterly
Give/Get: $2,500
Contact person for questions: Elizabeth Woolfe, Strategic Advisor,
Website: www.svdpnyc.org
Mission: St. Vincent de Paul Society leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.
Size of board:
Desired skills, experiences or networks: A willingness to listen & learn.
Board meeting schedule: Bi-Monthly
Give/Get:
Contact person for questions: Robert Terry, President,
Website: https://hobokenshelter.org/
Mission: to be a community partnership that transforms lives by providing meals for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, and services to support people to become housed.
Size of board: 34
Desired skills, experiences or networks: Ability to lead small groups of both volunteers and board members. Can efficiently set an agenda, run a meeting and make sure individuals on their team are working towards their goal. At this point in time we are actively seeking board members with an HR background, a marketing/social media background and a fundraising background.
Board meeting schedule: Quarterly
Give/Get: $1 - $1,000
Contact person for questions: Peter Likarish, Board President,
