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VOLUNTEER WITH US
When you volunteer to help an ex-offender reenter into the community, you are providing an important role in reducing recidivism. Not only are you helping an ex-offender, you are also giving service to citizens in your community. By providing spiritual guidance and acceptance, you are helping individuals released from prison to lead productive lives, thereby reducing the risk factors leading to criminal behavior. It is the responsibility of the ex-offender to take charge of his life; however, it is your role to provide assistance to ensure that they are not only on the right path but to stay on track.
Become a Board Member
Nonprofit Board Responsibilities
A board of directors is the governing body of a nonprofit organization. It has many serious responsibilities, which can be loosely categorized as follows:
1. Setting the policy for the organization.
- · Creating or updating the mission and vision statements.
- · Determining the organization's programs and services.
- · Approving the strategic plan.
- 2. Monitoring the organization's operations:
- · Hiring and periodically evaluating the organization's executive director.
- · Working with and providing support to the executive.
- · Approving the annual budget, annual report, etc.
- · Approving major contracts and grants.
- · Soliciting and reviewing program evaluations.
- · Troubleshooting as necessary.
- 3. Serving as a public figure for the organization:
- · Fundraising, by directly donating to the nonprofit and soliciting donations from others.
- · Advocating for the organization.
- 4. Fulfilling other board responsibilities:
- · Documenting policies and decisions to create an organizational memory.
- · Preparing for and attending board meetings.
- · Researching and discussing issues before decisions are made.
- · Replacing and orienting board members when a vacancy arises.
- A board of directors also has certain legal obligations, known as duties. While the details may vary from state to state, here are some common legal responsibilities for members of non-profit boards to:
- · Take reasonable care when making decisions for the organization (called "duty of care").
- · Act in the best interest of the organization (called "duty of loyalty").
- · Act in accordance with the organization's mission (called "duty of obedience").
- · Stand aside when there is a conflict of interest.
- While a board has many responsibilities, there are also things it should avoid. Basically, board members should avoid being over- or under-involved. More specifically, the board of directors should not:
- · Concern themselvs with the day-to-day management of the organization. That is the executive director's job.
- · Rubber stamp decisions. While the board should take the recommendations of the organization's director, staff, and members into consideration, the board needs to be an independent decision-making body.
- Board Members consist of elected and appointed members who act to establish and implement policies as needed. Reposition Development Inc. is a non-profit organization which operates as a 501 (c) (3) under the Internal Revenue Code.
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