Our Streets Minneapolis is looking for community members interested in joining our Board of Directors to contribute towards our mission of putting people first on our city’s streets.
What does it mean to be an Our Streets Minneapolis Board member?
Our Streets Minneapolis board members provide governance, financial, and strategic oversight for the organization. Board members are volunteers who are meaningfully engaged and informed, and can expect to spend a minimum of 5 hours per month on board service activities. The following are expectations for how board members support the organization:
- Attend a board orientation in January.
- Attend bimonthly Board meetings and review related materials in advance.; Meetings are held the first Tuesday of every other month from 6 to 8 p.m., typically remotely at this time but possibly in-person beginning in 2023.
- Participate in at least one committee or work group beyond the Board meetings;
- Make a financial contribution that is personally significant.
- Support organizational fundraising efforts.
- Support key initiatives such as our advocacy campaigns or Open Streets Minneapolis events.
- Be a supportive representative of the organization in the community.
Board members serve two-year terms, with an option for a one-year term if requested while applying. Terms begin on January 1, 2022 and end December 31, 2023, with the option for renewal in one-year increments after the initial 2-year term.
How do I know if I’m a good fit?
Many of our board members are active advocates and volunteers within and outside the organization, and we encourage them to bring this perspective to the important work of organizational governance.
Our Streets actively works to maintain a diversity of skills, experiences, and perspectives, and to create spaces where people who experience race-based, gender-based, ability-based, or class-based oppression can participate fully. Our Streets board and staff follow a safer spaces policy. We also recognize that people’s identities shape the way they experience walking, rolling, and biking, and we prioritize space for trans and nonbinary people; people with disabilities; immigrants; and people without access to wealth.
Any and all people with passion for our work are encouraged to apply! We are particularly seeking applicants with any of the following attributes:
- Connection with their neighborhood, especially residents of Northeast and North Minneapolis
- Nonprofit and board experience
- Human resources/personnel experience
- Experience in finance, accounting, or fundraising
- Interest in serving in a leadership role on the Board, as an Officer or helping lead short-term subcommittees. Officer positions include President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.
How to apply
To express interest, please respond to the following questions by sending up to one written page, video or voice message (up to 3 min long) to Joe Mitchell, Board president, at [email protected].
- Why are you interested in serving on the Board?
- Why is our mission of advancing biking, walking, and rolling in Minneapolis important to you?
- What would you like to learn or gain from your service?
- What areas of expertise and experiences would you bring to the Board?
You may also (very optionally!) submit a resume if you wish.
Deadline to express interest: Monday, October 24, 2022.
Process: A Nominations Committee of the Board will review responses, interview candidates, and make a recommendation to the full Board to consider at the December Our Streets Minneapolis Board meeting. All candidates will be notified of a decision in mid-December.
If you have any questions, please contact Joe at [email protected].