ABOUT BOARD SERVICE FOR CA FOR THE ARTS & CA ARTS ADVOCATES

Thank you for your interest in CA For The Arts' & CA Arts Advocates' Board of Directors. Our application for Board membership provides you with information about the role and helps our board learn more about you.

Board terms are two (2), three (3) year terms. Board members who have served two (2) consecutive terms must not be elected to the Board of Directors for one year (12 months) immediately following the end of their second consecutive term. New board members will be voted onto the board at the June 2024 meeting.

To learn more about our organizations' missions, vision, values, and histories, please visit:

CA For The Arts

CA Arts Advocates

See our 2023 list of achievements here.

Please note: All board members serve on both organizations' boards. Each organization has its own bylaws, mission statements, and financial reports. Board meetings are held separately and sequentially approximately six (6) times per year. As of June 2024, the organizations will have finalized and published their revised Strategic Plans which have been guided by consultants from Scansion and the Western States Arts Federation.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS PURPOSE

CFTA & CAA is served by an active governance board. The primary role of the Board is to promote and fulfill the organizations' missions, including (but not limited to):

• Establishing mission and direction;
• Ensuring the resources of funds and leadership necessary to implement the organization’s mission;
• Providing strategic and fiduciary stewardship, as well support and oversight of the CEO; and…
• Ensuring the organization is managed in a sustainable, equitable, and community-driven manner.

To ensure all board candidates understand the State of California’s legal expectations for participation on a nonprofit board, please see the Attorney General’s Guide for Charities.

EXPECTATIONS & DUTIES

CFTA & CAA believe that a rewarding board experience provides benefit to the organization, the communities we serve, and to the individuals serving on the board. To that end, in addition to sharing CFTA & CAA’s expectations for board service, we are interested in hearing what you hope to gain personally and professionally by joining CFTA & CAA’s Board of Directors. CFTA & CAA is committed to equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in all our programs, initiatives, and decision-making processes.

CFTA & CAA’s EXPECTATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS

• Time & Talent: CFTA & CAA values the time you spend volunteering as a board and committee member, as well as the talent and expertise you bring to this role.
• Time: Board Members are encouraged to attend and actively participate in all our board meetings in the fiscal year, as well as the annual retreat. Participation on at least one of our multiple board committees is also required. As an ambassador of CFTA & CAA, Board Members are encouraged to promote and attend all CFTA & CAA events and programs.  
• Talent: We are interested in any special skills or talents Board Members could bring to CFTA & CAA to support our mission and the communities we serve.
• Treasure & Ties: CFTA & CAA relies on the generosity and influence of its Board Members to build membership and sustain programmatic and operational functions.
• Treasure: The treasure our Board Members contribute may include individual donations, corporate sponsorships, membership, as well as table and/or ticket purchases for events. Membership in CFTA & CAA is required for all Board Members, either personally or through the member’s company or employer. All Board Members are encouraged to give a gift that is significant to them, but there is not a formal board “give” or “get” policy.
• Ties: The connections and introductions our Board Members bring to CFTA & CAA are vital to the organization’s fundraising efforts and helps grow an inclusive CFTA & CAA circle of members and friends, including assisting in recruiting new leaders and volunteers.

Application will be open until April 22, 2024 by 11:59 PM PDT.

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