Join the Green Collar Futures Board of Directors!
Are you passionate about the environment and youth development?
Do you want to help shape the green economy?
Do you want to join a team of innovative thinkers and entrepreneurs?
The Green Collar Futures Board is a great way to be active in New Jersey’s evolution toward a new green economy.
Our program is a start up organization, and we need help in early-stage business development, as well as visionaries able to enact the many opportunities that our program presents:
Green Collar Futures’ 10-month apprenticeship program will train skilled workers and innovative leaders for emerging green businesses, including energy & building efficiency, renewable energy, green building, organic gardening, composting, local goods, and value-added foodstuffs. We need to connect with entrepreneurs to help launch these businesses.
Green Collar futures’ curriculum design encompasses a broad range of educational models, including service learning, trade apprenticeships, outdoor experiential education, place-based learning, and permaculture. We need to connect with professional educators to help weave this tapestry of learning together.
Green Collar Futures Board is an exciting, innovative venture.
I hope you will consider joining us on our journey!
Required Competencies and Characteristics:
- Willingness to serve on the board.
- Commitment to and interest in the mission, vision, values, and major goals of Green Collar Futures.
- Ability to meet projected time and effort requirements, such as
- 5 hours per month of GCF-related business,
- Quarterly full board meetings,
- Committee meetings as needed,
- Annual board retreats,
- Site visits and other board and organization functions.
- High level of personal and professional integrity.
- Ability to think strategically and clearly articulate ideas.
- Ability to work on a team.
Ideal Competencies and Characteristics:
- Past experience serving on boards.
- Ability to read, understand, and interpret basic financial and legal documents.
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas: environmental justice, education, leadership development, employment, green building, and knowledge of the communities served by Green Collar Futures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Hold ultimate fiduciary responsibility for Green Collar Futures as outlined in its bylaws.
- Approve and evaluate the programs of Green Collar Futures.
- Review and approve the annual operating budget of Green Collar Futures.
- Establish and oversee financial objectives.
- Establish policies for the conduct of Green Collar Futures and of itself as a board.
- Approve the fundraising plan of Green Collar Futures and participate in its execution.
- Assess and manage risk and adapt to changing conditions.
- Hire, support, and evaluate the performance of the executive director, including setting compensation.
- Network and advocate for the best interests of Green Collar Futures.
Board Member Benefits:
- Outlet for adding your creative vision for New Jersey’s green economy to an innovative, versatile new company.
- Annual board retreat at a outdoor retreat center in the scenic, Ridge and Valley region of northwest New Jersey. The 2009 retreat was hosted by Princeton-Blairstown Center along the Appalachian Trail.
- Deep connection to New Jersey’s many green business and social networks. Green Collar Futures’ cofounders, board, and advisors already encompass:
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For more information about our current board, please click here.
Please send inquiries to greencollarfutures@gmail.com.