Board Recruitment
Become a board member at hvp!
Her Voice Productions is looking for volunteers to serve on our Board of Directors for the next fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2024. Our non-profit organization programs include the Twin Cities Women's Choir, a non-auditioned community choir, and ENCORE!, the auditioned ensemble of the Twin Cities Women's Choir. We are an inclusive community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of girls and women.
Applicants must have a commitment to advancing our mission, vision and values and if possible, have experience in fundraising, marketing/social media/public relations, and/or organizat HERE.ion development.
The board meets monthly and participates in a full-day annual planning retreat. In addition, members are expected to attend the concerts and key events of the 3 choirs and serve on a minimum of two board committees.
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Our Vision
We strengthen and inspire individuals and communities through song.
Our Core Purpose
Her Voice Productions is a robust community of choirs dedicated to developing girls and women through music education and excellence.
Our Mission
We form an inclusive community that sings, performs, and affirms the voices of women and girls.
How We Live Our Values
• We affirm the voices of girls and women by enabling participation and opportunity, encouraging expression and empowering growth and confidence.
• We create musical excellence through the gifts and energies of non-auditioned singers performing music of varied repertoire which challenges us to grow and give the best we can give.
• We employ professional, collaborative, compassionate, and innovative staff to guide us on our musical journey.
• The strength of our community balances support for individual members and respect for our shared responsibility to care for the whole organization.
• Our commitment to excellent financial stewardship is reflected in funding that is diversified, budgets that are balanced, internal controls that are appropriate, and reporting that is transparent.
• We celebrate diversity by fostering a welcoming, accessible, and adaptable community.
• Our Board is a committed, engaged, community-connected, and visionary group of volunteers dedicated to achieving organizational excellence.
specific board responsibilities
Planning
• Form overall strategic direction and policies for the organization including long range plans, goals and objectives
• Approve guidelines, policies, plans, goals and objectives
• Monitor progress toward long and short range plans
Finances
• Monitor organization’s overall financial position
• Develop and monitor financial policies
• Approve annual budget
• Approve expenditures outside authorized budget
• Contribute financially to the organization
• Raise money
Personnel
• Approve changes in Executive Director Position Description
• Provide input and approval to the Human Resources Committee in hiring, evaluating and, as appropriate, terminating the Executive Director
• Approve personnel policies
Organization
• Formulate and approve overall structure for the organization
• Review, follow and routinely review by-laws, updating them as needed
Singer, Public and Community Relations
• Make sure organization is accountable to the singers, people served by the organization and the community
• Ensure that singers are enjoying their experience
• Interpret the organization to the community
• Promote the organization and its services in all relevant settings
• Develop and maintain relationships with contributors, community groups and key stakeholders
• Board members are highly encouraged to attend concerts, fundraisers, rehearsals and other important events of all three choirs
Board Committees
• Serve on a minimum of two committees
• Serve as chair or co-chair on at least one committee
• Ensure that work directed by the strategic and annual plans are addressed by the committee(s)
• Develop committee work plan and provide progress updates to the Board
• Take direction from Board as appropriate
Preferred Qualifications
Her Voice Productions is seeking board members with skills in the following areas: Fundraising (especially corporate and non-profit foundations), Marketing, Change Management; ideally previous nonprofit board experience and diverse community connections. Professional arts practice or arts administration background is a plus.
• Demonstrated history of leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy or the non-profit sector.
• A history of development experience, particularly corporate foundation fundraising experience
• Understands and is committed to the organization’s purpose and mission
• Has exceptional diplomatic skills; a natural affinity for establishing and maintaining relationships; is talented at persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
• Demonstrates integrity, credibility and a passion for strengthening the future of the organization
• Devotes adequate time and effort to be a well-informed board member who accomplishes all assignments effectively and efficiently
• Contributes personal financial resources
• Cultivates donors and solicit funds for the organization
• Accurately reads and interprets financial reports
• Has expertise in at least two of the following areas: finances, fundraising, marketing, public relations, social media, organization development, human resources, risk management or strategic planning.
Her Voice Productions is committed to diversity and inclusion and we encourage BIPOC to apply.