The COLAGE Board of Directors is an intergenerational, multi-racial/multi-cultural group of dedicated volunteers that includes youth and adults with LGBTQ parents, LGBTQ parents, and allies from all over the United States. The Board convenes for in-person meetings twice annually in addition to participating in ongoing conference calls and committee meetings. The Board provides crucial guidance and oversight for COLAGE and its programs, performs important fundraising and governance duties, and supports the staff of COLAGE in their ongoing work.

This is your opportunity to join COLAGE's Board of Directors during a very exciting time for the organization! Having recently completed a new strategic plan, COLAGE is looking for dynamic, passionate and active leaders to join the Board of Directors and work with the organization to take it to the next level of its development and impact.

To ensure that all organizational decisions and actions are guided by and reflect COLAGE's diverse membership and constituencies, we are currently seeking people who have one or more of the following backgrounds or identities to apply:

o Are you between the ages of 15-17? Or over 40? And have one or more LGBTQ parents?
o Do you have one or more transgender parent(s) and/or identify as trans?
o Are you a person of color and active in communities of color?
o Are you straight/heterosexual and have one or more LGBTQ parents?
o Are you an LGBTQ parent?
o Are you from/Do you reside in the Deep South, Southwest, Southeast, Midwest, or a rural area of the U.S.?

COLAGE especially seeks dedicated board members with skills and experience in:
o fund and resource development and/or access to goods and services in-kind;
o public relations, marketing, media communications, and e-communications;
o law, especially LGBT / family law, employment labor law, and legislative policy development;
o non-profit organizational development and governance or previous board experience;
o financial management, investment & oversight or non-profit accounting;
o youth development, leadership & organizing.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

o Uphold COLAGE's mission, vision, values, and methodology
o Volunteer average of 10-20 hours per month (some months more, some less)
o Attend in-person all-board meetings twice per year. Spring meeting is in SF Bay Area, Fall meeting location rotates. (Next FALL meeting will be held during the weekend of OCTOBER 11-13, 2008.)
o Participate in all-board conference calls every 6 weeks
o Actively participate on at least one board committee, including monthly calls
o Make a personally significant annual financial contribution to the organization and actively participate in fundraising
o Be an ambassador for COLAGE and LGBTQ families (including being 'out' about your family) in your community

APPLICATIONS DUE: Friday, June 27th, 2008

TO APPLY:

Please submit completed COLAGE Board Application Form to COLAGE Board Development Committee via nominations@colage.org. The application is available online here.

When your application is received, you will be notified and may be asked to participate in an interview with one of our current Board members or Executive Director.