Become a Board Member
Thank you for your interest in becoming a board member of NCADV. Please know that recruitment for the Board of NCADV is a long process as the board only meets in person three times each year and by phone once a month. Please accept the board's apologies for delays and thank you for your patience.
NCADV BOARD INFORMATION
- Who is the NCADV Board?
- What is the structure of the NCADV Board?
- What is the selection process?
- How Do I Apply to the Board of NCADV?
- What if I’m not selected?
Who is the NCADV Board?
The NCADV Board is a group of individuals representing the caucuses and constituencies
of NCADV. We come together at least three times yearly (at no expense to Board
Members) to conduct the organization's business. In addition, the entire Board
plans, runs, and attends the seven-day biennial NCADV conference. As a working
Board we expect ourselves to attend all meetings, maintain the spirit and letter
of our By-laws, maintain a commitment to social justice and ensure that NCADV
is able to continue to uphold its 25-year history of service to Battered Women.
What is the structure of the NCADV Board?
The NCADV Board may have up to 21 members--13 in caucus positions and 6 at large
members. Priority in filling Board positions will go to ensuring that there
is at least one seat for each caucus. Not having a fixed number of seats per
caucus allows the Board to increase its diversity. In keeping with NCADV's commitment
to give voice to organizationally underrepresented groups, the recruitment committee
considers geographic, ethnic and professional diversity and caucus representation
in recommending candidates to the Board. Because NCADV is dedicated to the empowerment
of battered women and believes that the strength of our Movement comes from
the leaders and vision of women who are battered, the February 1995 Board reached
consensus on the following: That the recruitment and selection process for filling
open board seats be expanded to include the policy that battered and formerly
battered women fill 50 percent of the total board seats in the future and forever.
What is the Selection Process?
By applying to the NCADV Board you are offering to take on an important volunteer
job, with significant responsibilities and commitments. After you complete the
written application, the Board Recruitment Committee will review what you sent
us with an eye to answering the following questions: Does this person offer
the organizational, corporate/fiscal, board and social justice commitments needed
to participate in NCADV Board work and to support NCADV's mission? Does this
person fill the requirements of caucus, geographic, battered/formerly battered
women representation, and skill areas that the committee is charged with meeting?
Would this person's presence on the Board strengthen the ability of the Board
and Staff of NCADV to carry out their responsibilities to the organization and
to the Movement? Please see Responsibilities,
Qualifications and Commitments sheet to give you information about what
Board members are called to do. If you have other questions as you complete
your application, please email the Recruitment Chair at mainoffice@ncadv.org
with any questions. The Recruitment committee reviews applications monthly.
Once your application is complete, you will hear from the recruitment committee
within 45 days. Applicants whose written materials suggest that they meet the
criteria above will be invited to participate in a telephone interview with
members of the recruitment committee. Within one week of the interview, you
will be notified of the committee's decision. Candidates who are invited to
the next stage will be invited to come, at NCADV's expense, for an in-person
interview with the full Board at the next scheduled Board meeting. Applicants
are then notified by mail about the Board's decision following that interview.
How Do I Apply to the Board of NCADV?
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Read the Responsibilities, Qualifications and Commitments (click here to read, PDF format)
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Send a letter to mainoffice@ncadv.org detailing your interest in joining the Board
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If you have not received a confirmation of your application after 30 days, please feel free to contact the NCADV Board Recruitment Committee at mainoffice@ncadv.org
What if I'm not
selected?
Sometimes the recruitment committee receives applications from wonderful women
with a strong commitment to the battered women's movement, but whose applications
do not tell us that they will fill the needs of the Board at this time. If you
are not asked to join the Board, please understand that our decision is not
a judgment on your commitment to battered women, or your understanding of the
issues of domestic violence. Even if you are not asked to interview or to join
the board, you are an important member of NCADV. Please reach out to us and
tell us that you want to be involved. Our members are the strength of NCADV.
We will let you know of other ways that you can be of service to NCADV and the
Movement.
