The Recent Roots City Farm Society Board is rising! We’re searching for new Board members to share their skills and insights to assist Recent Roots in its mission to domesticate academic farms and place-based applications the place youth develop wholesome relationships with meals, land and group via rising and sharing meals that nourishes themselves, their communities and the planet! 

The Recent Roots Board gives oversight via three lenses: strategic (setting priorities and monitoring efficiency), generative (large image questions and future-focused considering) and fiduciary (stewardship of belongings and accountability). 

{Qualifications}

We worth a optimistic and constructive Board tradition and search members who will contribute positively to the Board’s functioning and dynamics. All Board members should exhibit the next traits:

• Care – for Recent Roots, the workforce, one another and the communities Recent Roots serves
• Collaboration – appreciates that one of the best concepts and outcomes come from collective brainpower
• Openness – approaches concepts and opinions with an open thoughts and a view to know
• Contribution – keen to dive in and get it performed; low ego and excessive vitality
• Dedication – dedicated to considerate preparation and displaying as much as do the work 
• Justice Lens – is dedicated to fairness, variety, and inclusion as they relate to systemic oppression, racism, and limitations to entry throughout the meals system 

There are a number of related abilities and expertise that add worth to the Recent Roots Board. We recognize {that a} balanced Board has a breadth and depth of experience and search people that carry expertise in a number of of the areas outlined in our abilities matrix, and specifically, the next:

• Finance – broad finance experience, ideally in a non-profit / social enterprise atmosphere; CPA designation an asset 
• Fundraising – expertise with numerous and revolutionary fundraising approaches
• Governance – board expertise and governance information; curiosity in board management an asset
• Lived expertise – firsthand expertise as a person / group member served by Recent Roots (e.g., youth, former program participant / alumni, mother and father, educators, information keepers)

Recent Roots is dedicated to making sure our Board displays the communities we serve. We attempt to make sure a variety of views, backgrounds and experiences are represented on the Board, together with ethnicity, gender, age, geography and cultural background. We acknowledge we aren’t there but and are dedicated to bringing new voices and views to the Board. 

Expectations

All Board members are anticipated to:

• Decide to the mission and imaginative and prescient of Recent Roots

• Contribute within the areas of governance, strategic planning, finance, program oversight, and useful resource growth (human and capital)
• Make a significant and acceptable monetary contribution to the group that works for you
• Put together for and attend quarterly Board conferences
• Be a part of and actively take part in not less than one Board committee
• Help particular occasions as required
• Act as an envoy of Recent Roots 

Dedication

The Board usually meets quarterly. Administrators are anticipated to learn all supplies upfront and are available ready to contribute thoughtfully to discussions. Board members could also be requested to attend advert hoc conferences and/or assist particular initiatives and occasions between common conferences. 

Recruitment Course of

Please apply by March 15, 2024 with a resume and a brief response with the next inquiries to BambooHR: https://freshroots.bamboohr.com/careers/69

1. What do you hope to achieve from being a Recent Roots Board member?
2. What do you hope to contribute as a Recent Roots Board member?
3. What particular abilities and expertise do you carry within the areas recognized above?