| Primary Contact: |
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Lea Zengage, Co-founder, (206) 309-2087, (email)
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| Position title: |
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Board Connections Position |
| Description: |
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Our ideal candidate has experience with non-profit management in addition to an understanding of grassroots organzing for social justice reform. |
| Type of board position: |
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Board of Directors |
| The process for selecting or nominating members: |
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Candidates complete an application, attend an informational session on Justice Works! and interview for the position. Ideally all candidates are selected by the end of the calendar year and ready to begin in January of the new year. |
| The organization provides a formal orientation to new members: |
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Yes |
| Additional information about this position: |
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Our vision - how we do things - is just as important as what we do. Our vision statement is "to provide a safe, affirming and unique community whereby African Americans, with the support of their allies, use self-determination to solve problems with or created by the criminal justice system. |
| Languages: |
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English |
| Skills and Expertise: |
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Accounting / Auditing
Fundraising
Media
Nonprofit
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| Human Services: |
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Crime Prevention
Homelessness
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| Health: |
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Rehabilitation
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| Education: |
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Adult Continuing
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| Public, Societal Benefit: |
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Advocacy
Civil Rights
Community Development
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