Interested in Joining the Board?
What you need to know
Characteristics of Successful Board Members:
- Passion for AIM’s mission
- Respect for others
- Thoughtful communicator
- Leadership skills
- Forward thinking / visionary
- Maintain diverse community connections
Responsibilities of AIM’s Board Members:
- To ensure the mission is aligned with the purpose of the organization
- To support and evaluate AIM’s senior leadership
- To ensure effective strategic planning
- To provide financial oversight
- To monitor and strengthen programs
- To ensure legal and ethical integrity
- To enhance AIM’s public standing
Expectations of Board Members:
- Represent AIM in the community.
- Interpret AIM’s work and values to the community.
- Interpret our consumers’ needs and values to the organization, speak out for their interests, and on their behalf.
- Attend at least 75% of board meetings, committee meetings, and special events.
- Make a financial contribution at a level that is personally meaningful.
- Actively participate in one or more fundraising activities.
- Stay informed about current organization programming.
- Work in good faith with staff and other board members toward achievement of organizational goals.