Call for Board Members
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| Organization Name: | Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal Art Gallery |
| Address: | 203-290 McDermot Ave Winnipeg MB R3B 0T2 |
| Website: | http://www.urbanshaman.org |
| Organizational Description: | Urban Shaman presents contemporary Indigenous Aboriginal art with integrity while remaining rooted in our diverse Aboriginal cultures. |
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| Volunteer Opportunity Details | |
| Description of Duties: | The board has four standing committees: Facilities, Finance and Audit, Human Resources, and Governance and Nominations. All board members are required to: Ensure that Urban Shaman meets its legal and financial responsibilities as a registered charity. - Develop the strategic direction of the organization with management and staff. - Approve policy and procedures and monitor their implementation. - Act as passionate advocates for Urban Shaman. - Help attract funding, in-kind support, and sponsorship. - Contribute to annual reviews of the organization. - Attend bi-monthly board meetings and/or committee meetings. - Join a committee and perform committee work. - Review relevant documents and provide advice as necessary. Required Skills and Attributes - High passion for the mission: knowledge and awareness of the impact that cultural not-for-profit organizations such as Urban Shaman have in contributing to and transforming society. - Credibility: engagement in your sector prior to board service. - Connection to Indigenous arts - Importance of the arts through community or lived experience. - Reflective of the community your organization serves. - Fluent communication skills with the ability to represent the organization externally. - A commitment to ensuring equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organization. - A willingness to engage in fundraising and gaining in-kind support. Experience and Competency - Prior non-profit board experience - Writing skills - Facilitation skills - Prior volunteer experience - Public Speaking - Experience working in collaboration with others through work - Strong networker with broad sphere of influence Attributes - Leadership potential - Diplomacy - receptive to alternative points of view - Contagious enthusiasm about the work of the organization - Team player - Humble confidence (ego in check) - A sense of joy in being of service - Respectful - responsive to emails and requests - Excited about sharing the impact of the work with their networks Full description of this call on urbanshaman.org |
| Skills Required: | Recognition in one of the identified areas of expertise. - Treasurer: Finance (CPA, Budgeting). - Legal: copyright, real estate, MOUs - Public Relations: lobbying/advocacy, communications, digital strategy, community organizing. - Governance: human resources, strategic planning, non-profit leadership, professional fundraising. Full description of this call on urbanshaman.org |
| Skills Gained/Related Careers: | Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Urban Shaman is an Indigenous-led organization that actively supports equity and inclusion. We believe that diversity strengthens and enriches us, and are committed to helping make the arts and cultural sector a more equitable environment. Our governing body is comprised of 60% Aboriginal board members and 40% of members from diverse communities. We encourage people from racialized communities, women, people with disabilities and people from the 2SLGBTQ+ communities with the skills and knowledge to apply. If you wish to self-identify as Indigenous, please do so in your cover letter. what you'd gain in experience with Urban Shaman (US)... -how a non-profit artist-run gallery functions -meeting the art community locally, nationally and internationally -being a part of the exciting process of our organization's move into the soon-to-be-built MarketLands (a project of Center Venture. Estimated move in 2025) -contribution to the future of an Indigenous contemporary art-focused organization with a history of over 20 years. (note Urban is, a rare gem nationally, as one of a handful of artist-run galleries that focus year-round programming on contemporary Aboriginal/Indigenous art. We're pretty proud of this.) Full description of this call on urbanshaman.org |
| Age: | 18-30, 31-54, 55+ |
| Time Commitment: | Daytime, Evening, Weekend Roles and Responsibilities Urban Shaman's board is a Governance Board. Board members are elected to serve a minimum two-year term that is renewable to a maximum of six years. The time commitment for a board member may fluctuate throughout the year, but is approximately two to four hours a month. The position of board member is a volunteer position. Full description of this call on urbanshaman.org |
| Location of volunteer opportunity: | Winnipeg |
| Does opportunity require a criminal record check? | No |
| Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? | No |
| Opportunity is available to candidates that: | General Populace |
| Organization will provide: | A letter of reference Evaluation Training/Orientation should the candidate need the unchecked items, we can discuss possibilities. |
| How to Apply: |
Email: board@urbanshaman.org Phone: 204-942-2674 In Person Online: urbanshaman.org/call-for-board-members/ |
| Closing Date: | Mar 31, 2023 |
