Board Member
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| Organization Name: | Trees Winnipeg |
| Address: | Winnipeg MB |
| Website: | http://http://treeswinnipeg.org/volunteer/ |
| Organizational Description: | Trees Winnipeg is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to protecting, preserving and educating the public on the urban forests and urban environments in Winnipeg and surrounding communities. We accomplish this by offering events and programs that raise public awareness about the role, value and benefits of the urban forest, by providing education and training opportunities to the arborist community and the public, and by collaborating with like-minded organizations and community groups. Trees Winnipeg, formerly known as The Coalition to Save the Elms, was founded in 1992 in response to the heightened threat to Winnipeg's extraordinary American elm tree population by Dutch elm disease. |
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| Volunteer Opportunity Details | |
| Volunteer Opportunity ID: | 6471 |
| Description of Duties: | Trees Winnipeg currently employs one full-time Executive Director and uses an ISA certified arborist on a project-by-project basis. We have an office in a City of Winnipeg public works building at 1539 Waverley St. A volunteer Board of Directors provides advice and makes up the core of the volunteer base. We have a nine-member board, an Executive committee, Finance Committee plus ad hoc committees. We have quarterly online and in-person board meetings. Board members are expected to attend board meetings, committee meetings (if a member of the committee) as scheduled, plus an Annual General meeting once per year. The Board is responsible for hiring and overseeing Executive Director, and advising on program work, advise on the budget and financials of the organization, and assist in committee work regarding financials, marketing, fundraising and governance. Please email us a letter expressing your interest in joining the Trees Winnipeg board of directors, outlining your experience, skills and background by August 29, 2026 to office@treeswinnipeg.org |
| Skills Required: | The current Board of Trees Winnipeg is seeking community minded individuals to help us in our mission to protect and support our urban forest to be a member of our volunteer board of directors. We are looking for people with skills and experience in any of the following areas: finance, accounting, fundraising, marketing, non-profit Board membership, government lobby, advocacy, or arboriculture. We welcome Indigenous people and people who live in Winnipeg's inner city. |
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| Age: | 18-30, 31-54, 55+ |
| Time Commitment: | Evening , Weekend , Remote Volunteering , Flexible Hours Trees Winnipeg (Coalition to Save the Elms, Manitoba Inc) is a non-profit charitable organization established in 1992 to raise awareness of Dutch elm disease and to advocate for greater protection for Winnipeg's native elm population. Since that time, our focus broadened and we dedicate ourselves to promote, protect, preserve and replenish Winnipeg's urban forest and overall environment. We carry out our objectives through a series of tree education, tree planting, and tree sale activities. Throughout the year, we also host the Arbor Day festival, several Community Tree Care Workshops, a Summer Park Walk program led by an ISA certified arborist and assist various community organizations with tree planting projects of their own. Please check out our website to learn more: www.treeswinnipeg.org Board members are expected to be available for quarterly meetings and to sit on a standing committee or ad hoc committee which may meet 4 to 8 times per year |
| Location of volunteer opportunity: | Winnipeg - Assiniboine South - Downtown - Elmwood - Fort Garry - Inkster - Point Douglas - River East - River Heights - Seven Oaks - St. Boniface - St. James-Assiniboia - St. Vital - Transcona |
| Does opportunity require a criminal record check? | No |
| Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? | No |
| Opportunity is available to candidates that: | Are able to attend with a support person Uses a mobility device |
| Organization will provide: | Training/Orientation |
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| Closing Date: | Aug 29, 2026 |
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