Canyon Concert Ballet is looking for individuals dedicated to the arts and with a love of dance to join our board of directors!
Responsibilities
The general duties of the board are outlined in the bylaws but the following expectations summarize the specific responsibilities of a board member:
- Understand and articulate the mission of Canyon Concert Ballet.
- Understand his or her fiduciary duties and the standard of care that is required and seek clarity where required.
- Understand the operations, structure, bylaws, and other issues necessary to act in the board’s governance role.
- Serve as active advocates and ambassadors for the organization and fully engage in identifying and securing the financial resources and partnerships necessary for the organization to advance its mission
- Leverage connections, networks, and resources to develop collective action to fully achieve the organization’s mission.
- Give a personally meaningful financial donation annually.
- Help identify personal connections that can benefit the organization’s fundraising and reputational standing, and can influence public policy.
- Acquire a good working knowledge of issues that face the board as well as other arts organizations in the community.
- Attend fundraising events and performances on a regular basis to represent the board and review the activities of Canyon Concert Ballet.
- Actively serve on at least one sub-committee.
- Attend training for board members available in the community if the member has limited board experience.
- Recruit, hire, and oversee the executive director and artistic director as required.
Attendance
The Canyon Concert Ballet board of directors meets once a month.
Regularly participate in regular and special board meetings which may occur during normal business hours or weekends. A member is allowed to miss no more than 2 meetings in 12 months. In the event that a member misses more than 2 meetings, they must meet face to face with the board president and one other board member, or vice president and another member if the president is the member in question. Excessive absences may result in dismissal from the board.
In addition, a member is expected to attend the premier fundraiser (gala) as well as 2 ballet productions throughout the year.
Qualifications
Board candidates may be selected for skills and experiences that are useful such as:
- Governance
- Strategic Planning
- Financial Planning and Literacy
- Performing Arts Administration
- Fund Raising
- Community Outreach and Networking
- Education
- Construction/Real Estate
- Legal
- Communications/Marketing
- Event Planning
- Business Operations
- Leadership
If you are interested, please submit your application (found here) and your resume to our executive director, Jenna Riedi at executivedirector{at}ccballet.org. Thank you!
