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Recruitment 2024
YNPN Austin is now accepting applications for the following positions:
Executive Positions
This Executive Council position leads the Governance Council and manages governance processes; board recruitment; and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives.
Skills gained: Leadership, board governance, project management, strategic planning
Time expectation: On average 15-20 hours including attendance at monthly Board Meeting, Council Meeting, Executive Meeting and at least one event per quarter. Time commitment is heaviest during the months of recruitment (August-October).
This Executive Council position leads all membership activities, strategic partnerships, and the Community Council. The Community Council is responsible for welcoming new YNPN members, building and maintaining meaningful relationships with current members, and partnering with organizational members to facilitate the best possible experience with YNPN.
Skills gained: Leadership, relationship building, project management, strategic planning
Time expectation: 15-20 hours/month on average, including attendance at monthly board meetings, Executive Council meetings, Community Council meetings, and monthly events.
This Executive Council position leads all YNPN programming. The position works with the Executive Council to develop strategy for professional development and social programming, and it works with the Programming Council to execute programming. The position also works closely with the Communications Council to promote events.
YNPN aims to host at least one event per month, but the frequency may vary depending on the time of year and the capacity of the Programming Council. Events include both professional development and social events for the Austin nonprofit community.
Skills gained: Leadership, event planning, project management, writing, strategic planning
Time expectation: 15-20 hours/month on average, including attendance at monthly board meetings, Executive Council meetings, Programming Council meetings, and monthly events.
Community Council
This position works within the Community Council to welcome new members, build meaningful relationships with current members, and partner with organizational members to facilitate the best possible experience with YNPN Austin. Under direction of the VP Community, this Chair will carry out tasks related to membership engagement, and the Chair may lead a membership committee.
Skills gained: Leadership, project management, relationship building
Estimated time expectation: On average 10-15 hours per month including attendance at monthly Board Meetings, the monthly Council Meeting, and at least one event per quarter.
This position assists the Membership Engagement Chair with recruitment and continued engagement of both individual and organizational members. Membership engagement activities may involve maintaining the YNPN individual and organizational membership rosters and payments, building relationships with individual and organizational members, and coming up with new ways to engage and steward members.
Skills gained: Project management, relationship building
Estimated time expectation: On average 5 hours per month including attendance at four Board Meetings per year, the monthly Council Meeting and at least one event per quarter.
Programming Council
Programming Chairs sit on the Programming Council and, under the direction of the VP Programming, coordinate all YNPN programming.
YNPN aims to host at least one event per month, but the frequency may vary depending on the time of year and the capacity of the Programming Council. Events include both professional development and social events for the Austin nonprofit community. While there are annual events, the Chairs will have the opportunity to envision and implement new events as well.
Skills gained: Leadership, event planning, writing, Eventbrite
Time expectation: 10-15 hours/month on average, including attendance at monthly board meetings, Programming Council meetings, and events. The time commitment may vary throughout the year
The two Programming Vice Chairs sit on the Programming Council and assist with YNPN events. The Vice Chairs will assist the VP Programming and the Programming Chairs with event logistics, including those related to arranging speakers, venues, food, event registration, and event promotional language.
YNPN aims to host at least one event per month, but the frequency may vary depending on the time of year and the capacity of the Programming Council. Events include both professional development and social events for the Austin nonprofit community. These Vice Chairs are a great opportunity to gain event planning experience and broaden your network.
Skills gained: Event planning, writing
Time expectation: On average 5 hours per month including attendance at four Board Meetings per year, the monthly Council Meeting and at least one event per quarter.
The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Programming Chair sits on the Programming Council and, under the direction of the VP Programming, leads EDI programming efforts for YNPN members and the general public. EDI programming promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in the nonprofit sector through learning and community-building opportunities, but this Chair will have flexibility to determine the topics and formats of events.
YNPN aims to host 3-5 EDI events per year, but the timing of these events may vary depending on the EDI Chair’s capacity.
Skills gained: Leadership, event planning, writing, Eventbrite, EDI knowledge
Time expectation: 10-15 hours/month on average, including attendance at monthly board meetings, Programming Council meetings, and events.
Communications Council
This position sits on the Communications Council and is a technical role that focuses on website maintenance and structure for YNPN Austin. This role will manage the YNPN Austin website via WordPress and all related services and plugins, like MemberPress and Elementor.
Skills gained: WordPress, Web Development
Estimated Time Commitment: On average 10 hours per month including attendance at four Board Meetings per year, the monthly Council Meeting and at least one event per quarter.
This position sits on the Communications Council and is a creative role that focuses on content creation for YNPN Austin social media, website, newsletter, and other external-facing collateral as well as oversee the creation, scheduling, and sending of the YNPN Austin newsletter and occasionally send special email notifications to the membership base as needed.
Skills gained: Canva and Mailchimp
Estimated time expectation: On average 7 hours per month including attendance at four Board Meetings per year, the monthly Council Meeting and at least one event per quarter.
Finance Council
This Vice Chair role sits on the Finance Council and supports the VP of Finance and the Development Chair with identifying, securing, and stewarding sponsors to fund YNPN Austin programming and events. The Vice Chair supports Development Committee activities and year-round individual fundraising efforts such as Amplify Austin in March and Giving Tuesday in November, as well as YNPN’s annual fundraiser in the fall, the “Do Gooder Games.”
Skills gained: Fundraising, relationship-building, event planning, project management
Estimated time expectation: On average 5 hours per month including attendance at 4 board meetings a year, a monthly council meeting, and at least one event per quarter. The time commitment will likely be heavier leading up to signature events and lighter at other times of the year.
This Vice Chair position sits on the Finance Council and assists YNPN Austin in financial planning and budgeting. This position will assist the Vice President of Finance in developing, updating, and presenting the budget, as well as assisting with administration of YNPN Austin accounts and vendors. The person in this role will help to create the financial policies that govern YNPN Austin.
Skills gained: Nonprofit financial planning, budget creation and reconciliation
Estimated Time Commitment: On average 5 hours per month including attendance at four Board Meetings per year, the monthly Council Meeting, and at least one event per quarter.
Governance Council
Support the governance of YNPN Austin through process improvements and special projects. This position’s work may vary depending on the board’s interests and needs.
Skills gained: Project management, board governance
Time expectation: 5 hours/month on average, including monthly board meetings, council meetings, and attendance at at least one event per quarter.
The EDI chair is responsible for establishing and maintaining YNPN Austin’s internal equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) efforts. This position’s work may vary depending on the board’s interests and needs.
Skills gained: Leadership, project management, EDI knowledge, event/program planning
Time expectation: 10-15 hours/month on average, including monthly board meetings, council meetings, and attendance at at least one event per quarter.