Mission: Safe Families for Children creates extended family-like support for families through a community of devoted volunteers motivated by compassion to keep children safe and families intact.

Vision: To create a world where children are safe and families are transformed through radically compassionate communities.

Skills Desired:

• Communications/Marketing
• Finance/Accounting
• Nonprofit
• Public/Community Relations

Responsibilities:

• Serve as ambassadors for the mission of SFFC, extending the network and public awareness of the organization’s presence in NYC
• Advise on programs and organizational planning, offering strategy and wisdom
• Support fundraising and the sustainability of the local chapter
• Review financials and budgets
• Provide support and accountability for the chapter director

Expectations/Commitment:

• Serve a 2 year term, which can be extended by majority vote
• Attend quarterly meetings
• Give/get $5,000
• Serve on at least 1 committee/working task team:
  • Church Recruitment
  • Fundraising
  • Gala Planning
  • Board Recruitment
• Commit to praying regularly for SFFC NYC
• Go through training to be approved as a volunteer
• Participate in the recruitment and nomination process of additional advisory board members as needed

SFFC is governed by a national board of directors in Chicago, therefore the Advisory Board does not have governance authority for the local NYC chapter. The local advisory board can not:

• Hire or fire the chapter director or staff, although recommendations will be highly considered
• Make decisions that encumber the entity financially or legally
• Approve budgets or spending
• Make policy decisions

Before Requesting Information about this role, please watch this video from our Board Member Info Session by clicking: here.