Urban ArtWorks Call for Board Members
If you have been looking for an opportunity to serve, Urban ArtWorks is looking for people with diverse experiences who are passionate about serving the community through nonprofit board membership in support of youth, artists, and the greater community at large through the power of art. In addition to general board members, we are interested in those with financial expertise to serve as Treasurer. For more information about Urban ArtWorks, please visit our website at www.urbanartworks.org.
Please submit your application by September 30th through this link: https://bit.ly/45p9X01
Our Mission:
Urban ArtWorks is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to engage youth, artists, and communities in the creation of public art that inspires connections and honors their voices.
Since 1995, we have collaborated with thousands of youth and hundreds of artists to create thousands of public art installations in over 30 Seattle neighborhoods and 10 different cities. We envision a world where all people have access to the transformative experience of creating public art.
We live by our values to support the youth no matter their circumstances, amplify emerging artists, and engage the neighborhoods and greater community through the power of public art.
Our values
Connection: Through public art, we connect young people and emerging artists to communities, opportunities, new skills, accomplishments, and possibilities. We build community.
Anti-Racism: We use a racial equity lens as we develop and implement our goals and strategies. We hold ourselves and invite others to hold us accountable for our commitment to being an anti-racist organization through regularly evaluating and measuring our progress and sharing our outcomes with the community.
Expression: We believe that access to art is a human right and that self-expression and creative expression is power. We are committed to honoring the voices of young people and the communities we work with.
Belonging: We create a space where respect, diversity, and equity are at the forefront of our work. While we work with everyone, we hold primary space for those who have faced barriers to arts, education, and employment because of systematic racism.
Integrity: We act with respect and honesty with our community partners, staff, artists, youth apprentices, clients we serve, and each other. Our work is always guided by our mission.
ABOUT OUR TEAM, Who we are:
The Urban Artworks Board of Directors is seeking dedicated and experienced individuals to join our team. In addition to general board members who will serve on committees, we are also seeking a qualified individual to serve as Treasurer. In this role, you work with the Board of Directors to provide financial guidance and oversight, organizational leadership, governance, and strategic fundraising support with a strong lens on diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as oversee the vision, mission, values, and internal operations of the organization. We believe that our Board makeup is important to represent the youth, artists, and the communities we serve.
General Board Responsibilities:
• Ensure the legal and ethical integrity of Urban ArtWorks is practiced and monitored for effectiveness through programs that are consistent with the organization’s mission, vision, and values.
• Be an advocate by enhancing the organization’s public standing in the community by clearly articulating the organization’s mission, accomplishments, and goals for amplification.
• Be committed to staying informed and regularly attend Board meetings and important related meetings to review and comment on issues brought forward during the meetings.
• Participate in the creation of strategic plans and conduct annual reviews of the strategic plan.
• Develop your leadership and governance skills by attending at least one nonprofit sector training session/event per year and sharing any key learning points with the Board.
• Commit to an annual philanthropic commitment as determined by the individual board member and fundraise/recruit members on behalf of the organization.
• Serve as active advocates and ambassadors for Urban ArtWorks and fully engage in identifying and securing the financial resources and partnerships necessary for the organization to advance its mission.
• Be willing to leverage connections, networks, and resources to help move Urban ArtWorks’ mission forward by securing financial resources and partnerships necessary for the organization to advance its mission.
• Availability to serve an average of 2 – 5 hours per month.
Treasurer Responsibilities:
• General: Manages the board’s review of, and action related to, the board’s financial responsibilities. May work directly with the bookkeeper or other staff in developing and implementing financial procedures and systems. Regularly provides financial information and education to the organization’s full board of directors.
• Reports: Ensures that appropriate financial reports are made available to the board. Regularly reports to the board on key financial events, trends, concerns, and assessment of fiscal health.
• Finance Committee: Chairs the Finance Committee and prepares agendas for meetings, including a year-long calendar of issues.
• Auditor: Recommends to the board whether the organization should have an audit. If so, selects and meets annually with the auditor in conjunction with the Finance and/or Audit Committees.
• Cash Management and Investments: Ensures, through the Finance Committee, sound management and maximization of cash and investments.
Qualifications for Service, ABOUT YOU:
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of youths, artists, and the broader community through art.
• Nonprofit board experience is beneficial but is not a requirement to apply. We believe in supporting the development of those who align with our mission/values and are passionate about board service. We are committed to cultivating and encouraging leadership and governance skills.
• Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals.
Treasurer specific qualifications:
• Demonstrated financial management experience.
• Strong knowledge of financial principles and accounting.
• Nonprofit financial experience is a plus.
We are excited to have you join our Board of Directors in serving Urban ArtWorks to support our youth, artists, and community to break barriers one wall at a time.
Please submit your application by September, 2024 through this link: https://bit.ly/45p9X01
Inclusion Policy: At Urban ArtWorks, we go beyond the legal policy as we recognize, honor, respect, and welcome individuals with varied intersections and diverse personal lived experiences because not only is it the right thing to do, but it creates a more diverse, creative, and innovative organization. Urban ArtWorks provides equal opportunity to all candidates regardless of race, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, partner status, pregnancy/childbirth, or any other category protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.