Board of Directors

The Board will support the work of Equation Collaborative and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. While day-to-day operations are led by Equation Collaborative’s Founder & Executive Director (ED), the Board-ED relationship is a partnership, and the appropriate involvement of the Board is both critical and expected. Specific Board Member responsibilities include:

• Serving as a trusted advisor to the ED as he develops and implements Equation Collaborative’s strategic plan.
• Reviewing outcomes and metrics developed by Equation Collaborative for evaluating impact, and regularly measuring performance and effectiveness using those metrics.
• Approving Equation Collaborative’s annual budget and audit reports.
• Assisting the ED in identifying and recruiting other Board members.
• Serving on committees or task forces and taking on special assignments.
• Representing Equation Collaborative to stakeholders, including funders, and acting as an ambassador for the organization.
• Ensuring Equation Collaborative’s commitment to a diverse board and staff that reflects the communities served by the organization.
• Providing subject matter expertise and consultation to the ED and staff, as appropriate and necessary.

Board Terms & Requirements:

• Board terms are 1 year
• Directors commit to either donate a minimum of $5,000 per year, raise the equivalent amount from others, or a combination thereof.
• Meetings are held quarterly at the +BOX office in Carlsbad or other convenient North County location.
• Occasional ad-hoc meetings are held to discuss or address some specific issue or need (in-person & virtual)

Qualifications:

Board Members will have achieved leadership stature in business, government, public education, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. Their accomplishments will allow them to attract other well-qualified, high-performing Board Members. Ideal candidates will have one or more of the following qualifications:

• Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership in business, government, public K-12 education, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector.
• Experience starting, developing, and/or leading high performing early stage organizations in business or the nonprofit sector.
• A commitment to and understanding of Equation Collaborative’s beneficiaries, preferably based on experience working with and/or in the communities served by the organization.
• An interest and ability to cultivate, facilitate, and build relationships with a diverse group of individuals and mission-aligned organizations to support fundraising and programming goals.
• Subject matter expertise and/or extensive experience and professional networks, preferably in the San Diego area, in:
  • Fundraising, grant-making, or other development endeavors
  • Understand financial statements, approve and monitor finances, authorize and approve budget and assist in developing realistic, achievable and measurable financial goals.
  • Public K-12 administration, student support services, and/or nutrition services
  • Nonprofit management
  • Advocacy, public policy or community activism related to issues of public health, nutrition, food sovereignty, hunger relief, and/or sustainable/community agriculture.