Board of Directors Member

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Administration

• Upholds the credibility, integrity, and dignity of the Bluebonnet Children's Advocacy Center conducting business in an honest, fair, professional, confidential, and compassionate manner
• Ensures compliance with appropriate program guidelines, protocols, rules, regulations, standards, and statutes of all governing bodies
• Monitors operations for the organization
• Ensures relationships are maintained with Texas Casa and Child Advocacy Centers of Texas
• Confirms that facilities are maintained in a safe and healthy manner for provision of services
• Substantiates that complete, accurate, and current records are maintained as applicable
• Determines development, enforcement, and modification of operation procedures and policies
• Monitors the implementation of policy and program development
• Develops and/or review strategic plan annually
• Recognizes the Board of Directors is legally responsible for the sound management (financial, program, personnel, insurance, and property) of the organization.

• Attends board meetings according to By-Laws
• Maintains appropriate working relationship with Board of Directors and its committees
• Adheres to by-laws of the organization
• Committee reports regularly to the Board of Directors the committee activities and opportunities

• Works with the Executive Director to create and annual fund development plan, identifying financial needs and potential resources
• Develops and approves annual budget, in conjunction with the Executive Director
• Monitors the organization's financial position to ensure solvency and full utilization of funds
• Reviews and approves monthly financials
• Directs financial operations, ensuring that the organizations financial management policies are followed and sufficient internal control is maintained
• Ensures compliance with grant/donor contractual agreements

• Ensures that organizations's personnel policies are followed
• Ensure that organization is in compliance with applicable state and federal employment laws
• Assists in recruiting volunteers and other board members as needed
• Assures that all staff members receive appropriate training and staff development
• Employ and evaluate annually Executive Director
• Proclaim any conflict of interest that may arise during board members tenure

• Disseminates information to the community regarding the mission, goals, and activities of the organization
• Actively seeks opportunities to increase public awareness regarding child abuse/neglect by actively participating in abuse/neglect activities
• Cultivates and establishes relationships with community leaders inclusive of elected officials, social service organizations, city, and governmental bodies, businesses, and civic organizations
• Available for speaking to local groups and/or develop a "Speakers Bureau" to educate the community about CASA and CAC

• Identifies funding opportunities consistent with the organization mission and goals
• Cultivates and manages donor relationships as needed
• Contributes to the financial stability of the organization

• Develops and recommends plans for the organization's programs plan
• Keeps current regarding local, state, and national issues important to the development of effective programs and services
• Attends available conferences and workshops for the development of the program
• Serves on committees as necessary
• Participates in Board of Directors orientation