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Nonprofit Organizations Seeking Board Members
Nonprofits identified their primary impact area using the seven elements of a
healthy community framework.
Arts and Culture
ACT
ACT is where artistic ambition and civic engagement unite. We envision a world where the power of theatre expands our collective understanding of community and our own humanity. Learn about this board opportunity.
Coyote Central
Coyote Central sparks creativity in young people, putting tools in their hands to build skills and forge their futures. We offer classes in a multitude of creative areas (watercolor to dance to baking to welding) to 10- to 15-year-olds on a pay-what-works-for-you scale. Learn about this board opportunity.
Medieval Women’s Choir
The mission of the Medieval Women’s Choir is to share, teach, preserve, and promote the transcendent music of the Middle Ages. We sing in many languages, with dialect variations from the era. We provide an opportunity for women of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds to sing and perform these masterworks. Learn about this board opportunity. For questions, contact Carol Martin at f5mandolin@gmail.com.
Seattle Pro Musica
Looking for a way to create meaningful community through the arts? Seattle Pro Musica strives to make choral music a more vital and relevant art form for all, and we welcome passionate board members who will help us achieve this goal. Learn about this board opportunity.
Basic Needs
Ballard Food Bank
Ballard Food Bank’s mission is to bring food and hope to our neighbors...because there can be enough for everyone. To achieve our mission, we provide access to nutritious foods through our unique grocery model food bank, financial resources, referral, and mail services that support self-sufficiency, and we advocate for food equity and justice. Learn about this board opportunity.
Immanuel Community Services
Our mission is to alleviate the effects of poverty, hunger, homelessness and addiction by providing community-based social services to those in need. Learn about this board opportunity.
KidVantage
KidVantage, formerly Eastside Baby Corner, helps over 15,000 children a year have what they need to grow, play, learn and thrive. We do this by providing essential care, safety, and health items (diapers, wipes, baby formula, etc.) for children who are experiencing poverty, homelessness, or family disruption. Learn about this board opportunity.
ROOTS Young Adult Shelter
ROOTS Young Adult Shelter partners with young adults experiencing homelessness on their journey to stability. Our vision is that everyone has a safe place to call home. Learn about this board opportunity.
Sound Generations
We are a multiservice nonprofit partnering with older adults to remove the inequities that impact aging by providing accessible, essential, and inclusive services that support people through their life’s journey. Learn about this board opportunity.
Education
BELONG Partners
BELONG Partners is an education equity nonprofit that partners with schools and organizations to transform the ways adults teach, parent, and care for youth. Through the use of data and high touch individualized support, we help build communities where young people have dignity, voice, and agency. Learn about this board opportunity.
BrightSpark Early Learning Services
BrightSpark Early Learning Services’ mission is to nurture and sustain child-centered, antiracist early learning communities. We work with childcare providers, community organizations, and advocacy groups to improve the quality of early childhood care in our region. Learn about this board opportunity.
Build 2 Lead
Build 2 Lead is a small, feisty, and high impact nonprofit that empowers, engages, and educates young people of color so they can interact with, and advocate to change, the systems that historically limit them. We offer programming for youth, families, and educators – in schools, the juvenile justice system, and communities in Federal Way, Tacoma, and across Washington state. Learn about this board opportunity. Questions? Contact linda@lindalowpr.com to learn more.
OneWorld Now!
OneWorld Now's mission is to develop the next generation of global leaders. Through a combination of world language learning, leadership workshops, and study abroad opportunities, OWN works to expand international education opportunities to low-income students and students of color. Learn about this board opportunity.
Page Ahead
Page Ahead is committed to helping children furthest from opportunity develop strong reading skills. As the leading provider of children’s books and literacy services in Washington state, we work to ensure students have the support they need for reading success. Learn about this board opportunity.
STEM Paths Innovation Network (SPIN)
SPIN closes the opportunity gap for women and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Our vision is that ethnicity and gender do not hinder anyone’s ability or capacity to pursue careers in STEM. Learn about this board opportunity.
Team Read
Team Read works to close education opportunity gaps through a unique, cross-age, and year-round one-to-one tutoring program that pairs young students with paid teen tutors. Our dual impact model enables young students to become confident readers with the necessary reading skills for academic success, and teen tutors to grow as leaders while developing professional work skills that support their transition into college and future employment. Learn about this board opportunity.
University of Washington Alumni Association
The UW Alumni Association’s mission is to advance higher education in the state of Washington and support the University of Washington. Grounded in the premise that an organized community of over 500,000 graduates is a force for extraordinary change, UWAA offers programs and services that build community among students and alumni, advance lifelong learning, and advocate on behalf of the UW and higher education. Learn about this board opportunity.
Health and Wellbeing
Center for Chronic Illness (CCI)
CCI promotes wellbeing and decreases isolation for those impacted by ongoing health challenges through supportive and educational programs. Through the organization's values of compassion, respect, empowerment, inclusion, and community, CCI continues to grow and offers virtual support group meetings that bring people together impacted by different types of chronic illnesses. Learn about this board opportunity.
Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA)
Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA) is the consumer voice in the health care debate. Our mission is to achieve a health care system that enables all individuals to receive quality, affordable health care on an equitable and timely basis, and ensures they have basic rights and protections. Learn about this board opportunity.
Path with Art
Path with Art fosters the restoration of individuals, groups, and society from the effects of trauma through arts engagement and community building. Learn about this board opportunity.
Pongo Poetry Project
Pongo Poetry Project's mission is to engage youth in writing poetry to inspire healing and growth. We envision a world where all youth who have experienced childhood trauma can be seen, heard, and affirmed in their full humanity; where youth have the support, resources, and tools they need to heal, grow, and lead dignified lives. Learn about this board opportunity.
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility engages the community to create a healthy, peaceful, just, and sustainable world. We envision a world where all live healthy lives free from the threats of nuclear war, global climate catastrophe, and economic and racial injustice. Learn about this board opportunity.
Neighborhoods and Communities
Eastside Pride PNW
Eastside Pride PNW is a community based LGBTQIA+ education and advocacy organization comprised of LGBTQIA+ community members, students, parents, and allies who are committed to enhancing the lives of the Eastside LGBTQIA+ community. Eastside Pride was created to make sure that our LGBTQIA+ community is seen, heard, celebrated, and feel a genuine sense of belonging. Eastside Pride PNW is seeking a treasurer for its Board of Directors. Learn about this board opportunity.
The Fair Housing Center of Washington
The Fair Housing Center of Washington exists to prevent, mitigate, and eliminate illegal housing discrimination, ensure equal housing opportunity, and promote inclusive communities throughout Western and Central Washington. Learn about this board opportunity.
The Highline Botanical Garden Foundation
The Highline Botanical Garden Foundation was begun by volunteers committed to creating a regional garden in the Highline area that preserves historic and exemplary botany. Learn about this board opportunity.
Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equality (RARE)
Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equality (RARE) exists to advocate for racial equity for students who are furthest from educational justice. We raise awareness about educational inequities through partnerships, networks and inclusion-centered practices. The RARE board welcomes individuals who are not Roosevelt alumni. Learn about this board opportunity.
South King Tool Library
The South King Tool Library (SKTL) provides access to tools and training in order to help maintain neighborhoods, build community, and reduce unnecessary consumption with households of all forms including low-income residents and under-served populations. Our vision is to eliminate barriers and empower people in South King County to create, maintain, fix, improve and share. Learn about this board opportunity.
Other
Children’s Alliance
Children’s Alliance is Washington’s statewide nonpartisan child advocacy organization. Currently led by LT alum, Dr. Stephan Blanford, LT'97 (and previously led by another LT alum, Paola Maranan, LT'97), we strive to place racial justice at the heart of Washington’s laws and budget priorities so that every child can thrive. We are driven by a vision where every child in Washington has an abundance of what they need to grow into the people they dream of becoming. Learn about this board opportunity.
Children's Campaign Fund
The Children's Campaign Fund builds nonpartisan political power by helping to elect lawmakers who will enact transformational policy change for children, youth, and families. We envision a Washington where all lawmakers prioritize the health, wellbeing, safety, and learning and development of the children, youth, and families of Washingtons state, especially those who are under-resourced and marginalized. Learn about this board opportunity.
Seattle Animal Shelter Foundation
Seattle Animal Shelter Foundation (SASF) raises critical funds for the Seattle Animal Shelter and empowers volunteers and the local community to become part of the effort. SASF provides the Shelter with a new way to support the many services and programs it provides for animals and the Seattle community. SASF is seeking a treasurer and a recruiting specialist for its Board of Directors.
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