Gain valuable experience while helping YA-YA thrive & grow!
Join the YA-YA Board Of Directors—Now Seeking Youth & Adult Applicants
Online Applications Are Being Accepted Now!
The mission of the YA-YA Network (Youth Activists-Youth Allies) is to advance youth organizing as a strategy for youth development and social transformation. Through training and leadership experience. YA-YA prepares our participants to become the next generation of activists in the movement for social and economic justice. We build the capacity of young people to influence policy, improve institutions, and change systems that directly impact youth, their families and the communities they live in. More about the YA-YA Network on our website.
YA-YA is looking for youth and adult allies to join our active and engaging Board of Directors. We are looking for people who are ready to leverage their skills and social resources to build the strength of YA-YA.
Responsibilities of the Board:
Participate in four quarterly meetings/year, two in-person and two virtual.
Participate on a bi-weekly strategic planning team (virtual).
Help raise the funds necessary to operate YA-YA, including a give/get goal of $500 per Board member, with consideration for the capacity of each member regarding age and class status.
Carry out all agreed upon activities and respond promptly to communications.
Contribute to productive discussion, decisions (by consensus) and implementation of Board actions.
We are especially seeking folks with the following skills:
- Accounting skills
- Evaluation skills
- Coaching skills
- External workshop & facilitating skills
- Fundraising
The Role of the Board* is to act as trustees for the people and communities receiving services from YA-YA Network. The Board is responsible for creating vision, articulating its values and principles, setting goals, developing effective governance policy, meeting and monitoring standards and fiscal responsibility. * The full Board Manual is available upon request
Online Applications - Applications are being considered on a rolling basis. Open till filled. Please email us if you have any questions or would like to recommend another candidate at BoardChair@yayanetwork.org. Thank you!