Welcome, we'd love to hear about you and your interest in our organization.

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We are currently looking to fill these Board Positions:

Executive Members:

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Secretary

Roles & Responsibilities:

The board secretary’s duties help protect a nonprofit organization. Board secretaries have a variety of duties and responsibilities including:

• Schedules board meetings

• Assists in board member orientation

• Takes attendance at board meetings

• Takes accurate meeting minutes and getting them approved

• Maintains board records

• Ensures secure storage of official board documents and contracts

• Tracks board member terms

• Monitors legal compliance 

 

Treasurer

Roles & Responsibilities:

The board treasurer position requires someone who has experience in financial accounting for nonprofits. The treasurer also needs to make sure board members can access the financial reports in a timely manner, through accounting software.

The treasurer:

• Maintains the approved annual budget and implements changes as approved by the Board

• Produces and files required 990 and financial statements

• Is authorized signer on financial accounts

• Is the Boards steward of financial health and compliance

• Leads the annual audit

• Answers questions about the audit upon request

• Chairs the finance committee

• Partners with the Executive Director to ensure the financial reports are continually updated

• Assumes chair role if others are absent President and Vice President are absent 

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Members at Large (current fields of expertise)

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Education

Wellness 

Communications

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Roles & Responsibilities:

The at-large (Voting) and Advisory (Non-voting) board members are just as important as nonprofit board positions for officers, as all board members have equal responsibility for the board’s actions and decisions. At-large and Advisory board members are expected to fulfill the following duties:

• Attend all board meetings

• Engage in board meetings actively

• Provide other Board Members with context and perspective in their area of expertise and experience

• At-Large Members will vote on proposed Board items

• Serve on at least one committee

• Donate to the board annually

• Support board decisions, even when voting with the minority 

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If you have an interest in working along side us to grow Animal Assisted Therapy in the Treasure Valley and hopefully beyond, please reach out and let us know!

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