Volunteer Opportunities
Join us in our mission to strengthen the social fabric of our region. Community Foundation North Okanagan is always looking for community-minded individuals with an interest in making a lasting impact in the region to join its various committees and Board of Directors.
Grants Review Committee
Volunteer Opportunity
Community Foundation North Okanagan is seeking approximately four new volunteer committee members to join the Smart & Caring Community Grants Program Review Committee.
This committee plays an important role in helping review grant applications and make thoughtful funding recommendations that support local charities and nonprofits serving the North Okanagan.
We are looking for reliable, community-minded people who care about strengthening our region and can bring thoughtful judgement, fairness, and a strong sense of responsibility to the review process.
We are especially interested in applicants who:
Work in the non-profit sector
Bring experience or insight from the arts and culture, social services, or mental health sectors
Are dependable and able to commit to the full review process
Have previous grant review or community-based decision-making experience
(preferred, but not essential)
Grants Review Committee - Volunteer Opportunity
Questions can be directed to Amy Timleck at amy.timleck@cfno.org.
Please feel free to share this opportunity with your networks if someone comes to mind who would be a strong fit.
Application deadline: March 20
What’s involved
Application deadline: March 20
Required dates:
March 23–25 – available for an online or in-person interview
April 13–27 – Grant application review period
(approximately 15–20 grant applications to review)May 11, 4:00–8:00 PM – Grants Adjudication Meeting (in person)
Optional:
June 10, 5:30–7:30 PM – Grants Reception Event
Estimated time commitment
Preparation and reading/reviewing applications: 8 hours
Adjudication meeting: 4 hours
Other grants-related meetings: 2–4 hours
Approximate total: 14–16 hours per year
Serving on the committee is a meaningful way to contribute your knowledge, perspective, and care to support community wellbeing across the North Okanagan.
Board of Directors
Volunteer Opportunity
Are you looking for a unique leadership opportunity? Do you want to put your talent in strategic thinking, financial forecasting, driving social change, community convening or project management to work in the service of a great cause?
Well, look no further! If you are committed to a building a thriving and vibrant North Okanagan community and culture, we are looking for you!
Community Foundation North Okanagan is looking for leaders like you to join our committees and board of directors. For 48+ years, our volunteer board has been the strategic heart of our organization, ensuring that in our work with community organizations, we deliver real results, respond to changes in our community and always deliver the highest ethical standards to be worthy of our public support.
If you are one or more of the following, we’d like to talk to you:
Energetic and entrepreneurial business people, who are not already overextended with other commitments, are eager to put their enthusiasm for the health and vibrancy of our community to work.
Young applicants under the age of 45 from diverse backgrounds across the North Okanagan.
Community leaders from different groups, ages, ethnicities and communities allow us to better represent the diversity of experience in our region and to make decisions that help us grow as an organization.
Leaders (or past leaders) at our partner nonprofit agencies – social services, education, recreation, senior centres and youth services -are willing to share their knowledge about our community needs.
Scholars/academics who want to put their expertise in community development, physical and mental health promotion, children, youth and families to work in the community.
If you hold yourself to high expectations, then you’ll find committee and board service very rewarding. We are looking for folks who will:
Attend 6 board meetings annually AND/OR 3-4 annual committee meetings.
Actively serve on one of our committees: Community Grants, Governance, Board Resource, Human Resource, and Investment.
Advocate for our needs in the community and among your colleagues and peers.
Demonstrate commitment to learning more about the community foundation movement as well as nonprofit governance.
Both committee and board member volunteers make a significant difference in strengthening the social fabric of our region.
Board of Directors Application:
Download the Application & Overview Matrix here
Please return the completed application & matrix to: Leanne@cfno.org. Please include your resume if available.
*Please take note, current positions are full:
You are welcome to submit interest for a Board or Committee position and we will review and respond when positions become available.