CAPAL Board of Directors 2014-2016

  • Part-time

Company Description

The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan educational organization dedicated to building leadership and public policy knowledge within the Asian Pacific American (APA) community. Its mission is to promote APA interests and success in public service careers, to provide information and education on policy issues affecting the APA community, and to serve the APA community at large.

Job Description

Join CAPAL's board to broaden your skills and work with a highly motivated team of young professionals interested in building leadership and public policy knowledge among the APA community. You will have the opportunity to lead teams and execute exciting programming that will educate and inspire the next generation of APA leaders.

 

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR CAPAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  • Promote CAPAL’s mission and purpose by contributing to our programs and services, strengthening our infrastructure and internal capacity, and participating in fundraising and recruitment efforts.
  • Attend monthly CAPAL Board Meetings and actively participate in one or more assigned programming teams and task forces.
  • Be able to serve a full two-year term (must be based in the DC metro area).

 

CAPAL Programming

Each Board member will be assigned to be part of one or more areas of programming. The program areas listed below are subject to change.

 

Washington Leadership Program (WLP)

Develop and manage CAPAL’s Washington Leadership Program (WLP), a seven-week policy and career development workshop series for Asian Pacific American interns and young professionals.

 

Marketing and Communications

Manage all public relations efforts for CAPAL, including press releases, website, event/program publicity, promotional materials, and the monthly newsletter.

 

Professional Development

Organize programs and activities to benefit young Asian Pacific American professionals in DC, including happy hours, career development sessions, and policy seminars. Partner with other community organizations to plan and co-sponsor relevant events.

 

Scholarships and Internships

Develop and implement an outreach strategy to publicize CAPAL’s Scholarships and Federal Internship Program. Coordinate the application review process, conduct candidate interviews, and facilitate the placement and mentorship of CAPAL Scholars and Interns.

 

Special Events

Organize and coordinate CAPAL’s Annual Benefit Gala/Ball and other notable events. Work closely with the board to find sponsors, publicize the event, invite VIPs, develop the speaking program, manage set up, coordinate volunteers, and handle any other duties as needed.

 

Business Development

Develop and implement CAPAL’s fundraising and marketing strategy, including corporate event sponsorships, Federal partnerships, membership dues, and grants, and update and maintain the CAPAL   Strategic Plan with the Executive Committee.

 

Organizational Development

Develop and implement plan to streamline communications and processes. Develop standard operating procedures and document best practices to establish mechanism to pass on institutional knowledge for subsequent Boards.


 

Qualifications

As an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, CAPAL relies heavily on   the skills and interests of its Board Members to accomplish its mission and   goals. The following is a list of skills that we are looking for in our Board members.

 

 

Ÿ  Accounting/Finance

Ÿ  Event Planning

Ÿ  Fundraising

Ÿ  Grant Writing

Ÿ  Graphic Design

Legal Counsel

Ÿ  Multimedia

Ÿ  Photography

Ÿ  Organizational Development

Ÿ  Web Development/Computer Programming

Ÿ  Digital Marketing Strategy Development and Implementation

Ÿ  Human Resources

Additional Information

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The following are required to apply:

1. Resume

2. Statment of Intent explaining why you would like to join the CAPAL Board (no more than 500 words)

3. SurveyMonkey Survey on skills and programming preference (email will be sent out after Resume and Statement are submitted)

 

Priority applications are due September 15th. All other applications are due by Septrmber 30th. Interviews will take place end of October/Early November and decisions will be made shortly thereafter. Terms begin January 2014.

 


Please send any questions to [email protected]