Board Nominations 2016 Thank you for your interest in serving on the Board of Directors of Family to Family Network. All information collected will not be sold or exchanged with anyone else. Question Title * 1. Please provide your contact information. Name: Company: Address: City/Town: State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming ZIP: Country: Email Address: Phone Number: Question Title * 2. Are you a Parent of a child with disabilities? Yes No Question Title * 3. Are you the Family member of a person with disabilities? Yes No Question Title * 4. Are you a Self advocate (person with disability)? Yes No Question Title * 5. Do you provide services to persons with disabilities or their family members? Yes No Question Title * 6. I will bring the following expertise as a board member: Parent Disability expert/service provider Education Legal Financial/Business Marketing Human resources Fundraising Technology Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. As we are a small organization - All board members are expected to serve on at least ONE committee. Which committee(s) are you interested in? Check all that apply. Budget/Finance Executive Review Nominating Training & Support Donor Engagement Ambassador Communications Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Are you interested in taking a leadership role on a committee, especially in relationship to organizing specific events? I am interested in: Organize & Execute Fundraising events Organize Annual Conference event Organize ticketed Family events (Lil Rustlers, Astros, etc.) Organize generic fun Family events Lead our Meetup group Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. If you are interested in a leadership position on the board - please indicate the role you seek. President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Question Title * 10. We cannot accomplish what we do without extensive help from our board volunteers. Training will be provided. I would like to help Family to Family Network by volunteering to: Providing refreshments for Board Meetings Obtain venues to provide training Set up/clean up/refreshments for trainings Provide training to families Organize family events (Holiday party, Lil Rustlers, sporting events, other) Recruit sponsorships/vendors for events Sign up donations for events Publicize events and the organization (marketing efforts) Engage families to attend events Develop quarterly newsletter Organize and distribute monthly edigest Speak to companies about why Family to Family Network is important Represent Family to Family Network at Resource Fairs Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. Why are you interested in serving on the Board? Question Title * 12. I understand the Family to Family Network Board Responsibilities and I commit to do the following: Embrace the mission & vision of the organization. Promote F2F in a positive manner and model best practices consistent with the mission and vision of F2F. Act as a good financial steward of the organization Attend and participate in all board meetings Review agenda, reports and materials prior to meetings Attend at least 2 F2F training events or program activities per year Serve on at least one F2F committee Be willing to lend personal expertise/spearhead extra tasks. Be willing to personally thank F2F funders and supporters and write letters of support on behalf of F2F as needed Make an annual personal financial contribution to the organization Commit to raising at least $2000 on behalf of the organization (which may include in-kind contributions such as donations of supplies or professional services, solicitation of silent auction items, fundraising ticket sales, solicitation of financial donations, etc.) Respect differing views, contributions and areas of expertise among F2F Board members, staff members and volunteers Follow the F2F Board by-laws and policies Done