Employment
Mandarin/Cantonese/English Speaking - Individual, Couple and Family Therapist
Posting Date: July 21, 2008
Deadline Date: August 15, 2008
Safer Families Program - Counsellor For Abusive Fathers
Posting Date: July 22, 2008
Deadline Date: August 5, 2008
HEAL Network - Community Development Worker
Posting Date: July 24, 2008
Deadline Date: August 8, 2008
Board of Directors
CREATIVE MINDS SHARED PASSION & PURPOSE COMMITMENT TO SERVE
Board Members Help Make the Difference!
The Board of Directors of Catholic Family Services is committed to a human-care agenda designed to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding community rich in culture and diversity. Coming from all walks of life and from different backgrounds and experiences, Board members bring their insight, enthusiasm and expertise to ensure that agency standards are maintained by good governance and fiscal responsibility. Members increase their awareness about important social issues and needs facing our community and the role of the provincial government and other funders in meeting those needs. Staff members support Board awareness by providing program presentations and information sessions at regular meetings.
Board members support, maintain and develop the organization’s Mission Statement and Strategic Objectives by monitoring the operational progress of the agency. Involved in planning, prioritizing and goal setting, members respond creatively to the ongoing challenge of meeting the increased needs of a growing community. Board members help identify funding priorities and guide the Agency in visioning it’s future program development.
By speaking to politicians, funders and community audiences, Board members advocate to improve the provision and access to social services within our community. Members also provide supervision for the Executive Director and are expected to take on special assignments that includes funding presentations.
The Board of Directors assumes the leadership role in fundraising activities and members recognize the need to supplement agency revenues on a continual basis by simultaneously increasing the agency’s organizational capacity to sustain annual fundraising events, explore new revenue generation strategies, increase the current donor base, cultivate donor relations and approach individuals, businesses, schools and service clubs for donations. The future growth of the agency is dependent on our ability to increase our funding capacity.
The Board of Directors meet once a month and on average will spend 12 hours per month in their roles as Board members.
For more information or if you are interested in joining our Board of Directors, please enquire or send your resume by e-mail to:
opportunities@cfspd.com
