Personal Safety and Self Defense for children, teens and adults

Board of Directors. We are currently accepting applications from volunteers.

KIDPOWER Board Member Job Description

We are currently accepting applications from volunteers who are interested in becoming members of the KIDPOWER TEENPOWER FULLPOWER International Board of Directors.

We are especially looking for people with skills in fundraising, marketing, or law. If you are interested, please send a note about yourself and your reasons for wishing to become a Board Member to board@kidpower.org.

Position: Board Member

Agency Mission: To teach people of all ages, abilities, and walks of life to use their power to stay safe, act wisely, and believe in themselves.

General Responsibilities: The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall governing of the organization, including reviewing and establishing policies; supervision, evaluation, and selection of the Board of Directors, etc.

Time Commitment: Average of 5-10 hour per month

Individual Commitments:

• Attend required bi-monthly meetings by conference call and annual retreat.
  Commitment is to do what you can in ways that are realistic in your life, with the understanding that different life situations can require flexibility in order to make participation possible.
• Be supportive of, and knowledgable about, and commit to functioning within the KIDPOWER Vision, Mission, Goals, Working and Core Values, and Ten Best Practices of Team Members.
• Complete a Minimum of one 3-year term as Board Member.
• Be willing and excited to be an active advocate for KIDPOWER to one's personal communities/spheres of influence.
  Personal Communities might be geographic, service, professional, etc.
  Board Members' role is to keep affirming KIDPOWER as an important contribution to society.
• Actively merge life experience skills with KIDPOWER to contribute a diversity of knowledge, experience, and talents for the benefit of the organization.
• Be a leader or a major participant on a minimum of one Board committee.
• Make an annual financial contribution or a personally meaningful amount.
  There is not a set amount, but this should be a significant philanthropic commitment for you personally ("You should feel it and it should feel good").
• Actively participate in fundraising efforts for KIDPOWER in ways that are relevant for your life.
• Attend a KIDPOWER class/workshop.
• Actively communicate.
  Be respectful and responsible about communication.
  Be willing to speak up directly and promptly if there is a concern.