Serve as a ND FFA Foundation Board Member

ND FFA Foundation Board of Directors Interest Form

This form is designed to help the ND FFA Foundation identify potential board member interests, skills and experiences. Then Foundation leadership can determine how those talents can benefit the ND FFA Foundation with public relations, financial management, fundraising, and various key stakeholders.

Name*
Prefix First Middle Initial Last
Mailing Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Mobile Phone*
Email*
Place of Employment*

Alternatively, please note if you are self-employed, own your business or are retired.
Title/Position at Employment*

If you are self-employed or own your business, please note any positions you hold beside ownership.
Employment/Business Industry*
Please check all that apply.
- Agriculture
- Arts/Culture/Humanities
- Education
- Environmental
- For-Profit Business
- Government
- Health
- Human Services
- International
- Non-Profit Business
- Public/Societal Benefit
- Religious
- Other (please explain below)
Industry
Please explain "Other" you checked in the field above.
Employment/Business Staff Size*
How did you initially learn about the ND FFA Foundation?*
- Colleague or Friend
- Current or Past Donor
- FFA Foundation Staff or Board Member
- Social Media or E-Newsletter
- Website/Google Search
Do you have experience serving on a nonprofit board?*
- Yes
- No
Why are you interested in joining a nonprofit board such as the ND FFA Foundation?*
What do you hope to gain from this experience?*
Areas of YOUR expertise, professional skills and/or experience you are willing to bring to the ND FFA Foundation Board of Directors*
Please select any/all that apply.
- Accounting/Financial Management
- Advocacy/Public Policy
- Agriculture Skills/Training
- Board Governance
- Communications/Marketing
- Education/Instruction
- Financial Management
- Fundraising
- General Administration
- Grant Writing
- Human Resources
- Legal
- Marketing and Communication
- Meeting/Event Planning
- Membership
- Nonprofit Experience
- Project/Program Management
- Public Relations
- Research
- Strategic and Business Planning
- Technology
- Volunteer Management
Briefly explain the items your checked above, in a total of five-eight sentences.*
List boards and committees you currently serve, or have served on.*
Please include community volunteer and activities.
Organization Title/Role Year(s)
How would the ND FFA Foundation benefit from your involvement on the board of directors?*
Please use this area to share any information/details not included in this form.
Consent*
I agree to the board member policy/description.
Once an applicant is approved as an active ND FFA Foundation board member, (s)he is required to attend the board meetings, serve on a committee, participate in board member education events, and contribute to the sustainability of the ND FFA Foundation. Board members must attend a minimum of two board meetings per year. I agree to meet the requirement and if I fail to meet this minimum, I understand my office and position on the board will be terminated. By submitting this application, you are verifying that all information provided is true and agree to the Board Member Meeting Attendance and Participation Policy.

The ND FFA Foundation Leadership will be considering potential candidates for the November 3, 2021 annual board meeting. You will be contacted no later than November 16, 2020. Thank you for your interest in serving on the ND FFA Foundation Board of Directors.

Board Member Code of Conduct: I, understand that as a member of the Board of Directors of the ND FFA Foundation, I have a legal and ethical responsibility to ensure that the Foundation does the best work possible in pursuit of its goals. I believe in the purpose and the mission of the ND FFA Foundation, and I will act responsibly and prudently as its steward.
As part of my responsibilities as a board member:
• I will interpret the Foundation’s work and values to FFA and stakeholders.
• I will attend at least two board meetings per year, actively serve on a committee, and attend special events.
• Each year I will make a personal financial contribution at a level that is meaningful to me.
• I will actively participate in one or more fundraising activities.
• I will act in the best interests of the Foundation and excuse myself from discussions and votes where I have a
conflict of interest.
• I will stay informed about what is going on in the Foundation. I will ask questions and request information.
• I will participate in and take responsibility for making decisions on issues, policies and other board matters.
• I will work in good faith with staff and other board members as partners towards achievement of our goals.
• If I do not fulfill these commitments to the Foundation, I will expect the board president to call me and discuss
my responsibilities with me.
In turn, the Foundation will be responsible to me in several ways:
• I will be sent, without request, financial reports and agendas a minimum of a week prior to board meetings. I will be updated of organizational activities that allow me to meet the "prudent person" standards of the law.
• Opportunities will be offered to me to discuss with the executive director and the board president the Foundation’s programs, goals, activities, and status; additionally, I can request such opportunities.
• The Foundation will help me perform my duties by keeping me informed about issues in the industry and field in which we are working, and by offering me opportunities for professional development as a board member.
• Board members and staff will respond in a straightforward fashion to questions that I feel are necessary to carry out my fiscal, legal and moral responsibilities to the Foundation.
• Board members and staff will work in good faith with me towards achievement of our goals.
• If the Foundation does not fulfill its commitments to me, I can call on the board president and executive director to discuss the Foundation’s responsibilities to me.