Board of Directors

Keystone Progress Education Fund (KPEF)/
Keystone Progress (KP)

Position Responsibilities:

An individual board member is instrumental in helping KPEF/KP attain its overall mission.

Opportunities:

  • Participate in organizational growth

  • Increase the impact of the organization in creating a more participatory democracy in Pennsylvania

Key areas of responsibility:

  • Strategic and long-range planning and direction

  • Oversight and support of executive staff

  • Administrative policy development

  • Fiscal management and accountability

  • Ensuring legal and contractual obligations are met

  • Ensure that organization activities are developed, funded, and implemented consistent with the mission

Key Service Obligations:

  • Commitment to serve a 2-year term

  • Regular attendance at quarterly board meetings

  • Active participation on at least one committee

  • Provide an annual contribution to the organization at a meaningful level

  • Share social security number for HUD compliance

  • Recruit other board members, committee members, volunteers, and donors

  • Attendance at events

Particular candidate qualities:

  • Belief in community service and social justice

  • Motivation for positive progressive change

  • Predisposition to action and problem solving

  • Commitment to investment of time, and talent

  • Awareness and avoidance of conflicts of interest

  • Willingness to engage in discussion an dialogue as a decision maker

Commitment Summary

  • Commitment to serve a 2-year term

  • Board meeting: 3 hours per quarter at meeting; 1 hour preparation

  • Committee meeting: 2 hours per month at meeting; 1/2 - 1 hour preparation (depending on committee)

  • Board planning meeting: 3 hours annually

  • Annual Keystone Progress Summit: 2 days, usually in February

  • Special events: local and regiounal as scheduled, usually 1-2 per year

  • Financial: Personal donation at level that is meaningful to yo

Service on KP/KPEF’s Board of Directors is without remuneration, except for administrative support, travel, and accommodation costs in relation to Board Members’ duties.

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