Suggested Posting Guidelines
Guidelines for a Successful Job Ad
- Use a Clear Job Title
- Identify the Organization and the actual job location if you have multiple sites
- Give a succinct description of organization and mission and/or the specific program to whom the position reports
- outline of job role and purpose
- indication of scale, size, responsibility, schedule, if unusual (must work nights and weekends)
- outline of ideal candidate profile
- indicate qualifications and experience required
- salary or salary guide
- whether the role is full-time or permanent or a short-term contract
- other package details or guide (health coverage, pension)
- explanation of recruitment process
- response and application instructions
- website address
- equal opportunities statement
Suggested Guidelines for Individuals Seeking Volunteer Opportunities
We recommend you include:
- Organizational mission/purpose preferences or interests
- The particular skills/talents you want to offer, such as finance, clerical/administrative support, logistics coordination, grant writing, driving clients, etc.
- Your availability, such as the number of hours a week you have to give, the days on which you are free; note if your availability is seasonal (i.e., only available May through September), a onetime offer or something you are looking to do over time
- Geographic preferences
Suggested Guidelines for Individuals Seeking Board Membership
- Specify the focus of your passion: children, families, arts and culture, education, the homeless, environment, social justice, etc.
- Indicate the extent/source/reason for your passion for the nature of the mission you wish to serve: since a class trip as a child to my first dance performance, I have tried to do everything I can to ensure that the arts are a part of every child’s life; as a survivor of ____, I want to help other survivors
- identify what special skills and talents you think you bring to the board table: finance, grant writing, HR, design, sales, leader, community builder, strategic thinker, sense of humor, bilingual etc.
- Specify if there are size, age or geographic preference or requirements: small, large, new, well established, Center City, a specific county or community, etc.
- Note any particular preferences you might have: love to help turn organizations around, first board experience so a strong healthy organization would be preferred, etc.
