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| About the Position | |
| North Peel & Dufferin Community Legal Services 24 Queen Street East, Brampton, ON, Canada, Suite 700 Brampton, Caledon | |
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North Peel & Dufferin Community Legal Services is looking for someone passionate about social justice to join our volunteer Board of Directors! We are a community legal clinic serving residents of Brampton, Caledon, and Dufferin County. We provide free legal services to low income people, including help with tenancies, disability benefits, social assistance, immigration and employment law. See details in 'Social Media' (below). Community legal clinics are funded by Legal Aid Ontario, but each one is an independent not-for-profit corporation with a community based board of directors. We are looking for a board member with financial expertise to fill the role of Treasurer. It is a requirement that board members live or work in the area that we serve (Brampton, Caledon and Dufferin County). Previous board experience is not required. Our board of directors is a policy board, with operational matters left to the Executive Director. The board meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., usually for about 1 1/2 hours. Please apply by email to the Executive Director, Jack Fleming at 'FlemingJ@lao.on.ca' by 5:00 p.m., Nov. 29, 2019. Volunteer MBC volunteer 'clients' can easily apply by 'clicking' on the yellow box 'Apply Now!' (above/below). Before you do, you are encouraged to upload your resume to your volunteer 'profile', and if you do not have a 'profile', go to www.volunteermbc.org and CREATE ONE! |
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+ Excellent opportunity to use/enhance your skills/experience in the business (corporate) financial area (add to your professional resume) + Learn about not-for-profit (charitable) operations and financial management through applying your talent, skill, background + Enlarge (through increased 'connectivity') your professional and personal profile within your local community, plus build your contacts + Join with staff and like-minded board members and stakeholders to volunteer as part of a capable, energetic, dynamic, and passionate team + Help to govern an organization that helps low income members of our community every day with the basics of life: keeping a roof over their heads and some money to put food on the table + Personal satisfaction that you will be making an important direct contribution to our ability to deliver quality, affordable legal services |
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● Must be resident or work in Brampton, Caledon, or Dufferin County ● Overall length of volunteer engagement is for a 3-year term, as prescribed by our corporate by-laws ● You have professional financial training and experience that involves typical financial management of a business and/or corporate organization (including preparation and analysis of financial statements and reports) ● Organized, committed to attend meetings and fulfill other obligations, with appropriate application, attention to detail, and accountability ● You are sufficiently confident and conversant so as to be able to explain and guide the Board in working/managing the financial affairs/reporting/accountability of the organization ● Prepared to learn, understand and be passionate, about the organization's vision, mandate, and mission, and capable of embracing and promoting it ● Capable of adherence to our policies and procedures, plus observe requisite confidentiality |
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| Orientation would be provided by the board Executive and the organization's Executive Director. | |
| Legal, Boards & Committees, Finance, Research/Evaluation | |
| How to Contact | |
| Send an Email Message | |
| Social Media | |
| https://www.northpeeldufferinjustice.ca/ | |
| https://www.facebook.com/North-Peel-Dufferin-Community-Legal-Services-2206498676093043/ | |
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