DCB welcomes volunteers who wish to make a difference in the lives of our students. The DCB chairs review applications on an annual basis. If you would like to apply for a board position, please apply!

What We Look For in a Distinctively College Bound Board Member

 Distinctively College Bound is seeking Board Members who: 

• Are preferably college graduates
• Wish to be involved in the support of charter school students
• Believe in the Distinctively College Bound and the Distinctive Schools’ mission
• Seek to continuously improve educational options for urban students
• May have corporate or philanthropic funding contacts or experience 
• May have in-kind donation contacts or experience 
• Have volunteer experience and/or an enthusiastic willingness to learn how to fundraise
• Can commit to the responsibilities laid out in the Distinctively College Bound Board Application Guidelines and Responsibilities for Prospective Members.

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Each DCB Board member will be asked to commit to the following:

• Commit approximately 2 hours/month to meetings, with an increased time commitment during months in which special fundraising or other events are scheduled
• Pay annual dues of $100 ($50 for Distinctive Schools Staff)
• Serve a one year term, from January 2018 through December 2018
• Not only attend fundraising events as a paying guest, but also play an active role in staffing the event
• Participate in fundraising activities, which may include solicitation of donations, in-kind or other
• Attend monthly meetings on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm, beginning Tuesday January 30th, 2018.       

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Serve on and commit work time to one of the following committees: 

Marketing

The marketing committee works together to promote DCB and its mission through social media and other avenues, arrange and promote ticket sales to events, write thank you notes to donors, solicit money from potential donors in various ways, think of new ways to reach supporters of DCB. (Much of this work can be done on a board member’s own time, outside of monthly DCB Board meetings.) The marketing committee works closely with the logistics committee to organize event details and promote them accordingly. In the future, the marketing committee would like to do more work highlighting our scholarship recipients and their teachers who advocate for them. 

Scholarship

​The scholarship committee works together to promote DCB and its mission through collecting scholarship applications, working with the committee to choose scholarship winners, fostering a relationship between a Mentor and scholarship winner, participate in Mentor Training meetings and facilitate a Mentor Program. (Much of this work can be done on a board member’s own time, with a few extra committee meetings through the year.)  The scholarship committee works closely with the logistics and marketing committees to see that students are highlighted as they are awarded scholarships. 

Logistics

The logistics committee works together to promote DCB and its mission by helping to plan all DCB events including a fall, winter, and spring event, securing food and auction item donations, finding venues and caterers, etc.  For each event there will be a committee member who is head of the event. This member will take the lead on planning the event and working closely with the committee chair.  (This committee requires some meetings and work outside of monthly DCB Board meetings, especially around the time of events) The logistics committee works closely with the entire board to ensure that all events run smoothly.  

Ready to Join the DCB Board?

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