BOARD TREASURER

Board Treasurer

Job Function: Accounting/Auditing, Administrative, Finance

Qualities: orderly mindset, methodical, management of large funds, financial control, detail oriented, honesty and discretion, technical and systematic.

Being Board Treasurer of Live2Create is a great honor, and a great responsibility. The main duties of the treasurer are to oversee the financial administration and planning, the organization’s budget, review procedures and financial reporting, and advise the board on financial strategies.

As the Board Treasurer, your responsibilities will be, in addition to board member responsibilities:

• Attend all board meetings
• Oversee financial planning, procurement, and investment of funds
• Handle receipts, disbursements, banking, protection and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments
• Forecast for future financial decisions and positions
• Prepare and interpret financial reports
• Arrange insurance coverage
• Maintain positive banking relationships
• Serve as the chair of the finance committee
• Work with the chief executive and the chief financial officer to ensure that appropriate financial reports are made available to the board on a timely basis
• Present the annual budget to the board for approval
• Review the annual audit and answer board members’ questions about the audit (if there is no audit committee)

As the highest leadership body of the organization and to satisfy its fiduciary duties, a board member is responsible for:

• determining the mission and purposes of the organization
• selecting and evaluating the performance of the chief executive
• strategic and organizational planning
• ensuring strong fiduciary oversight and financial management
• fundraising and resource development
• approving and monitoring the organization’s programs and services
• enhancing the organization’s public image
• assessing its own performance as the governing body of the organization

Each individual board member is expected to:

• know the organization’s mission, policies, programs, and needs
• faithfully read and understand the organization’s financial statements
• serve as active advocates and ambassadors for the organization and fully engage in identifying and securing the financial resources and partnerships necessary for the organization to advance its mission
• leverage connections, networks, and resources to develop collective action to fully achieve the organization’s mission
• give a meaningful personal financial donation
• help identify personal connections that can benefit the organization’s fundraising and reputational standing, and can influence public policy
• prepare for, attend, and conscientiously participate in board meetings
• participate fully in one or more committees
• follow the organization’s bylaws, policies, and board resolutions
• sign an annual conflict-of-interest disclosure and update it during the year if necessary, as well as disclose potential conflicts before meetings and actual conflicts during meeting
• maintain confidentiality about all internal matters of the organization
• agree to the organization’s code of ethics policy

Further, board members are expected to provide:

• Duty of Care — Each board member has a legal responsibility to participate actively in making decisions on behalf of the organization and to exercise his or her best judgment while doing so.
• Duty of Loyalty — Each board member must put the interests of the organization before their personal and professional interests when acting on behalf of the organization in a decision-making capacity. The organization’s needs come first.
• Duty of Obedience — Board members bear the legal responsibility of ensuring that the organization complies with the applicable federal, state, and local laws and adheres to its mission.

Serving as a board member is one of the most challenging and rewarding volunteer assignments. While appointment or election to a board is an honor, board members have important legal and fiduciary responsibilities that require a commitment of time, skill, and resources. Prospective board members should do themselves a service and show that they are serious about the commitments they make by asking questions. Feel free to send your questions to info@live2create.org.

Qualities:

• Strong written and communication skills
• Ability to recruit and motivate members
• Effective leader and people manager
• Integrity and Character
• Creativity and orientation to results
• Working knowledge of office software, online meeting tools

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional work experience is preferred

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About Live2Create

Live2Create Foundation Network, Incorporated (hereafter Live2Create) is a faith-based, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to promote the social, emotional, cultural, economic, and spiritual wellbeing of underserved students ages 12-24 using the arts. It’s generally recognized that the arts play a major role in the development of students' wellbeing and offer a safe place for them to express themselves freely, build confidence and esteem, and tackle various social and life situations without judgment.

Live2Create implements a personal identity development program (EASEL®) to bring awareness of mental health challenges and crucial learning recovery for underserved students across the Greater Atlanta community. Using the 40 Developmental Assets®, created by the Search Institute, and our Identity Formation Framework (IFF Model)® we address the needs of students in a safe environment conducive for their unique personal growth and development. Our programs focus on 6 core areas of development: Identity (I), Belief (Can), Capability (Do), Behavior (It), Environment (Here), and Spirituality (Purpose) resulting in increased social and emotional wellbeing, academic scores and attendance, graduation rates and college admission, confidence and self-esteem, and a strong sense of personal identity and motivation to accomplish life goals.

At Live2Create, we believe the arts in and of itself are therapeutic. We also believe that faith is fuel for survival and that something internally happens when you engage in the creative process, whether that’s healing, understanding, acceptance, freedom, or just simply experiencing who you are and who you were created to be.

Vision

Our vision is a world where social-economic disparities and achievement gaps no longer exist for the underserved.

Mission

We’re on mission to raise awareness of mental health and increase the social, emotional, economic well being of underserved students ages 12-24 using the arts and Christian values.

Our Core Values:

Founded on Christian principles, our core values are used as a guide to manage ourselves and interpersonal relationships with others. These core values include:

• Community: We believe the creative arts is an essential component of vibrant communities and what makes us unique. We strive to build a stronger community with the collective benefit of advancing equity for all. (Love Others)
• Compassion: We have empathy and compassion towards the wellbeing of self, then everyone else. We position ourselves and exert authority in being the change we wish to see in the world. (Love Self)
• Responsibility: We strive to live out Christian values and act on them. Responsibility is an ethical theory, in which individuals are accountable for fulfilling their purpose; the actions of an individual must benefit the makeup of their entire being. (Love God)
• Expression: We embody the idea that creativity is a gift from God. It’s therapeutic and the creative process is a growth producing experience. We use our gifts and talents to glorify God. (Create)

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