Board Expectations

• Each Board Member must make a personal financial contribution to Activate Good each year, whether that involves joining our monthly giving program, or donating at a designated time(s) throughout the year to reach a set annual goal.
• Additionally, all board members must actively fundraise; fundraising goals are separate from an individual Member’s personal contribution(s). This requires appealing to others to contribute financially to our cause, as well as connecting staff to new leads for stewardship and relationship building as a pipeline to funding. Board members may opt to engage their networks in a variety of ways suited to their individual styles (letter campaigns, small member-led events, etc.).
• Participate in all-Board trainings, including but not limited to new member orientation, and Activate Good’s project leader training.
• Carry out the general responsibilities of a member of a governing Board of Directors, including:
  • Understand the legal, governance, and fiscal responsibilities of serving on a nonprofit’s Board of Directors.
  • Participate alongside staff in discussing budget needs for the next fiscal year during scheduled discussion sessions.
  • Act as an ambassador for Activate Good with your existing personal networks and help Activate Good expand our networks to new people, including but not limited to acting as a speaker on behalf of staff, introductions, etc.
  • Serve on a Board committee and participate actively in meeting that committee’s objectives.
  • Act as a support arm and advocate for Activate Good staff.
  • Complete tasks and achieve goals in a self-directed manner for all adopted or assigned tasks.

• Email: You’ll receive a designated Activate Good email address. Board members must check email no less than weekly to stay up to date on Board projects and individual tasks, information requests, agendas, and calendar invites. 
• Task Management: Board should maintain responsibility for all of their own tasks related to their Board service, whether assigned or adopted. Inability to meet deadlines or complete tasks as agreed should be communicated promptly to allow re-delegation and/or timeline assessment, and avoid negative impacts on the team.
• Absences: Communication of absences from email and Board responsibilities lasting more than a week require notification to the Board Chair / Executive Committee.

Time Commitment: Board members may complete roughly 5 to 15 volunteer Board hours per month, depending on the month. Activities vary per month and are dependent on staff’s support needs, activities determined or adopted by the full Board or a Board committee, and an individual’s leadership role within the Board and its committees. Time commitments may consist of:

• Attending monthly board meetings (required; 2 hours once per month).
• Meetings are currently held in-person on the last Monday of each month from 6:30 – 8:30 PM, typically at Activate Good’s offices* (Loading Dock Raleigh, 1053 E. Whitaker Mill Road, Suite 115, Raleigh NC 27604). This schedule may be altered in the event of a holiday or special event conflict. Virtual formatting may be offered as needed.
• Participating in a chartered board committee (required) . Chartered committees meet one time per month (1 hour).
  • Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs also meet monthly with the Committee’s Staff Liaison for agenda setting (1 hour).
• Optionally participating in an ad hoc committee; these committees are formed temporarily and as needed to address specific needs (Board recruitment, for example). Schedules / time commitments vary.
• Volunteering at annual Days of Service with staff. Time commitment varies by 2+ hours (required).
• Occasionally volunteering to support staff leadership, by request, at Corporate Projects, eLOVEate Schools Projects, and Youth Programming. Time commitments vary from 2+ hours.
• Participating in Activate Good fundraising campaigns (required). Time commitment varies by event needs and support opportunities.
• Participating in board training on topics including, but not limited to, board governance, fund development and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Fundraising Campaigns and Events (dates to be confirmed annually)
• Dignity Week and MLK Day (January annually from the Friday prior to MLK Day through the following Saturday)
• Global Volunteer Month (April annually)
• 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance (September 11th annually)
• Family Volunteer Day (annually the Saturday before Thanksgiving)
• Annual Activate Good Board & Staff Retreat (dates to be confirmed annually)

• October 5, 2025: Board Application deadline
• October 14 at 5:30pm-7pm & October 15 at 6pm-7:30pm: Board candidate interviews
• October 27, 2025 (6:00pm in Raleigh): Select board candidates may be invited to a
• Meet & Greet event with current Board members and Staff as part of the recruitment process.
• Early November: Board members selected, screened, and notified.
• Saturday, December 6 (in Raleigh, time TBC): Annual Activate Good Board & Staff Retreat, including brief welcome meeting for new Board members.
• December – January 2025: Board Onboarding. (Est. 5 hours)
• January 1, 2026: Board term begins for selected candidates.