Figuring out how to help can be overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Activate Good invites people of all ages in our community to join us on a journey of learning, action, and community-building to become agents of positive change in the Triangle.

Our projects and programs engage other local causes, our Community Partners, that range in cause areas and provide individuals and groups alike – ranging from youth and families to companies – meaningful opportunities to take action to meet important local needs.

Activate Good is a 501c3 tax-exempt nonprofit founded in 2005. We envision a world in which all people realize and act on their power to improve their communities.

We are evolving, in part due to the needs of the community that emerged resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as internal growth goals and the everchanging needs of the Triangle. We also experienced a leadership shift from our founding Executive Director in 2024, which you can read more about here and here. 

New Board Members will be a part of this continued evolution! Members joining for the term starting January 1, 2025 will be part of our journey to:

• Participate in the generation of our next Strategic Plan
• Secure needed funds and resources to sustain and grow our programs and capacity.
• Grow our reach to impact thousands of Triangle residents!
• Over the past ten years, we’ve tracked over 100,000 volunteer connections to hundreds of area causes, creating a value of over $7 Million in volunteer service to our community. You can learn more about Activate Good on our website – including eLOVEate Schools, Youth Volunteer Corps, Annual Days of Service, and more programming. Plus, we invite you to explore more about some of our key impacts on our Impact Page.

Ideal Board candidates have the following professional experience or similar:

• Past experience on a Nonprofit Board
• Nonprofit Fundraising and Resource Development (All Board members are expected to fundraise to support our mission.)
• Legal Professions
• Business Development
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Higher Education Administration
• Marketing, Branding and/or Sales
• Technology

1. Read thoroughly about Board Expectations, Time Commitment, and Committee roles
2. Complete your Board of Directors application (linked above) by the deadline.
3. Interview, if invited, in October.
4. Finalists participate in a Board Candidate Meet and Greet with Activate Good’s current Board and Staff in October.
5. Learn your board application status in late October or early November.
6. Selected candidates will be invited to meet our team briefly during our annual strategic Retreat with current Board members and Staff the first Saturday in December.
7. Officially begin your Board term on January 1 of the new year. (Monthly Board meetings thereafter are typically held 6:30-8:30pm on the last Monday, with fluctuations for holidays as needed. See more on our Commitment page.)