Do you have a
passion for volunteering? Do you thrive making a difference in your community?
Consider
joining the Alberta CPAs Community Ambassadors Board of Directors!
The Community
Ambassadors are a volunteer group of Alberta CPAs who are committed to helping
CPAs find meaningful and productive volunteer opportunities. The group connects
CPAs with volunteer opportunities across Alberta that help build their skills
by offering financial expertise, leadership and guidance to non-profit
organizations.
We
are presently looking for six (6) CPAs to join our Board of Directors. As Board members in either Officer or
Director roles, you are required to attend general meetings, attend ad-hoc Board meetings, promote
and attend networking events, and commit to developing and progressing the
Community Ambassadors’ strategic plan.
We currently have team members in both Calgary and Edmonton, and are
interested in expanding our membership across the province.
Prior
experience is not required, just a passion for making a difference in the
community! Board roles require
approximately a one-hour commitment per month, with the exception of the
project-related roles noted below. Interested applicants should be able to
commit to a minimum one-year (12-month) term.
We are
specifically looking volunteers to fill the following roles:
The Money Guru! The Community
Ambassadors are looking for someone to develop, review and update our controls
and reporting. If you have experience
with creating simple and effective controls and reporting for small working
boards, we want to hear from you!
You are the glue to the team’s effective
communications by ensuring the Community Ambassadors’ meetings and records are recognized
efficiently, including organizing our board communications, official external communications,
and legal documents.
Our web presence could use a makeover. If you have a passion for making websites
pop, this could be a match made in heaven!
This role will be responsible for leading a project to update our
website and maintaining it thereafter, including posting ongoing volunteer
opportunities and events.
Are you connected with all things
Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn? We
want to meet you! This position will be
responsible for maintaining our presence on all social media channels,
including posting and sharing new volunteer opportunities and promoting
networking events.
- Event Planner
and Networker Extraordinaire:
If you love planning events, hosting
social engagements, meeting new people and bridging networks and resources,
this is the role for you. The Community Ambassadors are looking for someone to
assist in event planning and execution across Alberta.
- Communication
Expert and CPA Alberta Liaison:
This role is vital for ensuring that the activities,
events and opportunities the Community Ambassadors provide are promoted and
communicated to the wider profession through the support of CPA Alberta. This role is responsible for monitoring our
general inbox, and will also be responsible managing a project to develop a
database to house our CPA and NPO connections.
If you are
interested in one of the positions, please complete and submit your application
form to communityambassadors@shaw.ca no later than June 30, 2019, indicating which
position(s) you are specifically interested in.
Applications are being accepted from CPAs in good standing from across
the province of Alberta.
If you are
interested in learning more about the Community Ambassadors and making a
difference in your community, visit the Community Ambassadors’ website. On the site, you can find
a list of up-to-date volunteer opportunities along with information about
upcoming events, resources for starting a charity, and other useful information
for non-profit organizations.
The Community
Ambassadors are also available on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and can be reached by
email at communityambassadors@shaw.ca.
