Volunteer Treasurer for Birth Unlimited

Description of Charity/Foundation:
Mission
Birthing Magazine was born of the heart back in 1997. The goal has not changed since: to provide Calgary families with information about pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. Our goal is to educate women on the unlimited birth options available to them. We emphasize alternatives for which information may not always be as easy to find, topics such as midwifery care, home birth, full duration breastfeeding and attachment parenting.

About Birthing Magazine
Birthing Magazine is the number one source for relevant, current information about pregnancy, birth and parenting alternatives in Alberta.
Birthing Magazine is published on a three times a year by Birth Unlimited. It is the number one source for relevant, current information about pregnancy, birth and parenting alternatives in Alberta. Each issue of Birthing Magazine is packed with birth stories, research articles, news and events, resource information and much more. Content is selected to help educate and demonstrate a range of options in pregnancy birth and early parenting. Emphasis is on the family’s responsibility to fully inform themselves of all their options before providing consent.
For families, Birthing Magazine is an information source that connects them to the growing community of alternative maternal health care providers in Alberta.
Through its content and editorial philosophy, Birthing Magazine supports birth, breastfeeding and attachment parenting. It will not run advertising or editorial that does not comply with the World Health Organization’s code on the marketing of artificial infant milks.
Birthing Magazine asks and answers many questions. It encourages us to question the status quo. It challenges us to take personal accountability for bringing a healthy baby into the world. It asks us to be informed about our choices. Birthing Magazine is for everyone. Most of all it is for you!

Description of Role:
Treasurer of the Board
Serve as financial officer of Birth Unlimited.
Attend all Board meetings.
Serve on the executive committee and chair the finance committee.
Ensure that Birth Unlimited is following appropriate financial policies and that qualified staff or consultants perform financial functions. Understand regulatory and legal requirements for financial accounting and standards of practice for nonprofit organizations including casino reports.
Ensure that accurate financial records for Birth Unlimited are being kept
Subject to the direction of the Board, endorse for deposit notes, cheques, and drafts received by Birth Unlimited.
As ordered by the Board, disburse organizational funds and issue cheques and drafts in the name of Birth Unlimited.
Manage, with the finance committee, the Board’s review of and action related to the Board’s financial responsibilities.
Assist in preparing the annual budget and presenting the budget to the Board for approval.
At specified reporting periods, and upon request, provide the President and the Board with an account of transactions by the society and of the financial condition of the Birth Unlimited.
Prepare financial statements for the AGM.
With the Executive Director, select an independent auditor, review the annual audit, and answer members’ questions about the audit.

Duration of Term:
2 Years or More

Contact:

Amanda Au-Yeung, Email: amandaqoola@gmail.com)
Charity/Foundation Website: https://www.birthingmagazine.net/