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Description of Charity/Foundation:

Are you looking for an opportunity to exercise your business skills while giving back to your community?
CKUA’s Board of Directors is seeking your expertise to help build our legacy and vision, and support CKUA’s growth on-air, online and in-person in communities across Alberta.

CKUA is a donor-supported arts organization that inspires and connects through the power of music, arts, culture and story. With a focus on musical discovery, we showcase the best creative work from Alberta and beyond and deliver it on-air, online and in-person. With eclectic and engaging programming, colourful characters, and incredible music, CKUA has been a vital part of the Alberta community since 1927.
The Board of Directors serves the Foundation and its members with representatives from across Alberta. The Board works with CKUA’s management team to oversee the development of the strategic plan. The board sets the direction and objectives of the organization. The CKUA Management team executes on the strategic plan and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the organization.


Description of Role:

As stipulated in the CKUA By-Laws, Board Directors are elected for two-year terms, and limited to serve a maximum of six years. Although recruitment for board members is taking place during summer 2020, the term for new board members starts in January 2021.

Skills we are seeking:
● Senior management experience leading people, strategy, and transformative change.
● Finance and accounting experience, along with a CPA designation.
● Human resources or labour relations experience.
● Legal experience, ideally in the areas of media regulation and/or contracts.
● Fund development or donor relations experience.
● Strong governance experience in a corporate or not-for-profit environment
● Board experience as a committee chair and/or board chair.
● Industry experience in broadcasting or digital media.
● An ICD.D designation is considered an asset.

Attributes you possess:
● A demonstrated commitment to actively promote the vision, mission, and values, of the CKUA Radio Foundation;
● Demonstrated ability to communicate the vision, mission and values of the CKUA Radio Foundation and the Radio Network to partners, stakeholders and the broader community;
● Willingness and time available to participate in board, committee, as well as project meetings and activities;
● Access to technology to attend board and committee meetings virtually.
● Critical and creative thinkers.
● CKUA strives to be an inclusive and diverse organization. The board is looking for diverse voices and perspectives that represent a diversity of ethnicity, gender, ability, and age.


Prerequisites:
● 18 years of age or older.
● Enthusiasm for community support and engagement.
● An annual CKUA Radio Foundation member fee and minimum annual donation.

Please include the following in your application:

1. Cover Letter
   a. Briefly tell us why you’re applying to serve on the CKUA Radio Foundation Board of
   Directors, and what contribution you can make on our dedicated team.
2. A resume highlighting your experience and qualifications including:
   a. Business/work experience that aligns with any of the areas of expertise we are seeking.
   b. Previous board experience
   c. Previous community and/or volunteer activities

Contact:
Please submit your cover letter and resumé to CKUA Radio at board@ckua.com.
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Description of Charity/Foundation:
NorthernStar Mothers Milk Bank (NMMB) is Canada’s only community-based milk bank. We screen and accept excess milk from mothers who are breastfeeding their own babies. The milk is then pasteurized and dispensed to 34 hospitals across Canada. Human milk is just as much a medicine as it is a food to these compromised/premature babies.

Description of Role:
NMMB has a full time Bookkeeper/Office Manager who handles all the day-to-day roles. We are looking for someone who could assist with the following:
• Preparing annual government reporting; T4’s & T4 summary, Charity Return, WCB Return (oversight)
• Quarterly & annual management reports (oversight)
• Working knowledge of Quickbooks
• Oversee and be available for consultation with the office administrator/bookkeeper
• Oversee and approve payroll and CAFT automatic deposit process
• Ensure any financial data representing the organization is accurate
• Ensure government guidelines for Non-Profit Organizations are followed
• Attend and Participate in Board of Director meetings
• Development of Policies and Procedures

Certification or Education:
CPA/CA/CFA

Applicable Interests:
Interest or experience with the mother/baby dyad would be beneficial.
NMMB is a close knit community that works well with respect and sharing of information.
Duration of Term: 1 Year to 2 Years

Contact: Jannette Festival at director@northernstarmilkbank.ca
Charity/Foundation Website: https://www.northernstarmilkbank.ca/

Description of Charity/Foundation:
The Instrumental Society of Calgary has been producing and staging very high quality classical chamber music concerts in Calgary for over 40 years. Each year we stage 8 separate concerts ( October through May) which feature Calgary’s best classical and contemporary musical artists,( many of whom are also performers with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra) , and with a wide variety of musical settings and compositions..

Description of Role:
We are looking for a Communications Director/Coordinator who is a tech savvy person, to assist in program writing and printing for our concerts, and in the creation of artistic season brochures for each concert season. Production of tickets for the concert season is also required. This person would interface closely with our Marketing personnel, our Artistic Director, the Box Office Director, and with the entire Board of Directors.

Certification or Education:
A responsible person who can work within a team, with experience with computer graphics and good visual sensitivity. Marketing background or experience is also an asset.
Applicable Interests:
Having a strong and demonstrated interest in serious music is a big help. We don’t require extensive musical accomplishments, but it helps if you like music a lot! And this role would entitle you to attend all of our concerts as an included perk.
Please respond with your resume and a covering letter.

Duration of Term:
1 Year to 2 Years

Contacts:
Victor Carson, president@instrumentalsociety.ca

Charity/Foundation Website
http://instrumentalsociety.ca

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/