Junior Board Application 2014
Center for Family Representation
Thank you for your interest in the CFR Junior Board of Directors. The Junior Board is a volunteer council of young professionals that promotes and advocates on behalf of CFR through fundraising and volunteer initiatives and attracts new friends to the organization. We appreciate your taking a few minutes to answer the following questions about your background, interests, and availability.
Please e-mail this application with a copy of your resume to: Marissa Armstrong,
You can also mail it to:
The Center for Family Representation
Attn: Marissa Armstrong
40 Worth Street, Suite 605
New York, NY 10013
This application is also available online at:
Name ______Date of Birth ______
Contact Information
Please circle or bold your preferred address: Home or Work
Home Address:Work Company and Address:
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Please circle or bold your preferred telephone: Home Work Cell
Home Phone: ______Work Phone: ______
Cell Phone: ______
Please circle or bold your preferred email address: Work or Personal
Work Email: ______Personal Email: ______
How did you learn about/ who referred you to CFR? ______
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Expertise and Interests
Current Job/Sector: ______
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Please describe any skills, knowledge or contacts that could help support CFR’s growth: ______
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Tell us about your past or current involvement with nonprofits. Identify the nonprofits, how you assisted (e.g., volunteering, making donations), whether you served on a committee, and any other relevant information: ______
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Why are you interested in serving on CFR’s Junior Board?
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Please rank the following in order of importance with regard to why you’d like to serve on the Junior Board:
___ Developing fundraising knowledge
___ Meeting new people and socializing
___ Volunteering on behalf of children and families
___ Obtaining mentorship and guidance
___ Developing leadership skills
___ Learning about and impacting child welfare law and policy
___ Planning fundraising and networking events
___ Building your resume and making professional contacts
___ Other interests. Please specify: ______
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Each member is expected to serve on at least one committee per year. Some committees (i.e. Development Committee) require that you be a Junior Board officer in order to participate on them. Please rank the following in order of interest:
___ Junior Board member recruitment, including our annual Friendraiser event
___ Event & Fundraising committees (Client Holiday Party, Jeans Day, Backpack Drive, CFR Gala)
___ Policy Committee (with CFR staff)
___ Development Committee (fundraising-focused board of directors committee)
___ Communications & Messaging Group (external CFR committee)
___ Social Media Committee (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)
___ Other interests or suggestions: ______
In addition to serving on at least one committee, each member is expected to attend three of the four quarterly meetings per year, two of which must be attended in person. The remaining meetings may be attended via phone. Each member is also expected to attend at least one of two mandatory, half-day team building workshops per year. These workshops are held on a Saturday or Sunday in the Winter and Fall. Are you able to commit to this? ______
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Each member is expected to give and/or get others to contribute at least $750 per year (including a $75 membership fee for operating expenses). Would you be able to do this? If not, please explain.
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Would you be interested in being an officer of the Junior Board, as the Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer or Social Sub-Chair? If so, which one(s)?
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Are you interested one day in serving on the CFR Board of Directors?
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Any additional comments?
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Thank you for your application! The Recruiting Committee of the Junior Board will review your application and contact you shortly.