| Primary Contact: |
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Michael Seiwerath, Director Of Fund Development, (206) 329-7303, (email)
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| Position title: |
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Board of Directors |
| Description: |
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The Capitol Hill Housing Foundation is a new Seattle-based non-profit supporting Capitol Hill Housing and its extraordinary work in affordable housing and community development. The Capitol Hill Housing Foundation (the foundation) will mobilize resources for the 1100 households, 377 kids and 42 buildings that make up the Capitol Hill Housing (CHH) community. Helping families, keeping rents affordable, and supporting new building development, the foundation will keep our neighborhoods and CHH strong. Directing communications for CHH, the foundation will connect CHH’s mission and work with the community.
Raising funds to support the many people and programs of CHH, the foundation will be a constant source of strength. The foundation will sustain general operations and programs such as large family and formerly homeless housing, community development and asset management. CHH has a national reputation for green building projects, and as sustainable buildings and transit-oriented developments continue, the foundation will support this work. When CHH grows or expands into new areas, the foundation will be flexible enough to advance these new program areas. Being built with the capacity to run a capital campaign, the foundation will make possible high-profile developments which require more private funding. Based in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the foundations work is city wide, and supports residents in the nine neighborhoods in which CHH has buildings.
The foundation is seeking founding board members to help lead this new non-profit organization. Under the leadership of founding Executive Director Michael Seiwerath and founding board president Melora Hiller, the foundation is seeking board members with skills non-profit legal issues, fundraising, marketing, outreach, accounting, and event planning. Particular attention is being given to building a board which reflects the racial diversity of the residents we serve.
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| Type of board position: |
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Board of Directors |
| The process for selecting or nominating members: |
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Potential board members will meet with the Executive Director and board president to discuss the board. If the board is a good fit for both parties, there will be a second meeting to discuss the specifics with a larger group of stakeholders. |
| The organization provides a formal orientation to new members: |
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No |
| Additional information about this position: |
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We are looking to build a founding board that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. |
| Skills and Expertise: |
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Accounting / Auditing
Fundraising
Legal Services
Marketing / Sales
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| Human Services: |
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Homelessness
Housing
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