About Our Board
EAC has an active Board of Directors to safeguard our mission, set a clear vision, and ensure sustainability of the organization. We are always in need of diverse leaders to serve on EAC’s Board of Directors.
Desired Qualifications:
- Professional experience and/or significant leadership accomplishments in healthcare, business, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector
- A commitment to and understanding of HIV and HIV prevention, preferably based on experience
- Diplomatic skills for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals
- Personal qualities of compassion, integrity, and a passion for improving the lives of Arkansans
Special Skills:
- Finance and Banking
- Local Government
- Legal Services
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
Responsibilities:
A primary responsibility of serving on EAC’s Board of Directors is to participate in the development of policy and major decision-making at board meetings held monthly. Other key responsibilities are to be active on at least one committee of the board, and to ensure that the organization has the resources it needs to fulfill its mission, including fundraising.
The Advisory Council serves as a critical community champion of EAC. Members of the Advisory Council share their gifts in service to our mission by providing our organization with their professional expertise; their diverse knowledge of constituent perspectives; their connections to local/ national resources, colleagues, or peers; their philanthropic support or other forms of needed assistance. The Advisory Council has no governing function within the organization.
Reasons to Participate:
- You support us and want to stay connected, but you have limited time.
- You'd like to link EAC to important professional and technical expertise.
- You'd like to serve as an ambassador for the organization in the community.
- You'd like to assist in efforts to increase philanthropic support.
Expectations:
- Act in a significant way to support the organization’s mission
- Keep informed about plans, activities, and needs of the organization.
- Be a vocal promoter and supporter of EAC in your local community
- Allow us to publicize your name and participation on the Council
- Participate in special events and social gatherings