Join our Board of Directors

YNPN San Diego is looking for people with the passion, time, and commitment to guide YNPN San Diego's growth as a 501(c)3 organization.

Board members are responsible for leading YNPN San Diego to accomplish our mission:

Activating emerging leaders by connecting them with the resources, people, and ideas they need to advance the social sector.

Serving on the YNPN San Diego Board is a great way to focus on your professional development by meeting new people, enhancing your leadership skills, and expanding your network.

Ideal Board candidates have:

  • A personal alignment to the YNPN San Diego values of growth, community, justice, leadership, adventure and creativity.

  • A commitment to social justice and an understanding of the importance of equipping a deep, diverse bench of nonprofit leaders with the skills and networks they’ll need to make an impact

  • The ability to balance idea generation with execution

  • The enthusiasm and, most importantly, the time to commit to your Board tenure 

  • Willingness to not just “do” but also help develop systems and make our work sustainable

Responsibilities: Board members have the overall fiscal and managerial responsibility for YNPN San Diego. They are charged with the supervision and oversight of the YNPN mission. They are responsible for making decisions, delegating work, and assuring that decisions are carried out in the manner intended.

Contributions: Board members contribute financially to serving on the board through a $75 annual membership and we ask that board members contribute at the $100 gift level each year of board service, but we recognize that giving capacity varies among members of our community.

Application Timeline: YNPN San Diego accepts applications year-round on an ongoing basis, with a formal recruitment push for the following year starting in September. Applications are due by December 31, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Interviews will take place in January and new Board members will be notified in January. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom. 

Application submissions are OPEN HERE 

We are seeking to fill at least 6 board positions, including the following roles: 

  • Marketing Co-Chair - 2 positions available

  • Membership Co-Chair - 2 positions available

  • Programming Co-Chair - 2 positions available

  • General Board Member* - positions also available (Marketing and Programming committees)

*If you are not interested in a Co-Chair position, please select General Board Member for your first and second choice when completing the application. When you select this role, you will be asked to specify which committee you would like to serve on - please use this opportunity to let us know of your first and second choice committees.

Board Committees

  • Programming Committee

    Programming Co-Chairs are responsible for the following:

    Facilitating career development, relevant training resources, and social gatherings for nonprofit professionals.

    Developing events that add value to membership.

    Event logistics

    Coordinating with Marketing for event promotion

    Communicating with program partners and event collaborators.

    Developing and refining event planning procedures.

    Attending and leading monthly committee meetings.

  • Marketing Committee

    Marketing Co-Chairs are responsible for the following: 

    Maintaining and populating YNPN San Diego’s social media channels.

    Promoting YNPN San Diego events and content through the website, listserv, and social media accounts.

    Overseeing updates to YNPN San Diego’s website.

    Creating and implementing a marketing strategy for the organization. 

    Maintaining online communication policies and procedures.

    Attending and leading monthly committee meetings.

  • Membership Committee

    Membership Co-Chairs are responsible for the following:

    Developing and executing individual and organizational membership acquisition and retention strategies.

    Working with the Marketing & Communications Committee to create membership materials.

    Generating and collecting member surveys to foster the enhancement of membership benefits as needed.

    Maintaining current membership data and records.

    Attending and leading monthly committee meetings.