Hmong American Partnership (HAP)

“Help the Hmong to grow deep roots in American while preserving the strength of our culture.”

JOB TITLE: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER

Hmong American Partnership currently has openings on its board of directors.  For more information or to apply for board service, please contact Sida Ly-Xiong, at sidalyx@gmail.com.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist staff in identifying the organization’s mission, developing a strategic plan to fulfill the mission, and identify and select programs to achieve strategic goals and objectives. This process should include:
  
  - Evaluating existing and potential financial resources;
  - Examining internal and external forces affecting the organization and its funding;
  - Reviewing the costs and effectiveness of existing programs; and
  - Examining alternatives and their financial implications
• Monitor the availability of cash to ensure continuing operations
• Monitor the financial strength (level of reserves) of the organization.
• Periodically review organization’s expenses to ensure that they are in line (rising or falling at the same pace as revenues)
• Ensure that expenditures are appropriate by reviewing and comparing operating and fundraising costs with industry standards.
• Ensure that the organization is adequately managing its risks, either by insurance or other means, to ensure its continued existence
• Responsible for ensuring that guidelines and requirements set by the organization’s funders are being followed
• Periodically review operating policies and procedures, and providing assurances that management is following board policies.  This may include, but is not limited to:  internal controls, accounting procedures, investment policies, and personnel policies.
• Provide oversight to organization’s financial operations (may be delegated to the Finance Committee of the Board). 
  - Review and approve year-end audited financial statements
• Attend once monthly meetings and maintain position on at least one standing committee and ad hoc committees.

TERMS:

• HAP Board members serve two-year terms.  Terms begin and end at the annual meeting.  The maximum number of consecutive terms a board member may serve is three, for a total of six years of service. 
•  Potential board members will be asked to make a commitment to serve at least one full two-year term before being considered for membership. 
• Board members elected to fill the remainder of an exiting board member’s term will begin a first full term at the subsequent annual meeting.