Capitol Land Trust is soliciting applications for a one-year position as a “Board Fellow” on the Capitol Land Trust Board of Directors. The individual selected would be a full voting member of the board. The purpose of this position would be to help broaden the range of voices setting policy for the Land Trust and to provide an educational opportunity for a student interested in non-profit governance and natural resource conservation.

Capitol Land Trust is a 501-c3 organization focused on natural land conservation in Thurston and Mason Counties. Since 1987, Capitol Land Trust has conserved 71 properties, 6,000 acres and 14 miles of Puget Sound shoreline. It has approximately 1,500 members, hundreds of volunteers, a paid staff of 8, and an operating budget approaching a million dollars. https://capitollandtrust.org/

We are seeking a current [2018-2019 academic year] college student who is committed to conservation values and is interested in developing skills in non-profit governance. There are no academic discipline restrictions. Capital Land Trust will support structural requirements for course credit, when desired, per university procedures. The position would start in October of 2018.

The successful candidate will go through our standard new board member training; and will be mentored throughout the year by one or more board members. The board fellow will have the same
commitments as other board members, including attendance at monthly board meetings, at least one committee membership, fund raising efforts, and being a volunteer land steward at one of our sites. Minimum total time commitment would be about 8-10 hours a month. At the board fellow’s option, additional enrichment and service opportunities would be available, including individual tutorials on topics such as group process on working through contentious issues, fiduciary responsibility of board members, analyzing non-profit financial statements, etc.

Interested candidates can obtain an application by contacting:

Alison Beglin

Phone: 360-943-3012 ext. 7

Email: alison@capitallandtrust.org

For more information contact:

Skip McGinty

Phone: 510-682-7778

Email: skip@mcgintys.org

Application Deadline: September 28th, 2018