Join Our Board

The mission of The Rezvan Foundation for Excellence is to provide students who grew up in foster care with a scholarship to obtain a college education and mentorship to support their pursuit of professional development. Our board members contribute a wide range of expertise and perspectives, vital for achieving the Rezvan Foundation's mission and objectives. Through their guidance and support, the board maintains the foundation's impact and effectiveness in supporting our scholars and advancing our cause.

 

Joining the Rezvan Foundation Board is an exceptional opportunity to apply your skills and professional experience to sustain and enhance the Foundation's impact in serving our scholars. We invite you to apply and become an integral part of our mission.

 

Please review the Board Member Responsibilities and Qualifications outlined below. Contact info@rezvanfoundation.org with any questions. 

 

Board Member Responsibilities And Qualifications

 

Responsibilities

The Board Member will support the work of The Rezvan Foundation and provide mission-based leadership and strategic governance. Specific responsibilities include:

 

Legal Duties

• Duty of Care: Take care of the nonprofit by ensuring prudent use of all assets, including facility, people, and goodwill.

• Duty of Loyalty: Ensure that the nonprofit's activities and transactions are, first and foremost, advancing its mission; Recognize and disclose conflicts of interest; Make decisions that are in the best interest of the nonprofit corporation, not in the best interest of the individual board member (or any other individual or for-profit entity).

• Duty of Obedience: Ensure that the nonprofit obeys applicable laws and regulations, follows its own bylaws, and adheres to its stated corporate purposes/mission.

 

Leadership, Governance, And Oversight

• Regularly attend board meetings and important related meetings.

• Make a serious commitment to participate actively in committee work.

• Volunteer for and willingly accept assignments and complete them thoroughly and on time.

• Stay informed about committee matters, prepare well for meetings, and review & comment on minutes and reports.

• Get to know other committee members and build a collegial working relationship that contributes to consensus.

• Actively participate in the committee's annual evaluation and planning efforts.

• Participate in fundraising for the organization.

 

Qualifications

Ideal candidates will possess the following:

• Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector.

• A commitment to and understanding of Rezvan Foundation for Excellence’s beneficiaries, preferably based on experience.

• Savvy diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals.

• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of Rezvan Foundation for Excellence’s beneficiaries.

• A connection to or understanding of the foster care system.