An Invitation to the Harbor Youth Theater Board
Dear Elena, Our board chair, Priya Chen, suggested I reach out. She told me about the finance committee work you did at the Community Foundation and said you'd be the right first call for the open treasurer seat we're filling this summer.
I want to be candid about what the role involves, because I'd rather you say no now than say yes and resign in six months. We meet monthly — second Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30pm, at the theater or on Zoom. Treasurer duties include a 90-minute prep call with me before each meeting and chairing the audit committee, which meets three times a year. In total, expect about six hours a month. Board members at Harbor Youth Theater are asked to make a personally significant annual gift — we define that as whatever is meaningful to you; our working baseline is $1,500/year. We also ask every board member to either host a fundraising event, sponsor a production, or bring in a corporate sponsor at the $5,000 level each fiscal year. If any of that is a stretch, I'd rather know now — we can find another way for you to support the work. If it sounds like something you can do, I'd love to schedule a 30-minute call so you can meet Priya and ask whatever you want about the organization before you decide.
Would a 30-minute call in the next two weeks work?