Board Duties and Responsibilities
- Attend or call-in to quarterly board meetings.
- Review and approve annual budget.
- Participate in evaluation of the organization’s goals, leadership, and board performance.
- Lend professional expertise whenever possible.
- Actively serve on at least one Board committee and/or task force.
- Attend performances, participate in scheduled cultivation events throughout the year, and make every effort to bring guests to these events.
- Demonstrate support for MasterVoices by promoting its work, generating goodwill, supporting its fundraising efforts, and keeping informed about its programs and activities
Required Minimum Annual Board Gift (RMABG)
Standard Members:
- Gift of $10,000 per Fiscal Year, for general operating support (7/1 – 6/30)
May include cash, securities, Donor Advised Funds, direct corporate matches, IRA accounts.
- Event ticket purchases totaling $2,250 each Fiscal Year
Board members should make every effort to use events to introduce new faces to MasterVoices.
Young Professional Members:
- Gift of $5,000 per Fiscal Year, for general operating support (7/1 – 6/30)
May include cash, securities, Donor Advised Funds, direct corporate matches.
- Event ticket purchases totaling $1,750 each Fiscal Year
Board members should make every effort to use events to introduce new faces to MasterVoices.
Pro-rated RMABG in year of joining the board:
- For board members voted in July 1 – December 31, the first year RMABG is 100% of above.
- For board members voted in January 1 and later, the first year RMABG is 50% of above.
- For board members voted in during the May/June board meeting, the first year RMABG is 0% of above.
Expected “Gets” and Other Fundraising (not applied to RMABG)
- Soliciting/connecting to contributions from other individuals, foundations or corporations.
- Gala and event tickets in addition to the required minimum above, e.g. benefit tables.
- Auction purchases over the stated value of the auction item, if there is one and donations.
- Additional giving/fundraising for auction items, special projects, initiatives (e.g. Rees Fund), or needs