Wild Ones is looking for individuals with a wide range of skills and backgrounds to serve on the National Board of Directors. If you share our vision of native plants and natural landscapes thriving in every community, please consider applying.
An effective and impactful board comprises individuals with different perspectives drawn from diverse cultural or ethnic backgrounds, varied areas of expertise, a wide range of lived experiences, and a myriad of skills. We strongly encourage young leaders and members of BIPOC communities to apply.
Wild Ones will hold elections this Fall for board directors to serve a three-year term starting on January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2027. The deadline for applications is August 16, 2024.
Who Should Apply?
Wild Ones wants people who think analytically and creatively. Specific areas of expertise of value to the organization are advocacy experience, legal background, facilitation or mediation skills, financial background, fundraising, program design and evaluation, social media engagement, and writing web content/blog posts. Prior experience as a nonprofit board member is also helpful. None of these prerequisites are required; the most important factor in your success as a Wild Ones board director is the willingness and ability to learn and ask questions, and a commitment to our mission of promoting native landscapes through education, advocacy, and collaborative action.
Timeline
- Deadline for applications: August 16, 2024
- Application review and Interviews: July 24 – August 23, 2024
- Selected candidates announced: Early September
- Voting Period: September 22 – October 14, 2024
- Notification to candidates of election results: October 17, 2024
- Onboarding: Early November – mid-December 2024
- New directors take seats: January 1, 2025
Please consider yourself or anyone you know who might be a good candidate. Interested persons should view our prospectus outlining the responsibilities of a board director and other relevant documents below.
- 2022 Non-Profit Tax Form 990
- Board Recruitment Prospectus
- Bylaws
- Financial Statement
- 2024 Annual Report
Candidates must be active Wild Ones members in good standing or willing to become a Wild Ones member.
After reviewing the prospectus, if you are interested in serving on the board, please fill out or share the link to the Nomination Form below.
The Wild Ones Nomination Committee will review and select candidates to be interviewed.
If you have any questions about the elections, application, or Wild Ones, please email the Nominations Chair, Rita Ulrich.
Thank you for contributing to our critical mission and the future of our organization by considering who you know that can help Wild Ones promote native landscapes through education, advocacy, and collaborative action!