Use Your Professional Skills as a Member of a Board

No matter what your skill set, there are nonprofit organizations in Douglas County that can put your talents to work making our community a better place.  Consider using your professional expertise and leadership ability as a volunteer member of an area agency’s board of directors.

When you serve on a board, you not only help an agency fulfill its mission, you benefit, too. Board service builds your professional resume, expands your personal and business network, and gives you the sense of satisfaction that always comes when you give back.

To discover area agencies currently in need of board members, visit the Board Connections  page of our website. This helpful resource lists open opportunities in Douglas County, provides a description of the agency’s mission and scope, and gives the qualifications the agency seeks in a board member. If you like what you see, you can even apply for the position directly through the site.  

Here are a few of the board positions posted to Board Connections right now:

• Douglas County AIDS Project 
• Independence, Inc.
• Lawrence-Douglas County Advocacy Council on Aging