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Become a board or committee member

The Fort Wayne Dance Collective depends on community members who are interested in becoming involved with our organization. As a nonprofit organization, we have several different committees that advise the board of directors. We ask that potential board members start out by serving on a committee. In a few months, if the committee member and the board decides they’re a good fit for each other, we often ask the committee member to become a full board member, a governing officer of the organization.

If you’re interested in serving on a committee, please submit this short form below. Scroll down further to see a listing of committees and their descriptions.

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 Board Development Finance Fund Development Planning Personnel Artists Panel Education

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Board Development Committee

  • Orientation of new board members
  • Ongoing assessment of board development needs
  • Providing a clear matrix of expectations for board members
  • Reviewing and updating the matrix as deemed necessary
  • Providing periodic development sessions with either outside or internal facilitators
  • Plan and implement committee development plans
  • Develop and monitor board job descriptions
  • Identify and cultivate board prospects while balancing board member roles and characteristics
  • Recommend board member discipline or termination when necessary

Finance Committee

  • Examine and recommend approval of monthly financial reports
  • Assist staff with development of annual budget
  • Oversee annual audit
  • Review and monitor financial policies, procedures and their implementation
  • Review and update bookkeeping system as needed
  • Coordinate with the Personnel  and Executive committees to make salary recommendations to the board

Fund Development Committee

  • Establish and coordinate fundraising events
  • Coordinate volunteer tasks for events
  • Drive Outreach Scholarship Campaign
  • Drive Small Business Campaign
  • Determine and execute plan for expanding student population, audience and membership efforts

Planning Committee

  • Oversee the annual board calendar of events
  • Conduct long-range planning
  • Work together with other committees to coordinate creation of the annual report
  • Update FWDC operations manual for board approval

Personnel Committee

  • Plan and implement staff development and evaluation
  • Assist staff with updating employee manual
  • Assist staff in monitoring and revising personnel job descriptions
  • Assist staff with maintaining documentation of personnel grievances and insubordination
  • Make hiring and termination recommendations to the board
  • Coordinate with the Finance and Executive committees to make salary recommendations to the board

Education Committee*

  • Assists Outreach Direction in seeking new education opportunities for staff, on-site teachers, outreach teachers, etc.
  • Identify and follow-up with new outreach opportunities
  • Assist Fund Development committee with the Outreach/Scholarship Campaign

Artist Panel*

  • Assists Artistic Director in choosing guest artists and driving artistic vision

*These are not board-driven committees. Rather, they exist to assist staff in their operations.