Board Chair
Location: MN — Twin Cities Metro
Type: Board Member
Categories:
Music
Deadline: 05/28/2025
Listen Up Youth Radio is a Twin Cities-based social enterprise, worker-self-directed non-profit, working at the intersection of youth employment, civic engagement, and media production. Listen Up provides youth paid training in audio production, storytelling, and media literacy while offering services to clients. We use a media justice framework to address the country’s lack of: 1) Opportunities for young people to access and learn radio broadcasting skills, 2) Representation of youth particularly BIPOC, LGBTQ2S, low income, or female youth in media, & 3) Robust or relevant experiences for youth to practice collective leadership and dialogue.
Listen Up’s board is a fun and joyful group of adult and youth members. We center youth voices and work cooperatively. We recognize the importance of media storytelling in helping change the world. The board is responsible for partnering with our youth, staff, and volunteers to:
– Determine the mission and purpose of the organization,
– Select and evaluate the performance of executive leadership,
– Set the strategic direction and provide organizational planning,
– Ensure strong fiduciary oversight and financial management,
– Fundraise and develop resources to sustain the mission,
– Develop, grow and evaluate the organization’s programs and services,
– Amplify the organization’s work in public settings, and
– Assess its own performance as the governing body of the organization.
Board Chair Responsibilities:
– Plan and facilitate monthly board and executive committee meetings,
– Meet monthly with Executive Director,
– Facilitate board communication and delegation outside of board meetings,
– Be present for all board supported events,
– Communicate with partners as needed,
– Recruit board members.
Desired skill set:
– Individuals with community connections and willingness to make introductions to potential donors and partners (ie. schools, organizations, corporations, foundations, media, individuals),
– Knowledge of or willingness to bring creativity and passion to fundraising,
– Human Resources experience,
– Leadership experience, and
– Previous worker cooperative, participatory democracy, worker-self-directed nonprofit, or non-profit board experience.
Financial Support
We ask 100% of board members to: re-share social media content monthly, volunteer at our annual fundraiser, and make an annual commitment to Listen Up at a level that is meaningful to and possible for them. This is a donation either in: 1) dollar amount, 2) time, OR 3) solicitation of connections.
Meetings and Time Commitments
– The board meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month. Meetings typically last 1.5 hours.
– Committees meet for 30-45 minutes once a month.
– Chair meets with ED ~1 hour/month. Chair time commitment closer to 10-15 hr/month.
– Board members are expected to help with special events or projects throughout the year. This can average 4-10 hours/year.
Length of Service
Adult terms are 2 years and start January 1st. They may be renewed through re-appointment or application. Youth terms are 1 year and start September 1st. They may be renewed through re-appointment or application.
To Apply
Make your interest known, talk with the Listen Up board member who reached out to you or our Executive Director at contact@listenupyouthradio.org and Board Chair at mikaylafinnegan@gmail.com
We strongly encourage applicants who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQAI+, femme, and/or disabled to apply.