Join Kadima's Board of Directors

2-year terms begin every January, and additionally the board may appoint any member to vacant seats. Nominate yourself or another now!

Kadima Board of Directors Nominations for 2022
Nominations are now (11/12/2021) open for Kadima’s Board of Directors. Our 2022 board has a maximum of 12 seats; 3 of those seats are up for election in this cycle. Nominations will remain open through Dec. 24. Elections by ballot will be held January 7-21, 2021. All current members of Kadima are eligible to vote.
The  current status of our Board seats are:

• Terms expire in January 2022: Doug Brown and Sima Kahn 
• Terms expire January 2023: Tyler Adams, Rainer Waldman Adkins, Julianna Alson, Kim Berman, Lauren Berry-Kagan, Annie Fox, Andy Gordon, Isaac Lord, Christie Markowitz Santos
• 3 Vacant Seats as of January 2022

Essential Functions of the Board of Directors of Kadima

• Guide the direction of Kadima
• Lead in organizational planning and goal-setting
• Lead in fundraising efforts – make a personal contribution as members of Kadima, and actively participate in soliciting funds through contributions, grants, events, etc.
• Serve on various committees (e.g. Nominating, Va’adat Teshuva, Financial, and more)
• Participate in various aspects of budget building, review and/or feedback seeking from Members
• Approve and oversee compliance with annual budgets
• Review and approve contracts, except in routine operational matters
• Support Staff in their work to serve our community

Time and Energy Commitment - Approximately 8-16 Hours Per Month

• Board Meetings - Currently held virtually on the 3rd Thursday of the Month from 6:30-8:45 PM
• Board Retreats - Twice yearly we have a 6 hour strategy and team building gathering.
• Board Work - Each Board Member takes on 2 hours per week of responsibilities that move Kadima forward.
• Board Officers - Officers generally commit to spend 1-2 additional hours on their duties. 
• Co-President Team - The Co-Presidents intend to limit their hours to 4 hours per week on Kadima responsibilities that include leadership, relationship cultivation, addressing concerns as they arise and stewarding our community. 

JOIN US!
Our Board is a team with many strengths. We are particularly looking for Board Members who represent our diverse community and are interested in doing the work to create a sense of belonging for all. Members across Kadima generations, BIPOC, Sephardi, Mizrahi, disabled, and/or queer members are particularly encouraged to join our work. 

In addition to lived experience and identity-centered expertise, we are excited about expanding our Board’s technical skills. These include: financial controls (getting into the “nitty gritty” of the financial flow); cooperation; relationship management; strong networking in the Jewish community; non-profit management; organizational change management; organizational structure; team- and community-building; transformative justice.

If you are interested in running or want to find out more information about the board, we encourage you to contact the Nominations Committee - Kim Berman, Lauren Berry-Kagan or Christie Markowitz Santos. We welcome your interest!

If you would like to make a board nomination (yourself, or somebody else):
Send an email to morgan@kadima.org by 11:59 PM by December 17, 2021.
Subject line: Board Nomination - [FIRST NAME, LAST NAME]
Body of the email: Write “I nominate [FIRST NAME, LAST NAME] to the Kadima Board of Directors.” 
All current Kadima members are eligible for Board Nomination. 
To be placed on the ballot, all nominees must submit the following to morgan@kadima.org by 6:30pm, December 23, 2021:

• A short biography of no more than 200 words.
• A picture of the candidate.
• Brief answers (no more than 100 words for each answer) to questions 2 & 3 below:

1. Tell us about yourself. 
2. Kadima’s budget is just about $423,053. What action, energy, lived experience  and technical skill would you contribute to help the community reach this target?
3. Kadima is working toward accountability and repair for the harm we have done and do by enacting systems of institutionalized oppression. What is your commitment to and experience with undoing personal and institutional bias and oppression?​

Candidate biographies, pictures, and answers will be distributed to all voting Kadima members as part of the balloting process.