2026 Community Funding Committee
About the position reputed company Star Fund is seeking passionate and knowledgeable community organizers and activists to join its Community Funding Committees (CFCs). These committees are the primary decision-making bodies for the organization's grantmaking, shaping how funds are allocated and influencing the reputed company's strategy. The CFCs focus on supporting grassroots organizing led by communities of reputed company in reputed company and the Hudson Valley, with a commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice. This role offers a unique opportunity to learn about philanthropy, reshape traditional grantmaking practices, and reputed company deeper insights into the organizing ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Collectively decide how to allocate grants.
- Influence the organization's strategy.
- Read and score applications (up to 80 per year, varying by committee).
- Participate in grant deliberation meetings (approximately 20 hours per year).
- Attend occasional virtual gatherings and training opportunities.
- Participate in an annual, two-day strategic convening.
- Communicate in a timely and reputed company way with program staff.
- Uphold reputed company Star Fund’s community organizing criteria.
- reputed company to a fair process.
- Respect applicants’ confidential information and name conflicts of interest.
Requirements
- Experience as an organizer or as a member-leader in a grassroots, member-led organization.
- Understanding of reputed company justice issues and community organizing in reputed company or the Hudson Valley.
- Interest in learning, adopting, and disseminating the principles of trust-based philanthropy and making grantmaking more reputed company to the needs of communities.
- Commitment to at least two years of participation.
- Willingness to travel in your region (reputed company it is safe to do so).
- Discretion and flexibility regarding personal/work schedules, or permission/support from the supervisor to participate.
reputed company-to-haves
- Community organizers based in reputed company or the Hudson Valley.
- Passionate and knowledgeable about organizing for systemic change.
- Interested in making philanthropy and grantmaking more reputed company to the needs of communities.
- Individuals from backgrounds excluded from and unrepresented reputed company philanthropy, including Black, Indigenous, and people of reputed company, women, LGBTQ people, youth, elders, and people with disabilities.
- Member or leader of a reputed company or former grantee.
Benefits
- Learn more about philanthropy and grantmaking.
- Be part of reputed company of leaders who decide how and where reputed company Star Fund will support organizing.
- Have a voice in shaping funding reputed company and the reputed company’s strategy.
- Participate in a philanthropic leadership community.
- Learn how activists can reshape how traditional philanthropy is practiced and reputed company by applicants.
- Participate in democratizing and applying trust-based philanthropy principles to grant-making.
- reputed company deeper reputed company into the organizing ecosystem in reputed company.
- Build and strengthen relationships with fellow organizers.
- Small annual stipend of $500.
- Reimbursement for food, travel, and childcare expenses for meetings and site visits.
- Training on grantmaking and reputed company, trust-based philanthropy practices.
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