Become a NENA Board Member
KEEWAYDIN · MINNEHAHA · MORRIS PARK · WENONAH
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Join the NENA
Board of
Directors
NENA is a community-based nonprofit organization serving four unique, welcoming neighborhoods with over 14,700 residents and dozens of businesses in the southeast corner of Minneapolis.
NENA is dedicated to bettering the quality of life and building a sense of community pride by sponsoring actions that help our environment, businesses, and homes. We look for Board of Directors members who are energetic, strategically-minded leaders to help NENA and our neighborhoods thrive.
To see if there are any current vacancies, please go to our Board of Directors page for more details.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Why Join
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As a new member, you will serve with a dynamic, enthusiastic, committed group of 14 other volunteers and staff members who work hard on behalf of this neighborhood. You have good ideas, skills and energy to share to make NENA an even stronger organization.
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Joining the board will connect you more tightly with this neighborhood and give you the chance to develop new skills while providing valuable direction to the course of NENA work.
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You will have the opportunity to shape the future of our community. The NENA board meets once a month for most of the year. Also, board members serve on NENA committees and help with NENA events and activities.
What Board Members Have to Say
"...Being a voice in your nearby neighborhood can help the bigger picture for improving quality of life on a larger level. It may be another commitment, but coordinating your neighbors to clean up near the lake or even grow and distribute food to provide to those in need or even schedule resources to share during an event-every task is genuinely helpful. Joining to be a voice of knowledge, reason and respect for others can be uplifting in a world of chaos where you just may not know where to start. It connects you to others."
~Board Member from Wenonah Neighborhood
"As a still relatively new resident, I was inspired to join the board to be a part of the community fabric - to meet neighbors, learn about where I live, and share my skills and experiences. "
~Board Member from Keewaydin Neighborhood
"My 30+ years of international development experience has given me a front row seat on the role of civil society and organizations like NENA in continuously nurturing democracy and serving as a first line of defense when it is threatened or authoritarian tendencies emerge. In addition to democracy, the opportunities to increase equity inspire me, specifically movement towards both more equal rights and more equal economic opportunity. Finally, like most of my NENA Board colleagues, I treasure the neighbor-to-neighbor connections that we help establish and cultivate across generations and population groups."
~Board Member At Large
Director Requirements & Duties
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Complete a full Two-Year Term (or replacement term)
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Live (homeowners and renters) in the neighborhood elected to serve (Keewaydin, Minnehaha, Morris Park, or Wenonah),
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Resident, property owner, business owner or employee in Nokomis East (At-Large seats)
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Board members must be 18 years or older
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Total time commitment per month is about 10 hours
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Attend Monthly Board Meetings – Fourth Thursday of Each Month (6:30 – 8:30 pm). Third Thursday of November and December.
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Serve on a committee and volunteer for community events
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Commitment to supporting NENA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement of Principle
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Commitment to financially support NENA within your means