Position
BOARD LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Help steward a mission that walks with widows.
We are seeking thoughtful, engaged leaders who can help protect the mission, strengthen the organization, and expand the circle of people who know about and support this work.
Board of DirectorsTwo-year termPrimarily virtual
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The opportunity
Help Sacred Share grow without losing its heart.
Since 2018, Sacred Share has walked alongside widows through practical support, trusted relationships, and meaningful community.
As the organization enters its next season, the Board of Directors will play an important role in strengthening its foundation, supporting healthy leadership, expanding relationships, and ensuring that growth remains aligned with the mission.
This is an opportunity to contribute more than advice. Board members actively steward the organization through governance, advocacy, fundraising, committee participation, and thoughtful engagement.
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Role snapshot
Member,
Term
Two years
Renewable for up to three consecutive terms with board approvalMeetings
Primarily virtual
90–180 minutes, plus one required annual in-person meetingTime commitment
2–10 hours
Per month, depending on current initiatives and events03
What you’ll help steward
Leadership that strengthens the mission.
Protect the mission
Help ensure that decisions, priorities, and growth remain aligned with Sacred Share’s mission, values, and statement of faith.
Provide governance
Participate in responsible oversight, planning, financial stewardship, policy development, and organizational accountability.
Support leadership
Serve as a trusted advisor while respecting the distinction between board governance and day-to-day operations.
Advocate for Sacred Share
Introduce the mission to individuals, churches, businesses, professionals, and community partners.
Expand the circle
Participate in relational fundraising through introductions, donor stewardship, gatherings, events, and outreach.
Contribute your gifts
Bring professional knowledge, life experience, relationships, perspective, and a willingness to learn.
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Who we’re looking for
Thoughtful stewardship.
Leaders who can govern with wisdom and serve with humility.
Prior board experience is valuable, but it is not the only qualification. We are interested in people who understand—or are willing to learn—what healthy nonprofit governance requires.
We are intentionally building a board with varied strengths, experiences, communities, and perspectives. No individual board member is expected to bring everything the organization needs.
- ✓Commitment to Sacred Share’s mission and values
- ✓Respect for widows, grief, privacy, and personal agency
- ✓Wisdom, humility, curiosity, and emotional maturity
- ✓The ability to participate constructively in group decisions
- ✓Willingness to prepare for and attend meetings consistently
- ✓An understanding of the distinction between governance and operations
- ✓Readiness to advocate for Sacred Share in your community
- ✓Willingness to participate in relational fundraising
- ✓Professional skills, lived experience, or relationships that strengthen the organization
- ✓Patience, healthy interpersonal skills, a sense of humor, and a willingness to learn
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The commitment
Board service is active stewardship.
Members of the Sacred Share Board of Directors are expected to participate beyond scheduled meetings. The level of activity may vary throughout the year, and candidates should realistically consider whether they can make room for an average commitment of 2–10 hours per month.
- Attend and prepare for board meetings
- Serve on committees and participate between quarterly meetings
- Advise and support organizational leadership
- Advocate for Sacred Share and its mission
- Volunteer for selected projects when appropriate
- Help cultivate relationships with supporters and potential partners
- Participate in fundraising
- Support Sacred Share through volunteer service and/or financial giving
- Honor confidentiality and disclose potential conflicts of interest
- Make decisions in the best interests of the organization and its mission
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Our foundation
Shared belief · lived values
Love. Honor. Grace.
Sacred Share exists to honor widows and those who love them by providing hope, assistance, and resources. We walk with widows in a posture of presence, curiosity, and connection.
Love
We meet people with patience, compassion, and genuine care.
Honor
We respect each widow’s story, agency, privacy, and choices.
Grace
We lead with humility and flexibility, extending grace to widows, our communities, one another, and ourselves.
Leadership alignment
Protect what is established. Help grow what is possible.
Board members are entrusted with protecting this culture as Sacred Share grows. Candidates must be committed to the mission and values of Sacred Share and willing to honor its Statement of Faith ↗.
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The discernment process
Board service begins with mutual discernment.
Completing the Prospective Board Member Questionnaire is an expression of interest, not an appointment to the Board.
After reviewing your questionnaire, Sacred Share will contact you to schedule a conversation. This gives us an opportunity to learn more about one another, answer questions, and consider whether board service may be a healthy fit for you and for the organization.
Additional conversations, references, board approval, orientation, or other steps may be required before an appointment is made.
The questionnaire helps us understand:
- Your interest in nonprofit board service
- Your understanding of governance and stewardship
- Your skills, experience, and community relationships
- Your connection to the mission
- Your availability and capacity
- Your comfort with relational fundraising
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Could board service be part of your next season?
If Sacred Share’s mission resonates with you and you are willing to help govern, advocate for, and strengthen the organization, we invite you to complete our Prospective Board Member Questionnaire.
Complete the questionnaire →Please allow enough time to answer thoughtfully. You may save your progress and return before submitting.