Call for Nominations
The Kentucky
Poverty Law Center is seeking individuals to serve on its Board of Directors.
Organization Information:
The Kentucky Poverty Law Center (“KYPLC”) is a new
non-profit organization in Lexington, Kentucky. The KYPLC was organized and will be operated exclusively for
the provision of relief of the poor, the distressed, and the underprivileged;
defending human and civil rights secured by law; and eliminating prejudice and
discrimination. The purpose of
KYPLC is to identify and address the specific causes of poverty in rural and
urban communities in the Commonwealth of Kentucky through advocacy, community
education, and research. Specifically,
the KYPLC handles represents low-income litigants in complex, impact
litigation, operates the Central Kentucky Economic Empowerment Project (CKEEP),
and publishes the Kentucky Poverty Law
Journal. The KYPLC is
composed of six (6) departments, with three (3) departments conducting
activities related to program services and three (3) departments conducting
activities related to supporting services. The three (3) Program Services Departments are: the
Litigation Department, the Community Education Department, and the Research
Department. The three (3)
Supporting Services Departments are: the Development Department, the Operations
Department, and the Finance Department.
Position Summary:
The Board of Directors manages and controls the affairs and
property of the KYPLC. Directors
must be at least 18 years old. The
KYPLC seeks individuals who also demonstrate a commitment to serving and
improving their communities, and demonstrate expertise and professional
experience from a variety of backgrounds, including, but not limited to,
accounting, education, healthcare (including psychology), law, journalism,
marketing, fundraising, political science, history, and sociology. In addition to fulfilling the general
requirements of individual directors, each director will sit on a committee
that oversees, assists, and collaborates with a specific department within the
KYPLC.
Nominations:
If you or someone you know are interested in serving on the
KYPLC Board of Directors, please send a nomination letter to the KYPLC at the
address below by November 30, 2009. Nomination letters should include your
name, title, mailing address, phone number, and email address (or of the person
you are nominating), plus a brief statement explaining the reason why you are
nominating yourself or another person to the KYPLC Board of Directors.
Kentucky
Poverty Law Center
ATTN:
Cannon-Marie Green, CEO
P.O.
Box 54474
Lexington,
KY 40555-4474
For more information, please contact Cannon-Marie Green, CEO, by email or by phone at (859) 309-6001.
Thank you very much
and we look forward to hearing from you!
