Board of Directors
Meet The Board
Organizational objectives serve to inform out intentions when planning and hosting events, engaging with stakeholders and when representing The Turning Point Home:
- Deliver our message
- Strengthen bonds and friendships
- Thank and acknowledge
- Celebrate!
- Ask for help!
- Organizational leadership and advisement
- Organization of the board of directors, officers, and committees
- Formulation and oversight of policies and procedures
- Financial management, including adoption and oversight of the annual budget
- Oversight of program planning and evaluation
- Personnel evaluation and staff development
- Review of organizational and programmatic reports
- Promotion of the organization
- Relationship building
- Fundraising and outreach
*Members of the board share these responsibilities while acting in the interest of The Turning Point Home.
Length of term: Three years, which may be renewed subject to approval of the board.
We are a “hands-on” board and serve The Turning Point Home, not only in our official capacity but also as volunteers.
- The board of directors meets on the last Monday of the month, 7:00 p.m., at The Turning Point Home. Meetings typically last 90 minutes. When the last Monday falls on a holiday the board will meet on an alternate Monday.
- Committees of the board typically meet an average of four times per year, subject to their respective work agenda.
- Board members are asked to attend two to three special events or meetings per year, as they are determined.
- Special events include: (please indent sub-bullets)
- The Butterfly Banquet Butterfly Banquet Anniversary Celebration
- Our informal and fun annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser
- The Board Dinner with staff and residents in December in lieu of the regular board meeting
- Annual Open House for friends and family
- Attend and participate in meetings on a regular basis, and special events as able, to include major fundraising events.
- Participate on a standing committee of the board, and serve on ad-hoc committees as necessary.
- Be alert to community concerns that can be addressed by The Turning Point Home’s mission, objectives, and programs.
- Help communicate and promote The Turning Point Home mission and programs to the community.
- Become familiar with The Turning Point Home’s finances, budget, and financial/resource needs.
- Understand the policies and procedures of The Turning Point Home.
- Financially support The Turning Point Home through philanthropic leadership by making a self-determined, personally significant annual contribution, in a manner commensurate with one’s ability.