Design Futures Forum (DFF) New Board Member Application

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Thank you for your interest in joining the DFF board. Please fill out the following form to provide us with information about your background, skills, and motivation for serving on our board.

Before you begin, please note the following:

Submission Deadline: Monday, September 23rd at 11:59am PST
Optional Sections: Some sections of the form, such as uploading a resume or sharing feedback, are optional but encouraged for providing additional information
Board Search Open Call Overview: Please read the overview of board member basics, the timeline, and the process on our website before filling out the application:

If you have any questions or need assistance with the application, please contact us at designfuturesforum@gmail.com. We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially welcoming you to our board.

Instructions:

Read the overview of our Board Open Call
Fill out the form with your information
Ensure all required fields are complete
For any questions or additional information, contact us at designfuturesforum@gmail.com

Thank you for your interest in Design Futures.

Photo Credit: Tahia Farhin Haque

Design Futures: About us

Design Futures is a place to reimagine the role of the designer in addressing and dismantling systemic oppression in our physical environments. Dedicated to aligning the field of spatial design with social movements, Design Futures creates critically needed design education spaces by bringing together students, faculty and practitioners together to learn and advance community-based design practice.

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Motivation and Interest

Tell us why you are interested in joining the board. Please share your motivation and interest in DFF.

Community-Driven Design and Design Justice

Describe what interests you about community-driven design and design justice. If there are particular kinds of design within these realms (installations, architecture, landscapes, policy, etc.) that you have experience with or that particularly interest you, please tell us about that.

Skills and Experience

Please select which skillset(s) best describes what you would bring to Design Futures.

Philanthropy and/or fundraising expertise: While all members of the board will be involved in fundraising, we are seeking someone with 7 or more years of experience working in philanthropy or fundraising, who can help DF think critically about its short- and long-term fundraising strategies. We especially seek out those who have relationships to potential funders.

Network Builders: As we grow, we see many opportunities for potentially transformative strategic partnerships with other like-minded organizations. We are seeking individuals with relationships to potential collaborators (e.g. university admin and faculty, practitioners, leaders in values-aligned networks) invested in furthering the design & justice education space.

Design Futures Recent Alumni: We are looking for a recent alum of the Design Futures Forum to join the board! This person will have participated in the 5-day Forum as a student within the past 3 years and can be a current student or graduate.

University Faculty: Our board seeks an additional university faculty member to help us be in touch with the evolving academic and bureaucratic realities of our membership. We are especially interested in faculty who have experienced the Forum before and have helped secure their university’s membership with Design Futures.

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Skills and Experience
Please tell us more about your background in the above selections and what other skillsets or experiences you might bring to the organization.

Availability and Commitment

Do you have the capacity to commit to the following responsibilities if you join the board?

- Attend four 2-hour board meetings per year

- Time commitment is approximately two to three hours a month. Hours may be lower than this range in mid summer to fall, and higher than this range in the winter and spring.

- Participate actively in one or two board committees, which vary in their time commitment. They may meet every other month in the winter and spring, when the Forum approaches. Currently, most of the work happening outside of the all-board meetings happens via signing up for tasks on an individual basis rather than through committee work.

- Hands-on role in fundraising via direct outreach, design of materials, donation, etc. Board members are not not required to donate.

- Participate in sharing the open call (Request for Proposals) for speakers and facilitators for our programing.

- Participate in recruiting universities to the Forum through calls with university representatives, email encouragement, and when applicable, engagement with people in your network.

Committees:

We have board collaborative committees: Outreach, Programs and Executive. Tell us which of those might interest you and why.

- Outreach Committee: Building relationships and engaging in outreach for funders, students, alumni and universities.

- Programs Committee: Speaker selection process, curriculum development, other program support

- Executive Committee: Supporting the organization's health and sustainability - Financial Oversight, Legal Structure, Director Evaluation, Administration

Other

Is there anything else about your background, life experiences, or questions you may have that you would like to share with us?

You also have the option to email your resume or other materials, such as an interview or profile of you, if you would like to share additional information with us. You are not required to send anything, and it will not hurt your chances if you choose not to, nor should it hinder you from applying.

Please send materials to designfuturesforum@gmail.com with the subject line : [Your Name] Board Search.

Optional Feedback

Please provide any feedback you have on the application process.

Thank you for your interest in joining the board of DFF. Your application will be carefully reviewed, and we appreciate the time and effort you have put into applying.

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