EKO seeks candidates for volunteer Board of Directors
April 25, 2023
Empowered Kids Ontario-Enfants Avenir Ontario (EKO)
is seeking volunteer leaders to join our Board of Directors for a three-year
term beginning November 2023.
EKO is a federally incorporated registered
charitable member organization dedicated to kids with disabilities living their
best lives. A founding member of the Children’s Health Coalition, EKO
represents a growing membership of publicly supported child development and
rehabilitation agencies, and is the provincial voice for evidence-based
insights on policy, programs and investment in the sector.
Dedicated to
the association’s mission, our Directors champion exceptional board leadership.
In addition to the standard roles and responsibilities of a board directors, EKO
board members are active advocates and ambassadors for the association and the
sector.
The Board is
looking for leaders who
share a commitment to our mission, vision and values, and who bring skills and
experience in one or more of the following:
- Skills/experience in
or understanding of generally accepted accounting principles, auditing and/or
analyzing financial statements, managing strategic direction, financial
performance, and risk management needs
- Not for profit management
- As a recognized leader and as a client, caregiver, researcher, or service
provider in the child development and pediatric rehabilitation sector
We strive to live our culture as an organization and
to that end, we are recruiting for cultural contribution. EKO welcomes
the unique contributions that candidates can bring in terms of their
professional and lived experience, and encourages applications that represent
the communities they serve. We invite
participation from a variety of backgrounds with an interest in moving our
mission, vision and values forward. In particular we encourage perspectives of
Indigenous, Black and People of Colour, Trans, Non-Binary, LGBTQ2S.
EKO invites expressions of interest from those
wishing to serve on its Board of Directors. With accessibility and inclusivity
top of mind, we welcome your expressions of interest via your preferred format
e.g. email, telephone, audio recording or video recording.
The deadline for submitting all materials is Friday,
June 23rd.
About
Empowered Kids Ontario-Enfants Avenir Ontario
Empowered Kids Ontario
is a member association representing Ontario’s publicly supported child
development and rehabilitation agencies that provide evidence-based,
family-centred care to kids with disabilities and their families so they can
live their best lives. EKO is a member of the Children’s Health Coalition, a
collective of Ontario’s leading children’s health organizations. Follow us: @EmpoweredKidsON facebook.com/EmpoweredKidsON Instagram.com/empoweredkids LinkedIn.empoweredkidsontario