Founding Board Of Directors

Need: 3 - 9 members

Timeline: immediately

The Home Economy Project is seeking founding Board members to help build a mission-driven nonprofit organization focused on practical self-sufficiency, life skills education, workforce readiness, food security, home economics, and community resilience.

We are assembling a thoughtful, ethical, and professionally minded founding Board of Directors to help guide our newly approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Our goal is to create an organization that provides practical education and community-centered programming in areas such as:

• home economics and financial literacy,

• practical life skills,

• food systems and food security,

• workforce readiness,

• project-based learning,

• micro-business and entrepreneurial development,

• operational self-sufficiency,

• and community resilience.

We are intentionally building a governance-focused organization with strong ethical standards, long-term sustainability planning, and mission-centered leadership.

We are currently seeking individuals with experience or professional background in areas such as:

• nonprofit governance,

• finance,

• bookkeeping or accounting,

• education or instructional design,

• project or operations management,

• legal or regulatory knowledge,

• community engagement,

• workforce development,

• agriculture or food systems,

• fundraising or grant writing,

• organizational leadership,

• strategic planning,

• compliance,

• administration,

• or related professional experience.

Prior nonprofit Board experience is welcome but not required. We are particularly interested in individuals who value:

• practical problem solving,

• ethical leadership,

• long-term organizational sustainability,

• collaborative governance,

• respectful communication,

• and mission-focused community impact.

The Home Economy Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Weld County, Colorado, and we are building a founding Board of Directors to strengthen our governance and community impact.

Individuals interested in learning more are encouraged to respond with a letter that includes:

• a brief introduction

• relevant background or experience

• areas of interest

• why The Home Economy Project resonates for you