Tubman Board of Directors

Tubman Board of Directors

About Tubman

For 50 years, Tubman (www.tubman.org) has served people of all ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds experiencing relationship violence, substance abuse, mental health, and other forms of trauma. Throughout the Twin Cities, Tubman provides safe shelter and housing, legal services, mental and chemical health services, youth programming, and more. Each year, we help nearly 17,000 people in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington counties and the surrounding area get the support and information they need to experience safety, hope, and healing. Our FY27 annual budget is $13.6M.

Our Mission: To advance opportunities for change so that every person can experience safety, hope, and healing.

Our Vision: thriving people, healthy relationships, peaceful communities.

Our Values:

• SOCIAL JUSTICE - We challenge our own biases, and work with courage and tenacity to build inclusive and equitable communities.
• PARTNERSHIP - We collaborate to build collective leadership that includes lived experience and diverse perspectives.
• CREATIVITY - We commit to leading with curiosity and inventive practices.
• RESPECT - We affirm the strengths and innate worth of all people.
• INTEGRITY - We model authenticity, and hold ourselves accountable to be good stewards of the agency's reputation, relationships, resources, and future.

About Board Service:

Are you passionate about Tubman's mission of safety, hope, and healing? Do you have a desire to join us on the journey toward a more equitable and inclusive organization and community? Can you bring your expertise and lived experiences to governing a nonprofit and working to ensure its long-term success?

We are currently seeking a diverse pool of board candidates with varied experiences and expertise. In particular, we encourage applicants who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people who have life experiences that give them insight into the issues of the people we serve. We also seek people with expertise in strategic finance, fundraising, media relations, and human resources with an emphasis in people and culture.

Board Expectations:

• Time Expectation: avg. 5 hours /month
• Meeting Time/Frequency: 4:30 – 6:30 on the second Tuesday of select months, 6x/year
• Meeting Location: Minneapolis office; Maplewood office; hybrid with virtual option available
• Financial Contribution Required: Yes, at a level personally meaningful to each board member
• Service on a Committee Required: Yes
• Length of Term: 3 years
• Renewable Terms: Up to 3 terms, or 9 years total

The Board, as a whole and through its committees, is responsible for: resource development; strategic planning and policy making; stewardship advocacy; hiring, overseeing, and supporting the CEO; and evaluating the Board.

Major responsibilities of board members include:

• Establish the mission, vision, goals, and policies of the organization and ensure that the organization is acting consistently with them
• Ensure that the organization has sufficient resources to achieve its goals
• Ensure that the organization is meeting stakeholder needs
• Ensure that the organization and the Board have sufficient leadership.

Fully engaged and participating Board members should:

• Act as an ambassador for the agency and its mission within your personal and professional network.
• Serve on at least one committee, task force, or special project.
• Show up to 75% of board & committee meetings (combined).
• Make a personal gift to the annual campaign that is meaningful to you.
• Support Tubman’s Starlight Soiree and other fundraising campaigns through attendance, volunteerism, sponsorship, donations or other contribution.

To Learn More & Apply:

To learn more about Tubman's Board, including responsibilities of board members, annual timeline of board service, and the process for joining, https://www.tubman.org/who-we-are/board-service.html

Complete the online application form at: https://www.tubman.org/who-we-are/board-application.html

Contact Trudi Greaves at tgreaves@tubman.org with questions or to request the application in an alternative format.

Preference will be given to applications received by Monday, December 7, 2026.