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ARE YOU LOOKING FOR An OPPORTUNITY THAT MAKES USE OF YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERTISE? CONSIDER JOINING SAORI ARTS NYC!
EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES...
Become a teaching artist, helping people of all ages living with disabilities to experience the healing qualities of SAORI.
Raise critical funds with our team to support in person and virtual workshops.
Apply your accounting skills to budget and track our programs.
Use your business experience to advise on organizational issues.
Join us as a member of our Advisory Committee, Board of Directors, or Access and Inclusion Committee to share your ideas and experience.
Feel free to fill out the Contact Us form to start the conversation!
Volunteer Board Positions Available
SAORI ARTS NYC (SANYC) is a 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to inspire creativity, joy and self-confidence through free style weaving for people of all ages with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities or chronic illness. We fulfill our mission by partnering with organizations that provide programs and services to this segment of our community.
SAORI (SA, Zen meaning everything has its own dignity and ORI, Japanese for weaving) is recognized as a healing art form around the world, unique in its philosophy that in every weaving there are no mistakes, only its own expression of individual beauty.
SAORI Arts NYC believes that:
All individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
All communities and activities must be inclusive, equitable, and accessible to people of every background and ability.
Everyone has an inherent sense of beauty, unique sensibilities, and the intrinsic ability to create.
Everyone has the right to experience the joy and emotional well-being of making art.
JOIN US
We are a young, rapidly growing NPO recruiting diverse board members who will enjoy a role in determining our future. You will be joining a group of highly dedicated and motivated volunteers, advisors and teaching artists who have created workshops, both virtual and in person, webinars and artist talks that have broadened our reach. To learn more, click here www.saoriartsnyc.org to visit our website and read our 2021 Annual Report.
Board Candidate Qualifications
SAORI ARTS NYC is seeking board members who will provide guidance and essential governance services to sustain the mission, vision and values of SANYC. The Board would particularly benefit from the participation of members with experience in the arts; the healthcare field including the impact of chronic illness and disabilities in both children and adults; marketing/public relations; foundation/corporate philanthropy; finance; law.
General Board Member Responsibilities -
Each Board member will
Commit to serve a three- year term on the SANYC Board with opportunity for term renewal.
Work with the President to create strategic direction and set short- and long-term goals.
Commit to $2,000 board dues or a donation that is comfortable for you.
Provide access to resources, i.e., individuals, corporations, foundations, and support solicitation activities with these resources.
Be informed about the organization’s mission, services, challenges, and opportunities.
Serve as advocate and ambassador. Be an active and creative force internally and externally in advancing SANYC’s mission and improving the effectiveness and strength of its programs.
Attend four board meetings annually in addition to the Annual Board Retreat.
Participate in one of the board’s working committees
Education, Programs, Fundraising, Marketing, Partnerships
If you would like to explore this board member opportunity, please email the SANYC president, Ria Hawks: ria@saoriartsnyc.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Volunteer Committee Member Positions Available
Summary
SAORI Arts NYC seeks Access and Inclusion Committee members to provide insight as to how SANYC can better develop its accessibility practices. SAORI Arts NYC created the committee to seek out and learn from the diverse identities, lived experiences, and interests of our community and audiences. The committee will focus on issues of disability, inclusion, and accessibility, and apply insights to improve programs and operations. Access and Inclusion Committee members review SANYC’s practices as a non-profit, give avenues for growth, and work to make those changes a reality.
Meetings occur once every two months over zoom for an hour. Access and Inclusion work is intended to be completed during meetings. Working outside of meeting hours may occur, but is never required.
SAORI Arts NYC strongly encourages participants of SAORI workshops as well as staff from SANYC partnerships to apply. Responsibilities:
Attend hour-long committee meetings over zoom every other month
Provide expertise on issues of accessibility that pertain to SAORI Arts NYC
Bolster the work of SAORI Arts NYC by analyzing SANYC’s teaching methods, expanding partnerships, growing accessible services, best communications practices and more
Stay up-to-date on issues faced within the disabled and chronic illness communities
Skills and Qualities that are a “plus”:
Experience within the world of accessibility, either by working with people with disabilities and/or chronic illness or through one’s own experiences of chronic conditions
Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to interact authentically
Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently
Knowledge of Saori philosophy and weaving
Strong sense of initiative and a creative approach to problem-solving
Displays a high level of support for colleagues, and builds professional and respectful relationships with others
Bilingual, particularly in any of the following languages: ASL, Spanish, Japanese
Pay: Being a committee member is a volunteer position. For each meeting attended, there is a $50 honorarium given.
SAORI Arts NYC, an equal opportunity employer, is committed to staff diversity, and strongly encourages applications from those with a disability or chronic illness as well as people of color. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
How to Apply:
Email danaleah@saoriartsnyc.org with a resume, CV, OR a short paragraph describing your background and interest in the committee.