ABBEY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

|  About Abbey Arts

Check out our About / Mission pages for more info.  

Presenting events & venues in Fremont, Ballard, South Park, Greenlake, UDistrict, and Capitol Hill (Updated as of March, 2022).

ABBEY ARTS is dedicated to building community
and helping Seattle be more creative through music, arts and culture.

• We create opportunities and spaces to bring artists and audiences together.
• We create environments for young artists and performers to grow and develop their craft.
• We help others to do good by providing affordable and accessible event, workshop and performance spaces for Seattle non-profit, arts, and community groups.

In 2017-2019 Attendance at our various programs and hosted events averaged over 42,000 a year!

We are currently seeking new volunteers to join our board of directors for 2 year terms or possibly for shorter projects.  We’re also recruiting for our Advisory Board to help guide and support the continuation and expansion of this important work.

We’re working hard to help Seattle (and beyond) be a place of creativity, equity & community.

Details about Board involvement levels are below.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

QUICK INFO

OUR MISSION

Artwerks DBA Fremont Abbey Arts is a nonprofit 501(c)3 public charity, non-religious, established 2005.

Home office/venue: Fremont Abbey Arts Center, 4272 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, 98103

Generally we are looking for Board & Advisory board members who can bring business or nonprofit experience, wisdom, good communication, and careful oversight to the organization.  We need people who have a little time and energy to bring to meetings and events but our Board has two levels of involvement.

Specific areas of expertise needed include:

• Meeting Facilitation, Leadership
• Organizing & Updating Documents, Emails, Scheduling (Secretary)
• Finance (Treasurer)
• Buildings & Facilities
• Event & Music Marketing for digital and more
• Tech / IT / Web (Advisory Board & Volunteers)
• Fundraising / Finding Sponsorship Leads
• New Partnerships / Networking
• _________?

Previous nonprofit board experience is not required but is recommended.  Board training is required before starting.  There are a variety of Board trainings around Seattle that may interest you.

Scroll further down for Board details and time involvement.

If interested, please email our Executive Director & Director of Operations via:
board (at) fremontabbey.org    (no spaces)

or fremontabbey at gmail (best results due to filters)

206-414-8325

Abbey Arts is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals from all cultures and communities are encouraged to apply to jobs & volunteer positions here.

Sample of Past events:

BOARD DETAILS

• Our voting Board meets at least once a quarter for approx 2-2.5 hours in Fremont or Ballard (or sometimes online)
• Our Executive Committee and other active committees typically meet monthly (usually Tuesdays evenings) and all board members are welcome to attend these meetings.
• Typically we do not meet in December or August.
• Term is a minimum of 2 years and can be extended upon mutual agreement from the Board at the annual meeting.
• We ask that members commit to attending all quarterly meetings (and any committees they join) and respond with timely email votes or input as needed.
• We ask for a personally significant donation to the Abbey when joining the board and annually thereafter in the 4th Quarter.
• While not required, per calendar year we encourage Board Members to procure $1,000-$10,000 in financial or needed in-kind support via personal or corporate donation, inviting other donors to fundraiser events, gaining a new sponsor, or other means.  (2023 onwards)
• We ask that all board members bring at least 3 donors to our primary annual fundraiser and attend themselves if at all possible.

ADVISORY BOARD DETAILS

• Our non-voting Advisory Board meets once or twice a year for 2 hours usually on a weeknight in Fremont and/or via online meeting.
• We ask that all Advisory Board members invite at least 2 people to our annual fundraiser and attend if at all possible.
• A timely response to at least one email (approximately every other month) may be requested.
• Term is approximately 2 years, often members stay on the Advisory board longer or move to voting Board.
• A personally significant financial contribution is greatly appreciated when joining the Advisory Board and each year after that.

If interested, please either contact us directly or advise your Abbey board contact that you’d like to be considered for the Board.
A 2nd board member and/or Executive Director will then typically meet with you and take the application to the next step.  Feel free to followup if you haven’t seen a response within 3 weeks.

990 Forms are available via Pro-publica or Guidestar – search Artwerks or Fremont Abbey

Board Agreement form & Conflict of Interest Policy