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Board Member

‍Board Commitment

A dedicated and engaged Board of Directors, who are a majority women of color and identify broadly with the immigrant experience, support PLAN’s mission and staff. PLAN is currently recruiting new members to join its board for a two-year term beginning January 2026 (with possibility of renewal). We estimate the PLAN board commitment to average about 3-5 hours a month.

Required Qualifications

  • Passion for PLAN’s mission, vision, and values.
  • Interest in acting as PLAN ambassador in the community.
  • Enthusiasm for fundraising.
  • Dedication to race equity.
  • Live in the Phoenix metro area or live elsewhere but continue to have deep connections to the Phoenix metro area and are willing to return to Phoenix a few times a year for in-person events.

Desired Qualifications

As we build our board, we welcome and encourage people of all experiences and backgrounds to apply, but we will prioritize applicants who:

  • Identify as immigrants, including but not limited to, undocumented/DACAmented immigrants, people in mixed status families, immigrants with status, individuals impacted by the immigration system, and second-generation immigrants;
  • Are involved in the local immigrant community;
  • Have experience with fundraising and/or grants;
  • Have finance or accounting background;
  • Previously served on a non-profit board; and/or
  • Have an interest in board leadership.

Application Process & Timeline

  • Sunday November 2, 2025: Complete the PLAN Board interest survey. We estimate completing the survey will take about 30-40 minutes.  We will continue to accept interested applicants on a rolling basis thereafter.
  • November 2025: Meeting with PLAN’s Executive Director and PLAN board members to follow up on interest in board service.
  • Early December:  Board member decisions made.
  • January 2026: Selected new board members participate in two-hour onboarding.  Date to be determined based on candidate availability.
  • February 2026: First quarterly board meeting.

Questions?  

Please do not hesitate to contact PLAN’s Executive Director, Golden McCarthy, at info@planphx.org.

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Fill Out the Interest Form Here

We estimate completing the survey will take about 30-40 minutes.