HDFFA Board Application

We accept applications all year round. Click here for a HDFFA Board Member description.  

ABOUT HDFFA

The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance (HDFFA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to support a healthy and thriving food and farm network in Central Oregon through education, collaboration and inclusion. We believe that everyone deserves good food - defined as affordable, nutritious, culturally appropriate, easily accessible and sustainably produced in Central Oregon.

OUR BOARD

We believe that interested community members and those already participating in our program(s) should have the opportunity to provide feedback and become leaders in our work. We encourage people who are new to board service, and/or have been underrepresented or excluded from power and access to our region’s food and farm network to apply. We look forward to working with people who have a passion for our mission, are excited to contribute volunteer hours to making HDFFA a great organization, and who represent our food system and geographic region.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Whether you have or have not been involved with boards in the past, we know that some of what we do at HDFFA will be new to you. We will do our best to help you get acquainted with HDFFA and what it means to be a board member. Our goal is to be in partnership with you and learn from your knowledge and experience, while also providing you with mentorship and training to meet your goals for skills development as a Director. 

NEXT STEPS

The 14 questions below help us to get to know you better. We know we are asking you to share personal information, and we appreciate you sharing with us. Your answers will be confidential and only shared with Board Members and the Executive Director.  Once you submit this application, we will contact you via email within a week to schedule a one-on-one follow-up with another board member for you to ask us questions and for us to learn more about you.   

Locally Yours, HDFFA


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1) First and Last Name *
2) Phone number(s) and current address *
3) Please explain your interest in being an HDFFA Board Member, including what excites you about HDFFA’s mission.
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4) Have you engaged in food, farm, and access to food work with HDFFA or other organizations? If yes, please explain. If not, please skip.

5) Tell us about how you envision a regional community food system. How do you see the community connecting to our mission of a thriving food and farm network in Central Oregon?

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6) What experience (if any) have you had with a Board of Directors, committees, town meetings or other types of community-oriented groups?  Please also list any names of organizations that you have been involved in that you think would help us to get to know you better.

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7) As a part of our commitment to having representation on our Board that reflects the regions we serve, please select where you live(d) or have experience with? Check all that apply.

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8) As part of our commitment to having representation on our Board that reflects the community our programs reach, do you have lived experience with any or all of the following? Check all that apply.

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9) As part of our commitment to creating a sustainable financial future for HDFFA, we all participate in fundraising. The ways in which we participate may be very different, such as seeking donated items for fundraising events or providing a meaningful financial contribution. Please explain your interest in this aspect of our work.
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10) What aspects of being an HDFFA board member would you be good at doing? Check all that apply. 

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11) As a follow up, what kind of HDFFA board work would you want to do? (Keep in mind that we do provide training and professional development opportunities.) Check all that apply.
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Belonging, Dignity and Equity
We are committed to an ongoing process of learning about and embedding belonging, dignity, and equity into our work at HDFFA. This means that we acknowledge and value every person regardless of positional power, privilege and/or anyone's identity.  We will do our best to make sure everyone is seen, heard, respected, and protected from bias.  Source: Dignity Is the Bedrock for Workplace Belonging, Aida Mariam Davis 

12) Are you willing to engage in conversations about these topics as a board member? Please explain.

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FINAL QUESTIONS

13) Do you have any questions about the board job description (link here), the commitments required to be a board member, and/or our commitment to belonging, dignity, and equity?

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14) Is there anything else you would like to share?
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Thank you for taking the time to apply!
Your application will be sent to the HDFFA team.  You should receive a follow-up email within a week.  Should you have any follow up questions feel free to reach us at info@hdffa.org.
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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