The California Partnership to End Domestic Violence is pleased to post this Call for Nominations for potential Board members elected at our virtual Annual Membership Meeting on June 17, 2025.

BOARD OPPORTUNITY
Every year, our Members participate in the important process of electing leaders to serve a three-year term on our governing Board of Directors. This is a pivotal time for our Board, as we work with Staff to build a DV community that truly represents all voices, and transform our statewide system in response to the evolving needs of survivors, families and communities.

Our Board plays an important governance role acting as the formal representative of the public in setting strategic direction, ensuring adequate resources to support the mission, monitoring impact and dutifully executing its fiduciary responsibilities. As leaders, Board members also support the organization by contributing their time, talent and wisdom as ambassadors who represent the organization in the community raising funds and our public profile. Our Board does not get involved in programmatic decisions, operations, or direct policy or advocacy work. Instead, our Board work involves big picture governance of the organization and Board engagement and recruitment through service on the following committees:

• Governance
• Finance
• Audit
• Elections
• Engagement
• Race, Power, and Privilege
• Other ad hoc committees as needed

We need your help finding strong leaders who are committed to the Partnership’s mission and willing to commit 6-12 hours per month toward work on the Board. Check out our Board Qualifications and Frequently Asked Questions for more information about who should apply. 

APPLICATION PROCESS 
Submit a peer nomination today for a qualified candidate or apply for yourself using this nomination/application form. 

Candidates who are applying for themselves will be required to complete both the nomination form as a self-nomination, and the application form. Candidates who were nominated by a peer, will receive notification of their nomination and be invited to submit their application form. All self-nominations and applications submitted will be reviewed for eligibility, and all eligible applicants will be invited to create and submit a short introduction video. Once a candidate either submits or declines to submit their introduction video, the candidate will be added to the election ballot. Any video submitted and answers to the nomination and application forms will be added to the Voter Guide and distributed to all Partnership members. 

KEY ELECTION DETAILS AND DATES: 

The following Board Seats have openings this year: 

(1) Bay Area Regional Representative, (1) Central Coast Regional Representative and (3) At-large positions 

• 4/14/25: Peer nominations are due
• 4/29/25: Applications are due
• 5/20/25: Voters’ Guide, Candidate Introduction Videos,  and ballots are sent to Membership and polls open
• 6/17/25: Polls close at 1pm
• 6/17/25: Election results announced at our Annual Membership Meeting

Thank you for your participation in this very important process. Sharing our leadership and expertise across this big state truly make us all stronger!

Sincerely,

The Partnership Board Elections Committee

APPLY NOW!