Board Member Search

Why Join the Board of Food Banks Mississauga?

As a member of this board, you will have the opportunity to utilize your full range of intellectual and professional capabilities to help make a difference in food insecurity throughout this city. Exceptional board service enables you to bring your emotional connection to the work, your philanthropic dedication, your life experiences, your knowledge, skills, and sound judgment to the organization. Food Banks Mississauga (FBM) aims to expand its Board of Directors with a focus on supporting the fundraising efforts of the organization.

Board members are the fiduciaries who steer Food Banks Mississauga towards a sustainable future by adopting sound ethical and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure Food Banks Mississauga has adequate resources to advance its mission.  Board members also contribute to the organization’s culture, strategic focus, effectiveness, and financial sustainability, as well as serving as ambassadors and advocates.

As a strategic governance Board, each director’s primary focus is to make this city food secure.  It provides board members with the opportunity to give where they live, work and play. It is an action-oriented Board and welcomes those wanting to actively support this cause through good governance, strategy, oversight, accountability and fundraising.

About Food Banks Mississauga

As a registered charity, Food Banks Mississauga (FBM) is the leading food security organization in Mississauga. It leads a network of 60+ agency members, including neighbourhood food banks, pantries, cupboards and meal and snack programs, working together to realize a food-secure Mississauga. It provides healthy and appropriate food to neighbours facing food insecurity.

Its mission is to: “lead our agency network to realize a food-secure Mississauga by providing and promoting access to healthy and appropriate food”.  Last year, Food Banks Mississauga provided food for over 9 million meals through this network.

New Board Members Being Sought

To further support the current and future growth of Food Banks Mississauga, the Board of Directors is actively seeking to add new members who can bring unique perspectives, added fundraising expertise and resources to the organization. The Board has identified priorities to meet this need:

COMPETENCIES SOUGHT IN NEW BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE

• A commitment to support the fundraising objectives of the Board. This could include practical fundraising experience; experience on a fundraising board of directors; and/or, a willingness to leverage your networks in  support of fundraising for Food Banks Mississauga
• Experience on a non-profit board of directors that would have prioritized the board’s role in fundraising would be an asset
• Experience on a fundraising committee of a board would be an asset
• Understanding and commitment to board governance and their partnership role with a non-profit CEO
• Alignment with FBM’s values and a connection to the cause
• Strong relationships/networks
• Senior-level leadership experience in a community or corporate environment
• A direct or indirect connection to Mississauga

The Process for Application

crawfordconnect has been retained by Food Banks Mississauga to recruit 1 – 2 board member candidates.

We specialize in recruiting leaders and board members for Canada’s non-profit sector. If someone you know may be interested in this position, feel free to forward this information – we would be pleased to connect with them.

Through crawfordconnect, Food Banks Mississauga is inviting expressions of interest from qualified individuals in the form of a cover letter and a biography or resume.

We ask you to write about why you are interested in serving as a director in your cover letter. 

As part of the assessment and recommendation process, candidates may be invited to interviews with the Nominating Committee of the Board and may be asked to participate in reference checks.

To apply for this leadership volunteer opportunity, please send your resume and cover letter to Janice Wooster at [email protected].

The deadline for applications is April 7, 2025.