Non-profit board members / Board of directors positions

Greenpeace Canada Board Member Call-Out 

3 positions: Board members
Type: non-profit board positions (unpaid/volunteer)
Organization: Greenpeace Canada
Location: remote/virtual, anywhere in Canada. 

Start: June 2025 
Deadline: Feb. 28, 2025 

Our Mission: 

Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems and force solutions for a green and peaceful future. 

Our Values: 

• Personal responsibility and nonviolence: We take action based on conscience. This means we are accountable for our actions and take personal responsibility. 
• Independence: We do not accept money from governments, corporations, or political parties. We are entirely funded by individual contributions and foundation grants. 
• Commitment to Peacefulness: Everyone on a Greenpeace action is trained in nonviolence.
• Change and Accountability: If your government or company is willing to change, we will work with you to achieve your aims. 
• Promoting Solutions: We are focused on developing, researching, and promoting concrete steps towards a green and peaceful future for all. 
• Respecting Indigenous Rights Greenpeace Canada is committed to collaborating and supporting Indigenous communities to ensure our campaigns and positions respect their inherent rights for cultural integrity, land and water rights, and for respect of their treaty rights. 

Backgrounds of High Interest: 

1. Engagement and Community Building:Experience in Indigenous rights; youth engagement; community, or volunteer engagement. 
2. Fundraising Expertise: Experience in fundraising as part of a non-profit or charity, or as a member of a Board. 
3. Financial Expertise: Proven skills in financial management, budgeting, or fiscal oversight.
4. Leadership and Strategic Vision: Demonstrated leadership capabilities and a strong record of strategic planning. 
5. Governance and Board Experience: Experience in governance, whether as a board member or as a senior executive reporting to a board. 
6. Commitment to Bold Action: A readiness to support an organization committed to taking high risks for meaningful change. 
7. Global Perspective and Political Awareness: Insight into the Canadian political landscape, global environmental issues, and policy frameworks.
8. Communication Skills: Proficiency in reading, speaking, and exchanging ideas in English during meetings. Fluency in French would also be an asset. 

Additional Valuable Experience and Skills: 

• Communications/media 
• Management and organizational development 
• Strong environmental background (science, economics, business) 
• Risk management 
• Environmental advocacy 
• Government relations 
• Facilitation 
• Fluency in French 
• Non-violent civil disobedience (NVCD) experience 
• Legal expertise 
• Human resources 

Time Commitment: 

We are seeking individuals who can devote approximately 100 hours per year, including: 

• Three one-day videoconferences 
• One weekend videoconference 
• One weekend face-to-face meeting in Toronto, Montreal, or Ottawa (once every three years) Term: 3 years 

Application Process: 

If you have the skills required, believe in our mission, share our values, and are interested in joining our Board, please send: 

1. Your CV 
2. A candidate statement (maximum 500 words) explaining why you wish to join our Board and what skills and attributes you can offer. 
3. Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.

Apply here.

Learn More About Greenpeace: 

Visit www.greenpeace.org/canada. Follow us on Instagram. 

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About Greenpeace Canada: 

Greenpeace Canada is an independently funded, non-profit organization that works towards a greener, more peaceful world, and to confront the systems that threaten people and the planet. We challenge government and industry to halt harmful practices by negotiating solutions, conducting scientific research, introducing clean alternatives, carrying out peaceful acts of civil disobedience and engaging the public. To maintain independence Greenpeace does not accept donations from corporations or governments. Greenpeace relies on individual donors and creative partnerships to fund our environmental justice campaigns. 

As an organization, Greenpeace Canada recognizes and supports Indigenous sovereignty and the Land Back movement. We support the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and are committed to collaboration and consultation with Indigenous Peoples to ensure our campaigns and positions respect Indigenous rights and liberation. 

Greenpeace Canada is committed to a workplace that is enriched by the people, needs and desires of Canada’s diverse communities. We seek candidates with a variety of perspectives and lived experiences to effect change and will prioritize applicants from racialized and other equity-seeking groups. 

Apply NOW! Please mention you saw this at GoodWork.ca.