Our Mission is the help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence.

Our Vision is a community in which every family has a home, a livelihood, and the chance to build a better life together.

The board of directors of Family Promise of Knoxville is legally and ethically responsible for all activities of the agency.

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

• Determining how the organization carries out its mission through long and short range planning and review.
• Adopting an annual budget and providing fiscal oversight.
• Recruiting, orienting and developing board members.
• Hiring and evaluating the performance of the executive director.
• Evaluating its performance and the overall performance of the organization in achieving its mission.
• Establishing policies for the effective management of the organization.

Responsibilities of Individual Directors

• Understanding and promoting the organization’s mission.
• Being familiar with the organization’s programs and operations.
• Being chair or co-chair of one committee and possibly a working member of another. Committees:
• Participating in resource development and fundraising.
• Making an annual gift to the organization commensurate with one’s ability.
• Advocating on behalf of the organization.
• Helping to educate the community about family homelessness.
• Reviewing board meeting materials before the meeting.
• Reviewing the organization’s Form 990 before its submission to the Internal Revenue Service.
• Identifying any potential conflicts of interest.

Time Demands (Approximate)

• Attend and actively participate in at least 75% of board meetings.
• Eleven monthly board meetings – 1.25 hours. Meeting on the third Tuesday in each month.
• Committee work – 1-2 hours per month, or as decided by the committee.
• Annual planning retreat – 1 day, usually a Saturday in January. 6-8 hours.
• Work to set up and take down events. Currently we have two fundraising events; a Pasta and Bluegrass Festival in August and a Golf tournament in May. 6-8 hours
• Helping with occasional projects at our Day Center and on our annual “Day Center Deep Clean” in the spring. 4 hours
• Participate in 4 hour orientation for new board members.

Financial and Resource Development Expectations

• Make an annual donation to Family Promise of Knoxville. Directors are asked to consider a gift that is “significant according to their circumstances.”  (100% board giving is expected).
• Sell tickets to fundraising events.
• Recruit sponsorships for fund raising events. Sponsorships start as low as $250.
• Identify and assist in cultivation of potential donors.

For additional information please contact Rev. John-Mark Brown, Executive Director, director@familypromiseknoxville.org or James Lovingood, Chairperson 2020, jdl2455@gmail.com.