Call for Nominations to the Board of Directors
January 23, 2025
Diaspora Dialogues Charitable Society supports emerging writers to turn their craft into a career through mentorship, professional development and opportunities to publish and present their work. Founded in 2005, DD runs long- and short-form mentoring programs (drama, fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and children’s lit); professional development seminars; public author talks and interdisciplinary events; special projects and more.
More than 800 writers and artists have participated as mentors or mentees, emerging playwrights or dramaturges, commissioned artists or panelists, readers or performers. More than 550+ new literary works have been created, 450+ events produced and an audience in excess of 350,000 Canadians has attended those events.
Diaspora Dialogues is based in Toronto. Our programming is both GTA-specific and national.
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DD seeks nominations for additions to our volunteer Board of Directors. The board is primarily concerned with governance. As we celebrate our milestone 20th anniversary in 2025 with a major celebration event planned, and work with a fundraising professional to further diversify our fundraising base, we ask board members to contribute to those efforts where possible.
We seek expressions of interest, or recommendations, for individuals who:
• Are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion;
• Are passionate about literature, books and/or theatre and the role the arts play in enriching society;
• Have previous governance experience as a board director, with registered charities or are willing learn;
• Are respectful, positive, pro-active and collegial.
The DD board meetings 4 times per year, with meetings taking place on Zoom. There are occasional in-person meetings in Toronto as well (with digital livestream available).
Those elected serve a term of two years and are eligible for three terms for a total of six years, unless also an officer in which case those can be extended.
If you think this might be you, please submit an expression of interest with biography to Helen Walsh, president of Diaspora Dialogues, helen@diasporadialogues.com by Feb 7, 2025. Please feel free to forward this call to anyone you think may be interested and a good fit for our organization.
We thank you very much for your interest in DD!