Young Professionals Board

Thank you for your interest in joining the Greater Birmingham Humane Society's Young Professionals Board. Please complete the following information and attach a current resume and headshot. If you have any questions, please email Development@gbhs.org. 

Greater Birmingham Humane Society Young Professionals Board Eligibility & Obligations

As a GBHS Young Professional Board Member, you will be expected to advocate for and promote the mission of the GBHS, coordinate events and activities to raise funds, and act as a liaison between GBHS and the community.

Service requirements

• Must be between ages 21-40 at the time of nomination for membership
• Minimum of 2-year commitment to the YP Board
• Positively represent GBHS YP mission to the organization, other boards, and community at large
• New member one-time fee of $35 (this covers t-shirt and name tag)
• Achieve a monetary fundraising goal
• Support GBHS YP Board events, including our annual Putts for Paws golf tournament, Sips for Strays, Serve Days, and more
  • Volunteering minimum 2 shifts at Putts for Paws
  • Volunteering minimum 1 shift at Sips for Strays throughout the year
  • Volunteering minimum 1 shift at one of our Volunteer Serve Day
• Attending at least nine (or 75%) of the YP Board's monthly meetings (in person on 2nd Monday of each month at 6:15 PM)
• Joining a committee on the YP Board

Available Committees

Special Events Committee

The goal/focus of the Special Events committee is to plan and put on the Putts for Paws annual golf tournament and two smaller scale social events during the year. Putts for Paws is our biggest event that the YP Board puts on. The special events committee will help plan the details of the event such as getting donors for the silent auction, securing sponsors, working with marketing to promote the event, and making sure everything goes smoothly the day of the event. The other two events are at the scale of a happy hour, smaller scale charity tournament, vendor market event, etc.

Finance Committee

The primary role of the finance committee is to collect dues and manage and track the budgets and donations brought in from our events. While mostly a behind the scenes group, the finance committee is a support role to help the other committees in any way we can. The finance committee is not solely for finance professionals. The ideal mix includes individuals comfortable in excel and making budgets and individuals who thrive in securing sponsorships and donations to help our social and special events teams.

Outreach Committee

The focus of the outreach committee is to promote programs that connect the community to the shelter. Some of the main outreach programs the committee is involved with are Pet Pantry, vaccine clinics, off site volunteer needs, etc. The Outreach Committee will include a coordinator for monthly Red Mountain Park hikes, liaison with GBHS Volunteer Coordinator staff, and point person for outreach related social media marketing content. The committee will also organize two volunteer days to assist the staff with facility related work.

Governance Committee

The goal of the Governance Committee is to ensure member compliance with the GBHS YP Bylaws, to regularly analyze the Bylaws to make sure they are in line with the goals of the GBHS YP Board, and to work alongside the Secretary during annual recruitment in December - February.