• PFLAG Athens Area Board Application -2026

    The information collected will be used to help our selection committee choose future board members who can fill existing gaps in experience and interest. Please provide your areas of expertise, networking experience, commitment level, preferred roles and your contact information as well as two personal references. We urge anyone 18 and over to apply as the Board is looking to fill at least one Young Adult spot. The demographics (besides age group) are optional but are helpful to us in our goal of creating a diverse and inclusive board. Applications will be open and rolling until spots are filled with a priority deadline of November 15th with the goal of onboarding new board members by February 2027.
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • County you feel you most closely represent. You may choose more than one as many of us work and live in different counties*

  • Obligations

    PFLAG Board Members have several obligations:

    1) Attend monthly meetings (fourth Thursday of each month 6-8 PM). Perfect attendance is not required but the board runs the monthly meetings, so participation is expected as often as possible. 

    2) Take online PFLAG facilitator training within 4 months of being onboarded so you can fill in as the faciliator of either the young adult group or the parent ally discussion circle at the monthly meetings. This is about a 2 hour online comittment with rolling sign ups.

    3)Join a committee and meet as needed but usually not more than monthly (largely a virtual commitment). Examples include: outreach, governance, events, welcome wagon, Newsletter and be willing to attend one to two full board meetings annually. 

    4) Willingness and ability to respond to PFLAG Athens Area board emails and/or messages in a timely manner between meetings.

    5) Pay annual dues of $30 on time each year.

    6) Participation at the PFLAG tent/table at at least two outreach events a year. Examples include helping staff the tent and / or walking in Athens Pride, tabling at festivals and events etc.

    7)Terms are 2 years and may be repeated.  Term Limits – No officer of the Chapter may serve more than four (4) consecutive two (2) year terms in the same position. No officer or other board member may serve on the board for more than ten (10) years.

    Board positions are volunteer positions (unpaid).  Once added to the board, you may resign your position in writing at any time. 

  • At this time, what is your board commitment bandwidth? .*

  • Next are Board Committee expansion roles that serve specific needs that PFLAG Athens Area may want to fill. 

    If any of these remotely interest you please select the box- you may select as many or as few as you want to.

    Checking a box is not a commitment, it simply serves to aid the selection committee in choosing board members who may be able to fill existing openings. 

  • Interests:*

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    Check any and all boxes below where you have experience OR expertise.  These responses will be used to help fill needs within the board. 

  • Areas of Personal and/or Professional Expertise (Select all that apply)*

  • As a nonprofit, PFLAG relies on fundraising and donations to help us achieve our mission.  Please select any areas below where you may have connections or in roads for fundraising. If nothing comes to mind, simply select "Individuals". 

  • Areas of Networking/Fundraising Experience (Select all that apply)*
  • Your Age Group*
  • Do you identify as LGBTQIA+?

  • Please provide 2 personal references below that are not relatives.  These do not have to be job related or professional references.  They can be anyone who can attest to why volunteering on PFLAG Athens Area's nonprofit board would be a good fit for you. If you have been referred to this application by an existing PFLAG Athens Area Board member, you may use that person as one of your references. 

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