Join Our Board of Directors!
Why Consider Joining Us
Joining the board of Beaufort Association for Inclusion offers a chance to directly shape community inclusion for adults who are neurodiverse while contributing your finance and leadership expertise.
Advance a mission of inclusion
- Beaufort’s mission is to foster community, honour diversity, recognize strengths, encourage participation, and create opportunities for adults with diverse abilities to live rich, rewarding lives.
- As a board member, you help ensure programs and policies reflect core values of choice, competence, respect, and community presence for the people served.
Strengthen local community impact
- The Association provides community inclusion through day programs that support our Participants to build friendships, life skills, and engage more fully in community life.
- Board leadership helps safeguard these services in the Comox Valley, influencing how public and charitable funds are used to improve everyday lives.
Provide strategic leadership and oversight
- The volunteer board sets policy, provides strategic direction, and meets monthly to ensure the organization is operating effectively and sustainably.
- Joining the board gives you a governance role in areas such as strategic planning, financial stewardship, and risk management, working alongside an experienced Executive Director and staff team.
Grow your skills and experience
- Board service exposes you to all aspects of running a nonprofit—governance, finance, human resources, and community partnerships—building leadership and decision‑making skills that transfer to other roles.
- Serving on a board also strengthens abilities in collaboration, consensus building, and advocacy for human rights and inclusion.
Connect with like‑minded leaders
- Board members are part of a committed group of community leaders who care deeply about inclusion, neurodiversity rights, and local quality of life.
- This role expands your network, creates opportunities for meaningful collaboration, and allows you to contribute your unique expertise to a values‑aligned team
How To Join Us
Contact Executive Director/CEO Cynthia Shore and they will answer any questions you may have and introduce you to our board Chair.
