Board Operations & Systems
College Ready Now
Board Operations & Systems
Project details
What we need
- Assessment of existing board procedure, policy, set of guidelines, or system
- Creation of one document outlining one procedure, policy, operations, or set of guidelines, for example: bylaws, board meeting procedure, succession planning guidelines, committee policies, board member orientation handbook, etc.
Additional details
I am looking for a Nashville-based lawyer to support college ready now In revamping our bylaws so that they reflect our current footprint. This will also include thinking through how to add student members. I would also like this person to join our board meetings as a legal advisor at least 2 to 3 times per year.
What we have in place
- We currently have 6 board of trustees, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have Current by laws and recommendations for changes, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $10,298 , allowing us to Distribute more of our moneys towards creating more scholarships for deserving students in the Nashville community.
Our nonprofit selects 2 to 4 deserving students each year in order to award a scholarship. We select students attending historically black colleges and students who are undocumented. Revamping our bylaws and understanding how to add student members allows us to further impact our community and grow our organization.
Project plan
Posted by
Lynise H.
Executive Director
Our mission
ABOUT US
Founded in 2009 College Ready Now(r) (CRN) provides college scholarships to high school seniors from underserved communities in Nashville to help make their first year of college affordable. We specifically target African American and Latino students who are attending either a Historically Black Colleges, a Hispanic Serving Institutions or are DACA students.
Many academically talented students who live in under resourced communities qualify for financial aid, work study, subsidized loans, and grants; however, there is most often a gap in their first-year college finances that they cannot close. CRN seeks to help close that gap.
CRN is an all-volunteer organization. 100% of the funds contributed are used to fund scholarships. Funds for operational expenses are donated and not comingled with scholarship funds. Ready Now(r) (CRN) identifies underserved high school seniors in low income communities who are in need of financial support to make their first year of college affordable. Once enrolled in college, CRN will continue to support scholarship recipients through a mentoring program until college graduation.
What we do
We award scholarships to deserving Nashville students.