Come Serve on a dynamic Board of Directors!
In these strange and extraordinary times, what significant difference are you being called to make? Are you at a place in life where you can make that difference? If so, service with the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) might be just the place you are looking for! We invite you to participate as a member of the ICA Board of Directors in creating new paths for the challenging times ahead.
This is a call for applications to the ICA Board of Directors. We seek new board members with a passion for local community impact that ripples through a global network. Find out if you have similar interests and needed skills by reviewing this brief description of our organization. If yes, click here to start a short application process.
The mission of the Institute of Cultural Affairs of the USA (ICA) is to promote a just and equitable society by catalyzing sustainable communities and demonstrating sustainable practices to reverse the negative human impact on the planet. The economic and political processes are also important, but our focus is on the human narrative. ICA creates and offers programs to strengthen the capacities of organizations, communities, and individuals. We guide them to build and implement innovative plans of action of their own design. We draw upon their assets and make use of social capital in a collaborative manner. We seek to inspire creative action by others.
ICA transformational projects include:
This is a call for applications to the ICA Board of Directors. We seek new board members with a passion for local community impact that ripples through a global network. Find out if you have similar interests and needed skills by reviewing this brief description of our organization. If yes, click here to start a short application process.
The mission of the Institute of Cultural Affairs of the USA (ICA) is to promote a just and equitable society by catalyzing sustainable communities and demonstrating sustainable practices to reverse the negative human impact on the planet. The economic and political processes are also important, but our focus is on the human narrative. ICA creates and offers programs to strengthen the capacities of organizations, communities, and individuals. We guide them to build and implement innovative plans of action of their own design. We draw upon their assets and make use of social capital in a collaborative manner. We seek to inspire creative action by others.
ICA transformational projects include:
- GreenRise: a unique demonstration of a vintage building striving to continuously lower our carbon energy use through a $22M historic renovation and innovative energy efficiency project.
- Non-profit sustainability: ICA houses 20 nonprofits that serve 1000 vulnerable clients per week with healthcare, immigrant services, workforce development, entrepreneurial technical assistance, mental health, women’s services, and people’s pharmacy services.
- Affordable Housing: ICA's two intentional communities offer safe, comfortable housing for low-income individuals. Casa Monarca housing is for recent asylum seekers (12 families) receiving support in finding jobs, educating their children in neighborhood schools, and accessing health service agencies in the building. Another floor in the building houses 35 Greenrise Community residents with its space serving as a model ecovillage, living with minimal environmental impact and a reduced carbon footprint.
- Facilitation and Capacity building: ICA is an expert in participatory facilitation through its Technology of Participation (ToP)® methods. Communities, governments, and organizations use ToP methods to design and implement participatory planning and involve all stakeholders in strategic planning and decision-making processes that result in practical outcomes.
