Board COHORT application 2025
Applications for the 2025 Board cohort need to be submitted by Friday, February 14, 2025.
Joining the Board includes an orientation process, where a potential board member becomes active in the association as part of a Board Cohort. At the end of the orientation, the applicant would self-nominate for a position on the board, to be elected by the Members at the Annual Meeting in November.
2025 OPEN HOUSE - MEET THE BOARD
Learn more about the responsibilities of the Board of Directors and the Cohort requirements at our Open House on January 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM at the close of our Happy Hour Breakfast at SPIN Philadelphia (211 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102).
COHORT OBLIGATIONS
Responsibilities include being a member, attending association activities, and a commitment to learn about, and participate in the work the Board of Directors does to advance the mission of Center City Business Association. During this orientation period, it is also required that you attend:
Attend 3 Board Meetings.
Attend a minimum of five events, preferably one of each:
Lunch with the City's Leaders
Women Changing the City
Meet the Developers
People You Should Know
Happy Hour Breakfast
Responsibilities and requirements are subject to change
BOARD OBLIGATIONS
The Center City Business Association Board of Directors is a working board that establishes the policies and helps implement the programs and activities of the Association. Board Members are required to attend six board meetings each year. Board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every other month from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM. (Officers meet monthly.) In addition, Board Members average another 2-4 hours per month on related activities such as chairing committees and attending or assisting at events.
It is understood that board members take an active role in three key areas: enrollment, participation, fundraising. Tasks and responsibilities may include (and are subject to change):
Enrollment
Inviting and accompanying a friend or associate to attend events.
Actively assisting with the planning and coordination of activities.
Recommending a potential candidate for the Board of Directors.
Welcoming at, or moderating events.
Securing a volunteer or in-kind donation for the organization.
Participation
Serving as Chair or member of a committee or special task force.
Serving as an Ambassador, welcoming prospective members, and other attendees to several events per year.
Fundraising
Making a firm commitment to recruit a set number of new members each year.
Sponsoring an event or event series.
Joining at a higher level of membership.
Making a personal or business contribution to the Association's annual operating needs.