Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City accepting nominations for board of director

The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City is accepting 2011 nominations to serve on the board of directors for the non-profit board which has over $400 million in assets and makes grants of over $20 million in the Kansas City region.

Board of directors serve a three-year term and serve without pay.

Nominations forms are due by Aug. 31st. Download an application.

The listed qualifications are:

·         Must be at least 18 years of age and a resident in the HCF service area.

·         Must have knowledge, expertise, education, or experience in one or more of the following: public health, health care delivery to the uninsured or underinsured, health care advocacy, community/neighborhood development, asset management and investment strategy, philanthropic administration, marketing/public relations, law, social science research, or non-profit management.

·         Must contribute perspective in one or more of the following areas: uninsured and underinsured consumers of health care services; access to health care for the uninsured and underinsured; health promotion and education in underserved communities; health care quality and outcome improvement; health care needs of women, children, the elderly, low income, ethnic and cultural minorities, or general issues of public health.

·         Must have demonstrated core leadership attributes.

·         Must have a recognized reputation for integrity and competence.

·         Must have demonstrated an ability to devote the time necessary to fulfill Board responsibilities and regularly attend meetings.

·         Must have demonstrated an ability to understand and appreciate the role and responsibility of a public health care philanthropic foundation and the need to balance various constituency requirements.

·         Must have demonstrated a personal interest in and concern for the public health and welfare of residents throughout the entire Missouri and Kansas Service Areas and a commitment to accomplishing the Corporation's overall mission, purposes and goals.

·         Public officials are not eligible to serve as Directors.  For purposes of this exclusion, "public official" means any elected or appointed officer or employee, other than those who serve without compensation, of any city, county, or state government or of the federal government.  Any Director who chooses to run for election to public office must resign as a Board member upon filing documents declaring his or her candidacy.