Nonprofits Seeking Board Members

The Good Fight Community Center

April 9, 2025

By Ellen Heydon

About The Good Fight Community Center

Mission

Provide at-risk and disadvantaged youth with hope, encouragement, and a safe environment to develop personal goals, discipline, and values free from juvenile delinquency, substance abuse, truancy, criminal gang activities, and other difficult challenges.

Type of charitable status: 501(c)3

Website: https://thegoodfight.club/

Address: 118 6th Street N.

Annual budget: $440,000

Number of paid staff in full time equivalents (FTEs): 5

What The Good Fight Community Center is looking for in a board member

Skills desired in a board member:

  • Board governance
  • Management and leadership
  • Marketing and PF
  • Fundraising
  • Grant writing
  • Strategic and business planning

Skills desired in a board member (detail): 

The Good Fight Community Center is searching for community members that are enthusiastic about the work and have a deep desire to be engaged in the responsibilities of serving on the board of directors. These individuals will be responsive to communications and have time to invest on a regular basis. An ideal individual would have some level of experience with board operations and involvement as well as fundraising.

General board information and time commitments

Number of current board members: 4

Meeting location: The Good Fight Community Center

Regular meeting schedule: Bi-Monthly

Time expectation (hours/month): 5 hours a month

Length of term (# of years): 3 years

Terms allowed (# of terms):Unlimited

Board member giving requirement: Yes

Committee service requirement: No

The Good Fight Community Center has the following policies:

  • Conflict of interest
  • Non-discrimination
  • Whistle-blower
  • Confidentiality

Does The Good Fight Community Center carry Director’s and Officer’s Insurance? Yes

Does The Good Fight Community Center have a board orientation program? No

Interested in learning more about serving on The Good Fight Community Center’s board? Please fill out the Board Member Candidate Interest Form by clicking here: https://www.lacrosseareafoundation.org/board-member-candidate-interest-form/