Nonprofits Seeking Board Members

La Crosse Lighthouse

June 4, 2025

By Ellen Heydon

About The La Crosse Lighthouse, Inc.

Mission

To establish individual community resources that will support, preserve and enhance the dignity and rights of those with mental health and associated substance use disorders, and in doing so, seek their own level of recovery and independence.

Type of charitable status: 501(c)3

Website: https://www.lacrosselighthouse.org/

Address: N3080 Sugar Pine Lane

Annual budget: $450,000

Number of paid staff in full time equivalents (FTEs): 4

What La Crosse Lighthouse is looking for in a board member

Skills desired in a board member:

  • Human Resources
  • Marketing and PR
  • Technology
  • Facilities and Real Estate
  • Fundraising
  • Legal
  • Grant Writing
  • Public Policy and Advocacy
  • Strategic and Business Planning

Skills desired in a board member (detail): 

The La Crosse Lighthouse is looking for:

  • Personal lived experience preferred. (mental health, substance use, trauma, other life-interrupting challenges).
  • Commitment to the mission and values of The La Crosse Lighthouse, Inc.
  • Diplomatic skills and a natural affinity for cultivating relationships and convening, facilitating, and building consensus among diverse individuals.
  • Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for improving the lives of the consumers of The La Crosse Lighthouse, Inc.
  • Understand financial statements, nonprofit governance, and fundraising.
  • A commitment to and understanding of the needs of consumers of The La Crosse Lighthouse, Inc., preferably based on lived experience.
  • Strong communication, networking, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and make decisions in the best interest of The La Crosse Lighthouse, Inc.
  • Experience in relevant areas such as finance, law, fundraising, marketing, or human resources (preferred).

General board information and time commitments

Number of current board members: 7

Meeting location: Virtual

Regular meeting schedule: First Wednesday Monthly or Bi-Monthly

Time expectation (hours/month): 5-10 hours a month

Length of term (# of years): 3 years

Terms allowed (# of terms): 2 terms

Board member giving requirement: No

Committee service requirement: Yes

La Crosse Lighthouse has the following policies:

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

Does La Crosse Lighthouse carry Director’s and Officer’s Insurance? Yes

Does La Crosse Lighthouse have a board orientation program?  No

Interested in learning more about serving on La Crosse Lighthouse Board of Directors, Please fill out the Board Member Candidate Interest Form by clicking here: https://www.lacrosseareafoundation.org/board-member-candidate-interest-form/