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Now Accepting Applications for Our Board of Directors

 

Mothers’ Milk Bank of Tennessee is seeking passionate, committed leaders to join our Board of Directors. As a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing safe, pasteurized donor human milk to premature and medically fragile infants, our Board plays a vital role in guiding our mission and ensuring we can serve the babies who need us most.

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The application will close on Saturday, September 30, 2025, for the 2026 Board Term. In accordance with our bylaws, our Board can have up to 12 members. At this time, we expect to name two to four new board members for the 2026 term. Applicants will receive an update on the status of their application by November 15, 2025. 

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Expectations

Meeting Attendance

As a board member, your attendance at meetings is crucial. Board meetings are held on Saturday mornings, once a quarter. Board members can participate in-person in Murfreesboro, TN or virtually. Members cannot miss more than two meetings per year.

100% Invested

It is expected that each board member makes a financial contribution on an annual basis. This demonstrates to others your personal commitment to our work. Please note, there is not a minimum donation amount. However, each board member is expected to make an annual gift to advance our mission. 

Leadership

Our Board of Directors is more than a governing body — it is the backbone of our organization’s vision and sustainability. Board members are expected to 

provide strategic direction, 

ensure accountability and serve as champion of our mission.

Board Terms and Officers

  • All directors shall be elected to serve a three-year term.

  • A second term may be served. Only two consecutive terms are permitted. 

  • Director terms shall be staggered so that approximately half the number of directors will end their terms in any given year. Directors may serve terms in succession.

  • The term of office shall be considered to begin January 1 and end December 31 of the second year in office, unless the term is extended until such time as a successor has been elected.

  • Officers are elected to serve the position for one-year.

  • Officers include the position of president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary. 

Legal Responsibilities

  1. Duty of Care: Take care of Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee by ensuring prudent use of all assets, including facility, people, and good will;

  2. Duty of Loyalty: Ensure that Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee's activities and transactions are, first and foremost, advancing our mission; Recognize and disclose conflicts of interest; Make decisions that are in the best interest of Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee; not in the best interest of the individual board member (or any other individual or for-profit entity).

  3. Duty of Obedience: Ensure that Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee obeys applicable laws and regulations; follows our own bylaws; and that we adhere to its stated mission.

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