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Jobs at STANCE

About STANCE: 

Founded in 2022, STANCE is the first and only chorus by and for gender expansive singers in Washington State. We serve Seattle, King County, and the Puget Sound region by building an inclusive and accessible community, educating singers, and performing music centered on celebrating the diversity and resilience of trans and nonbinary people. Our bi-annual concerts coincide with Pride Month in June and Transgender Day of Remembrance in November. Our all-skill-level chorus ranges in membership from 55 to 90 singers with both a weekly rehearsal choir and an ad hoc outreach ensemble. Our hope is to continue to grow our capacity to fully meet the needs of the local community. 

STANCE’s Mission: 

To provide a vocal community free of gendered expectations, by and for Transgender and Nonbinary singers, to explore and express ourselves through music.

By building a community of trans and nonbinary singers, we aim to foster an environment where changing voices are authentically embraced. Our vision is an inclusive and accessible singing community where intersecting identities are centered at all levels of the organization. Through our music, both singers and audiences are encouraged to find embodiment and connect to our full selves, physical and emotional.

Individual Responsibilities: 

  • Attend the monthly, virtual, two-hour board meetings prepared to engage

  • Speak up boldly and share your perspective with the group

  • Engage in a collaborative and problem-solving manner at all times

  • Understand and be committed to the mission, values, and goals of the chorus

  • Ensure accountability and transparency to chorus members and the community in an ethical manner

  • Encourage the growth of potential new leaders in the chorus

 

Collective Responsibilities: 

Strategic: 

  • Provide a vision of what the organization could be 

  • Define the organization’s mission and purpose

  • Maintain alignment with the organization’s core values

  • Set strategic directions and comprehensive long range planning

  • Ensure singers’ needs are served and services are provided which reflect the mission

 

Organization:

  • Formulate and establish policies and procedures

  • Ensure equitable succession plans for officers, including the Executive and Artistic Directors, that are focused on reflecting the diversity of the community

  • Oversee board committees and ad hoc task forces

  • Provide support and oversight to the Executive and Artistic Directors

 

Racial Equity:

  • Advise on methods for ensuring the organizational values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are met authentically and holistically

 

Resources:

  • Ensure long-term financial stability

  • Ensure chorus resources are managed effectively and provide high-quality programming

  • Provide leadership and participate in fundraising initiatives

  • Link the organization with community resources

 

Advocacy:

  • Enhance the chorus’ public image by modeling the organizational values

  • Encourage community members to join and support the organization

Experience:

  • No experience required

 

Compensation:

  • Board members are unpaid unless they are members of the Racial Equity Committee with lived experiences of racism. 

  • Racial Equity Committee members are given a stipend of $200 a month

 

Application: 

To apply, please contact Haven Wilvich at haven@stanceseattle.org

STANCE Board of Directors Job Description

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Choir Culture

There is so much more to STANCE than just singing! Click on these sections to learn more about our choir culture, our code of conduct, our COVID policy, and how to join us!

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