Project Overview
Over the next 6-9 months, I, the Executive Director, am hoping to guide our board through the process of refining and clarifying its infrastructure. I am looking for a volunteer who is willing to thought-partner and provide guidance based on their past experience. I'm hoping someone would be willing to help chunk the transition into 6-9 week period to ensure achievable results. Our organization currently has an exceptionally strong culture, rooted in an interesting history. Our infrastructure however does not matter and is a hinderance to ensuring our sustainability and flexibility. I've been with the organization for a year and a half, but have over 20 years experience working in educational settings, including nonprofits. This is an opportunity to guide a culture shift - never an easy task. The current project is build upon the past year and half of work to organize and clean-up all operational elements - human resources, finances, etc. Based on solid foundation, we're ready to start strategically planning for our future. To successfully do so, we need to clarify how we internally operate.
Nonprofit Overview
We celebrate the life of the mind, but we’ve seen too many bright, interesting campers who don’t necessarily fit well in a traditional school model to limit ourselves to those who’ve been classified as “gifted.” Instead, we call our campers “motivated learners,” figuring anyone who shows up to take biology, math, or art in July is motivated. What AICL does is to create an environment in which it’s safe to laugh and learn, to risk and fail, to experiment with something outside of one’s competence.
Through outreach and scholarships, we foster a racially and economically diverse community. At AICL, we see everyone as both a learner and a teacher. We encourage social and intellectual interactions that will enable our students to fulfill their personal, professional, and academic potential. Because we build curricula based on the idea that learning is fun and should be on-going, we prepare our students to engage our complex world with insight, empathy, and confidence. When a camper comes to AICL, they have an opportunity to join a community of educators and students who are passionate about learning and creating.