Pride London is seeking community minded, service-orientated leaders to serve on the Volunteer Board Members for the 2025 season. Like many nonprofit, community-based organizations, Pride London has experienced a number of challenges since COVID. As well, today our acronym has changed from LGBTQ2+ to 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and the ‘+’ acknowledges all other gender identities and sexual orientations), and are seeking greater representation from all sectors. Resources exist to make all of this happen; we need people that can commit to doing the work!
To address the loss of volunteers due to COVID and other factors, Pride London Festival is looking for recruits; many roles now remain vacant.
Pride London is a team effort. Volunteers should expect to spend up to 2 hours per week, or more depending on the responsibility undertaken and more during London’s Pride month of July.
For detailed Duties of Officers please visit By-Laws & Terms Of Service | Pride London Fest.
Please submit your desire to volunteer/run for a Borad of Director position by September 28, 2024 to the Pride Secretary at volunteer@pridelondon.ca along with a resume, a cover letter outlining their skills and rationale for joining the Board. Members will be Elected at the 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 21 in the CE Lawson Room at the Main Branch of the London Public Library: Doors 6:30 PM, meeting 7-9 PM (confirmed). Thank you
Bylaw 5.04: Election of Directors
a. An individual who intends to stand for election to the Board of Directors shall submit their intention to the Secretary and the contact person listed in the candidate call announcement, in writing, along with a resume, a cover letter outlining their skills and rationale for joining the Board. The candidate may wish to indicate, in the cover letter, any officer positions or committee chairs they wish to fill. All Candidates shall submit their intentions before the declared deadlines as follows:
- September 28, 2024.
- 5.04d to run for a Director you must be a member for at least 60 days before the election.
*Must be a Member and reside within the City of London. Pride London Festival membership is $10 a year and is to be renewed by September 30th of 2024: MEMBERS | Pride London Fest
*Vulnerable Sector Check (NEW for 2024) Police Record Checks :: London Police Service :: Consumer :: Home (policesolutions.ca)
Additional volunteer training may be available through Pillar Nonprofit Network. We want to build skills, capacity, and confidences so that each member can become a community leader in their own right.
Board of Directors - Seven positions, six are available:
President - vacant
Treasurer - vacant
Secretary - vacant
*Membership/Volunteer Coordinator*
Entertainment Director / Committee Oversight - vacant
Director at Large(legal) - vacant
Director at Large (communications / outreach coordinator) – vacant
*Denotes established Committee Chair
About Ben Benedict:
Ben Benedict is a Co-founder of Pride London Events, the organization that eventually became Pride London Festival (2002-2012), and Pride London Festival’s Community Advocate for the 2024/25 season, and will serve in an ex officio capacity to new members seeking guidance.
In 2012, Ben Benedict was recognized as a “Community Trailblazer” by Pride London Festival for his contribution to the LGBTQ+ and Cultural Community of London as well as an “Influential Londoner” by the London Community Foundation. He earned a Master of Arts in Communication from Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS in 2017 and in 2020, was awarded the Canada Pride Citation from the Chief of Defence, National Defence Canada for his service to Canada.