In the spirit of a bright (albeit wet) summer season and renewal, we write to invite you to strengthen our community by nominating someone — could be yourself! — for the Lab/Shul Board of Directors to begin serving new terms this fall.

In accordance with our bylaws, the Board has formed a Nominating Task Force composed of both Board and non-Board members to recruit, review, and propose a slate of potential new Board members. We aim to finalize the slate in September 2025, and formally joining in the months that follow.

Click Here to Access the Expression of Interest/Nominating Form

We invite you to add your voice to our collaborative leadership process and help us co-create a community that nourishes all of us and keeps growing in-person and online by joining our Board of Directors, a board-led Team or Task Force, or nominating other leaders in our community who inspire you. 

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Please complete this confidential Board Expression of Interest/Nominating Form – including suggestions of who else we should be talking to – helping Lab/Shul to nurture a leadership representative of the Lab/Shul community across multiple lines of diversity: skills, experience, gender, sexuality, race, age, geography (not just NYC!), health, wealth, household structure, and relationship to Judaism. We strongly believe that a multiplicity of voices at the leadership level builds a more powerful Lab/Shul community. 

BUILDING TOWARD EQUITY

Curious who can be nominated to the Board? Any Lab/Shul friend ready to take the leap into Partnerhood (membership) or current Partner over the age of 18. 

What does it take to be a board member? Read Here. 

Currently our Board does not accurately reflect our community, so we especially encourage the nomination of members who identify as: people of color, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals, and young adults. We especially welcome members with anti-racism and other anti-oppression training, or enthusiasm to engage in such training. In addition to mission alignment and representation, we are seeking incoming Board members who may bring skills, expertise or access to resources related to finance, digital marketing, fundraising, or real estate.

HANDS-ON AND HEART-FORWARD

We are especially seeking individuals with:

  • Financial Expertise and Financial Strategy: Strong financial acumen with experience managing organizational budgets, investments, or financial strategy. Interest in taking on leadership within our finance committee is highly valued.
  • Marketing and Public Relations: Specializing in ad buying, campaign analytics, and increasing visibility for mission-driven organizations through impactful PR strategies and strong media relationships.
  • Fundraising and Development: All Board members are expected to contribute to and actively support fundraising efforts.
  • Experience in Philanthropy: Deep knowledge of the philanthropic landscape and a desire to help shape our development approach.
  • Access to Resources: Whether financial, relational, or strategic your connections and capacity to open doors are keys to the future.

Lab/Shul understands that in order to live our mission and model ways in which we and other spiritual communities can be catalysts for global change, we must center those who have been historically marginalized in and beyond Jewish communities. Lab/Shul actively questions and inspires deep conversation, and we will provide learning opportunities for the Board towards creating cultural and societal change. We are building a Board that embodies our mission and vision and that will support Lab/Shul to thrive as the truly diverse community we are.

Thank you,

The Nominating Task Force of the Governance Team of the Lab/Shul Board
Shira Cornfeld, Peter Grayson (Board member), Stuart Himmelfarb (former Lab/Shul Board member), Jesi Kelley, Jenny Nevins, franny silverman newman (Board Co-Chair,) Lisa Zurndorfer-Suzuki