Executive Director Patty Pressley was recently recognized with a Community Service Award by the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution at the society’s State Conference in Dallas.
Patty has worked tirelessly to ensure that the Alliance remains successful. Her never ending efforts to personally assist the students at WHHS is very much appreciated by students, parents, faculty and the community. Congratulations on a well earned honor, Patty! You certainly deserve it!
Volunteer Account/Bookkeeper Wanted
The CPA Operations Leadership Team is looking for a Volunteer Account/Bookkeeper, a position we need to fill to make our future financial support sustainable. CPA uses Intuit QuickBooks® as its bookkeeping software. A summary of the position is as follows:
- Scanning and uploading receipts monthly and saving to Dropbox folder.
- Matching receipts to payments in QuickBooks and coding to appropriate accounts.
- Reconciling bank account to QuickBooks register monthly.
- Running monthly financial reports.
- Filing 990 report with IRS or preparing records for CPA to file
Total time commitment for this volunteer positions is expected to be 8-10 hours per month. The position will report to Board Director Saralyn Vance Carrillo.
Lead Grant Writer Volunteer Wanted
The CPA Operations Leadership Team is looking for a volunteer to be our lead grant writer, a position we need to fill to make our future financial support sustainable. A summary of the position is as follows:
- Research online databases to develop a target list of 10-12 North Texas-focused foundations most likely to fund a non-profit like ours with material grants of $10k or more per year.
- Develop a schedule of grant application deadlines spaced out to create a reasonable work load for a lead writer and board reviews.
- Be the lead writer on any grant applications green-lighted by the board.
- Make the phone calls to the target foundations to create an improved understanding of the selection criteria and to establish rapport with the donor organization.
- Process comments and input from the board and make the official submittals in accordance with any and all application deadlines.
- Prepare a 3-6 bullet monthly summary of grant pursuits for the board that depict deadlines, decisions, and upcoming pursuits.
Total time commitment for this volunteer positions is expected to be 4-8 hours per month. This position will report to Board Chair Shawn Doherty.
New Alliance Board Member, Schavion Graham
As we move into our 6th year of existence, we are on a purposeful trek to strengthen and diversify the board of directors for the foundation (now called Cougar Pride Alliance) with a particular emphasis on adding directors with deep non-profit experience. Today, we are pleased to announcehas joined our board effective September 1st. We fully expect that Schavion’s passion, energy, and know-how will make our mission more sustainable as move into the new school year.
