Volunteer Board Director

Baby Ghosts Studio Development Fund, est. 2023, is a registered Canadian charity working on cooperative and worker-centric labour models in games and media arts. We deliver low-barrier education, professional development and open resources to marginalized creators, and we advocate for a sector that supports cooperative and worker-centric studio models.

We are recruiting volunteer Directors ahead of the first election of directors. Our members elect the board at our continued annual meeting on October 27, 2026, and every vacancy is filled by a vote of the members.

Applications close September 25, 2026, 11:59pm Eastern.

WHAT DIRECTORS DO
- Set policy, direction and strategic priorities, and work through them with staff
- Provide direction and oversight on the annual budget and grant applications
- Review and revise organizational policies and by-laws
- Approve the hiring and release of the Co-Executive Directors and review their performance annually
- Serve on, and ideally chair, at least one committee (Programming, Conflict Resolution, Fundraising, Finance, Research, Governance)
- Help find and reach funding through donations, grant applications and partnerships
- Act as an ambassador for Baby Ghosts in your communities
- Keep the organization in compliance with the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and its charitable registration

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR HARDEST
- Not-for-profit or charity board governance, including a board's legal and fiduciary duties
- Financial oversight: reading financial statements, budgets, review engagements
- Fundraising, grant writing, financial management
- HR and employment
- Equity and anti-racism
- Conflict resolution

Also valuable: experience with co-ops or other worker-centric labour models, community organizing, lived experience in games or related creative work, and connections to game and game-adjacent communities. Prior board experience is an asset and there is room to grow into the role without it.

TIME COMMITMENT
Four to six board meetings a year, active service on at least one committee at 2 to 6 hours a month, the annual meeting of the members and the annual planning session. Expect 5 to 10 hours a month overall, with more in the weeks around a board meeting. The role is flexible to life circumstances.

Directors serve without remuneration. Reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred on Baby Ghosts business may be reimbursed.

HOW TO APPLY
Apply through our online form: https://flywheel.babyghosts.org/board/apply

Read the full role description first, including the term structure and the legal duties: https://flywheel.babyghosts.org/board/responsibilities

Everyone who applies and meets the eligibility requirements appears in the candidate information sent to every member on October 1. Nobody is shortlisted or interviewed. Members elect the board by secret ballot on October 27, and may also nominate candidates from the floor that day.

Baby Ghosts centres voices and perspectives frequently marginalized in games, and we strive for a Board that represents the diversity of our participants and the needs of our communities. We enthusiastically welcome applicants from all backgrounds.