Board of Directors

The Coastal Jazz and Blues Society is actively seeking individuals 18+ with professional experience or expertise in the following areas:

• Live performing arts and music (particularly jazz and improvised music)
• Legal expertise
• Human Resources
• Fundraising events and donor development
• Business Development
• Community connections

The board is prioritizing interested individuals who have helped organizations through a turnaround, and who enjoy the creative challenge of matching limited resources to ambitious priorities. If you're curious, eager to learn, and interested in opening up how things are done in the non-profit arts sector, we’d like to hear from you.

We're building a board that works in thoughtful, responsive, and responsible ways and that reflects Vancouver's ethnoculturally diverse community. That means welcoming a real range of skills, life experiences, generational outlooks, gender and 2SLGBTQ+ identities, communication styles, and worldviews, because we believe our strength lies in our differences.

We warmly welcome those who value consensus-based decision making, circle process, and other Indigenous community and group protocols as well as anyone who loves jazz, blues, and improvised music, and believes in its power to build healthy, vibrant communities and a more equitable society.

Reciprocity and Purposeful Action:

Fostering reciprocal relationships and a socially-engaged community are core values of CJBS. In exchange for your time and expertise, CJBS will support you with access to relevant training and select Coastal events.

Board member duties and expectations:

• 6-8 hours per month
• Monthly meetings (Board meetings and committee meetings alternating monthly, on Zoom),Quarterly Town Hall meetings
• Involvement in special projects and committees
• Attending training events, when relevant
• Attending Festival and other events

To apply:

Please complete the following intake form to express your interest before October 30, 2026. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and eligible candidates will be interviewed by the recruitment committee the week of November 9th. Successful candidates should expect to attend our AGM via Zoom on November 22 at 7pm. In order to be eligible as a board member, you must be a member of the society in good standing. Membership is $5 and can be obtained at https://www.coastaljazz.ca/donate/. If you have any questions please contact cjbsboard@coastaljazz.ca.