About Us: Empowering Strides non-profit organization providing therapeutic horsemanship to children who face behavioral, emotional and/or cognitive challenges. Through the use of horses we can offer youth a different perspective. Horses often mirror the emotions of their handler which allows the horse to teach a child far easier than an authoritative figure. Horses gently encourage a new awareness and connection in people that grows a person’s self-awareness and leadership abilities.

What We’re Looking For: We seek dynamic, forward-thinking individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Ideal candidates will have a passion for social impact and a desire to contribute their skills in areas such as fundraising, marketing, finance, or community outreach. Experience with horses is a major bonus but not a requirement.

Empowering Strides is a small organization with one paid administrative employee, so our board is considered a working board and is involved with many aspects of the program.

Key Responsibilities:

Attend monthly board meetings (in person preferred-Snohomish)
Assist with strategic planning and financial oversight
Assist with fundraising initiatives (including in person events)
Support program development and evaluation
Advocate for our mission in the community
Network and relationship building

If you're ready to help us empower our community and drive positive change, we want to hear from you!

📩 To apply or learn more, please email Laura at Laura@empoweringstrides.com with your resume and a brief statement of interest.

Let’s take strides together toward a brighter future!

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