Advisory Board

Lend your expertise. Build more dreams.

We're building a team of advocates, connectors, and ambassadors who believe every child deserves a space that makes them feel safe, seen, and loved — and who work together to fund a SOARD makeover every year. Applications are open through July 31.

Apply to Join → Download the Overview (PDF)
Advisory & Ambassadorial Four Meetings a Year One-Year Renewable Term
Volunteers and family celebrating at a SOARD room reveal
298+ rooms built —
help us reach more

What advisors do

Advocates, connectors, fundraisers, and ambassadors — with one shared goal.

Champion the Mission

Raise awareness of SOARD in your company, industry, and community — and show up for events, campaigns, and room reveals.

Fund a Makeover Every Year

The board's shared goal: collectively raise the funds for one SOARD makeover each year — a real room, for a real child, that exists because of this group.

Open Doors

Introduce us to potential donors, sponsors, partners, and volunteers — and share your professional insight and strategic guidance when we need it.

What we ask

A meaningful commitment, designed for busy leaders.

  • Serve a one-year termRenewable at the end of each year.
  • Attend four meetings a yearAt least four per year, plus ad hoc support as needed.
  • Help fund one makeover each yearA collective goal — through personal gifts, sponsorships, donor introductions, event support, peer-to-peer campaigns, employer matching, or member-hosted fundraisers.
  • Be an ambassadorRepresent SOARD and the families it serves — and share professional or strategic insight when needed.

The Advisory Board is advisory and ambassadorial in nature — members don't hold fiduciary, governance, operational, budgetary, staffing, or voting authority. Full details are in the Advisory Board Overview (PDF).

Who should apply

The board is open to anyone passionate about SOARD's mission and willing to actively help it grow — people who care deeply about the children and families we serve. We're building a group with a diverse mix of perspectives, experiences, networks, and talents. Strong candidates are ready to use their:

Time Relationships Creativity Resources Influence

How to join

Three steps from interested to seated — applications close July 31.

  1. Read the overview

    Everything about the board — its purpose, the commitment, the timeline, and who should apply — in one document.

    Download the PDF →

  2. Submit your application

    Tell us who you are, what you'd bring, and why the mission speaks to you — plan for about 20 minutes, and have a reference in mind. Applications close July 31.

    Apply to Join →

  3. Take your seat

    Applicants are notified in August, and the new board gathers for its first meeting in September.

    Questions? Email us →

Ready to pull up a seat?

Your experience could be the reason the next child walks into a room built just for them.

Apply to Join → Download the Overview

Applications close July 31 · Questions? Reach us at [email protected] · Sunshine on a Ranney Day is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit