Founding Board Members Wanted
— Stichting The Lighthouse NL
Looking for 3-4 people to join the founding board of the Stichting.
No need to be an expert in everything — just strong in your area and willing to meet 4-6 times per year. The time commitment is roughly 2-4 hours per month in the startup phase, less once the business running.
Location: Twente region preferred (or willing to travel to Enschede occasionally).
Board meetings will be hybrid.
Interested?
Send a message, and recieve a detailed board member information pack with expectations, commitment, and next steps.
Ideal in a board member:
In particular, we would like to find a board member with an active connection to agricultural education - for example, someone with connections to a green MBO school, applied university, or research institution who can anchor the farm as a living lab for students and research.
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Legal / governance (experience setting up a Stichting, ANBI application, Dutch nonprofit law)
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Finance / accounting (nonprofit budgeting, grant reporting, financial oversight)
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Agriculture / regenerative farming (practical knowledge of regen ag, soil health, grazing systems)
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Fundraising / communications (grant writing, crowdfunding, donor relations, social media)
The founders talents:
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Equine Behavior & Psychology — Academic Studies
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Lifelong experience with horses — training, handling, care
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Vision and drive to run the farm day-to-day