Job Description

Help Shape the Future of a Growing Contemporary Cultural Organization

danceTactics is seeking thoughtful, collaborative, and engaged individuals to join our Board of Directors.

We're not simply looking to fill board seats. We're looking for people who want to help shape what's next —people who bring ideas, expertise, relationships, curiosity, and a genuine belief in the power of contemporary art, community, cultural exchange, and possibility.

You don't have to be a dancer. You don't need previous board experience. We welcome individuals who are serving on a nonprofit board for the first time and are excited to learn, contribute, and grow as organizational leaders.

About danceTactics

danceTactics is a contemporary cultural organization and performance company founded by Artistic Director Keith A. Thompson. Through contemporary dance, physical theater, interdisciplinary collaboration, performance, education, and community engagement, danceTactics creates work that explores connection, belonging, identity, memory, and shared humanity.

Rooted in Arizona and connected to national and international artistic communities, danceTactics is entering an exciting period of growth and expansion.

Our work includes:

• Original contemporary dance and performance
• Interdisciplinary and physical theater
• Dance-on-film and short-film projects
• Artist residencies
• Workshops and educational programs
• Community engagement
• Artist talks and master classes
• National and international artistic exchange

We are expanding our Board of Directors to help guide and support the organization's next chapter.

About the Opportunity

Board service with danceTactics is an opportunity to become part of the organization's leadership, growth, and long-term development .

Board members contribute through governance and strategic thinking while also helping build relationships, identify opportunities, cultivate resources, strengthen visibility, and connect danceTactics with communities and partners.

We're particularly interested in people who can bring expertise, relationships, and perspective in areas such as:

• Fundraising and resource development
• Finance and accounting
• Legal and governance
• Business and organizational leadership
• Marketing and communications
• Strategic planning
• Community engagement
• Arts and cultural leadership
• Higher education
• Philanthropy
• Partnership development
• Audience development
• Technology and digital strategy
• National or international networks

Not every board member needs to bring all of these things. We're building a board with complementary strengths and perspectives.

What Board Members Do

Board members will:

• Participate in board meetings and organizational decision-making
• Support danceTactics' mission and artistic vision
• Contribute professional expertise and strategic perspective
• Help cultivate relationships with donors, partners, audiences, and communities
• Participate in fundraising and resource development
• Serve as ambassadors for danceTactics
• Help identify new partnerships, opportunities, and resources
• Support organizational growth and long-term sustainability
• Participate in committees or special projects
• Work collaboratively with fellow board members and organizational leadership

We are intentionally building a board that functions as a community of cultural leaders, ambassadors, advocates, connectors, and collaborators.

What We're Looking For

Ideal candidates are people who:

• Believe in the power of contemporary art and cultural exchange
• Are collaborative, thoughtful, and good listeners
• Bring curiosity and a willingness to learn
• Build relationships naturally
• Are comfortable opening doors and making introductions
• Are willing to participate in fundraising and resource development
• Can contribute strategically while working collaboratively
• Bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and community connections
• Are excited about helping a growing cultural organization build its future

Prior board experience is helpful, but not required.

Board Give/Get Commitment

Transparency is important to us.

Board members are asked to make an annual $600 give/get commitment to support danceTactics' sustainability and fundraising efforts. This may be fulfilled through a combination of personal giving and/or funds raised through the board member's network and fundraising efforts.

The purpose is not simply the dollar amount. It is about each board member actively participating in the organization's financial sustainability and helping cultivate the resources needed to support the work.

Leadership Opportunities

As the board develops, members may have opportunities to serve in leadership capacities including:

• Board Chair
• Vice Chair
• Treasurer
• Secretary
• Committee Chair
• At-Large Board Member

Prior experience in these roles is not required. We are interested in understanding each candidate's strengths, interests, leadership potential, and aspirations.

Why Join the danceTactics Board?

This is an opportunity to help shape an evolving contemporary cultural organization with work that reaches across artistic disciplines, communities, and geographic boundaries.

As a board member, you can help:

Open doors.

Build relationships.

Strengthen sustainability.

Expand visibility.

Support artists.

Develop partnerships.

Shape strategy.

Imagine what's possible.

You don't have to be a dancer.

You don't have to have served on a board before.

You don't have to know everything about nonprofit governance.

You simply need to believe in the power of art, community, collaboration, and possibility—and want to help build what comes next.

Commitment

Board members should be prepared to participate actively in board meetings, committee or project work, organizational conversations, fundraising and relationship-building efforts, and activities that support the visibility and sustainability of danceTactics.

We recognize that board service looks different for each person. We are interested in learning how your skills, experience, relationships, and interests can contribute to the organization.

Application & Selection Process

We are currently accepting applications and actively reviewing candidates.

The process includes:

1. Initial application and review

Candidates submit an application sharing their experience, interests, skills, relationships, and potential contribution to danceTactics.

1. Conversation/Interview

Selected candidates will be invited to participate in a conversation with members of the Board Recruitment Committee.

1. Board consideration and selection

Candidates who move forward will have the opportunity to learn more about the organization, meet board members, ask questions, and explore mutual fit.

Interviews will continue through September 30, 2026.

Our goal is not simply to fill seats. We want to build a strong, diverse, engaged, and strategically aligned leadership community for the future of danceTactics.

How to Apply

Please submit your application through the application link associated with this opportunity.

If you have questions about the board opportunity, board responsibilities, or danceTactics, we welcome the opportunity to connect.

Interested in joining us? Know someone who should?

We encourage you to apply or share this opportunity with someone whose experience, perspective, relationships, or enthusiasm could strengthen danceTactics.

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