The Downtown San Diego Partnership’s mission is to promote an economically prosperous and culturally vibrant Downtown.
Organizational Priorities:
- Reenergize Downtown San Diego’s Economy
- Attract investment, create, and identify resources, and lead recovery planning for the benefit of Downtown businesses, stakeholders, and residents
- Health, Safety and Housing
- Enhance the public’s health and safety through public services, while advocating for resources and commitments to better assist our unsheltered population
- Champion and Nurture a Downtown Experience for All
- Expand our organizational impact to better tell the story of a welcoming Downtown through effective marketing, placemaking, programs, and services
- Organizational Excellence and Prioritizing Equity
- Prioritize internal activities that will continue to build a strong foundation and a lens of equity and social justice upon which the Downtown Partnership can pursue its external goals
The Board of Directors of the Downtown San Diego Partnership (DSDP) has in their management the integrity of the organization, its mission, standing and reputation built by those who have given the agency their efforts over the years. The Board of the DSDP holds in trust the organization’s future as well as its present; the collective judgment of the Board will affect it as an institution of service to the community.
The Board of Directors is an active Board. Therefore, every member of the Board is expected to make a concrete, substantial and measurable contribution to the agency. There are many ways in which such contributions can be made. Board members are expected to provide time, resources and expertise, attend and support events and promote the organization in the community.
BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES
The following is a listing of the Board’s general responsibilities:
- Preserve and when necessary reshape the organization’s mission and set operating policies
- Establish annual goals and engage in strategic planning
- Assess performance of organization against its mission and key program priorities
- Ensure adequate resources for the agency to fulfill its mission
- Advise on and monitor agency’s policies and programs to ensure alignment with mission and goals
- Establish and oversee fiscal policy, financial controls and an annual budget
- Build and enhance the agency’s public image and reputation with key stakeholders and the community
- Identify and recruit volunteer leadership – board members and committee members
- Assess and improve own performance
The Board of Directors meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 8:00 a.m. currently via Zoom. The meetings are dark in August and December.
Click on the below button to sign and submit the FY22 Board Member Agreement.
NOMINATION PROCESS
In our sincere effort to successfully recruit a qualified and diverse slate of candidates, we have developed a comprehensive selection process. The process includes the following steps:
- All interested parties should carefully review the full candidate specifications included below to self-assess their qualifications and their realistic view of the time commitment that board service will require.
- Each candidate should then complete the electronic application. All applications must be received electronically by no later than 5 PM, on May 10, 2021. Late applications will, unfortunately, not be considered.
- The Nominating Committee will carefully review and assess all applications against the description profile and will select a “short list” of candidates for further consideration. This will be completed by May 14, 2021.
- The 2021 Board of Directors slate will be presented and voted on by membership on May 17, 2021.
If you have questions contact:
Kaitlin Payne, Senior Vice President Membership & Events - kphillips@downtownsandiego.org
