Apply to Join Our Board!


The 2022 application period for Our Justice’s Board of Directors and Committees is now open!

Our Justice believes everyone deserves the autonomy and resources to make healthy decisions about sex, pregnancy, and parenting. We seek to build a world of full reproductive justice, a political vision developed by Black women that supports everyone’s right to have a child, to not have a child, and to raise their families in safe and supportive environments. 

We do this through programming that breaks down barriers to abortion and reproductive care.

  • Abortion Assistance Fund & Lodging Program 

  • Free Plan B Program 

  • UnRestrict Minnesota advocacy campaign

  • Legal Advocacy 

  • Mutual Aid and Healing 

At Our Justice, we work directly with those impacted by abortion restrictions, building community around shared reproductive justice values. The Our Justice team has three staff and a working board. In 2022, we are focused on growing our capacity to meet an increasing need for abortion care in Minnesota and preparing for the potential fall of Roe v. Wade – which could increase the number of people traveling to Minnesota for abortions by care by 370%

We are currently recruiting four new board members and new committee members to:

  • Guide and grow our core work, including relaunching our post-abortion support group and recruiting volunteers to operate the Abortion Assistance Fund.

  • Continue growing our individual, monthly, and major donor programs, and support our largest annual fundraiser, the Fund-a-Thon, which brings in $60K-$80K+ annually.

  • Set the tone for the next phase of Our Justice by engaging in upcoming strategic planning that will guide our work for the next five years.

  • Strengthen our organization with improved HR, technology, and governance practices

What are we looking for in a candidate? Please note: these are the needs we have identified as an organization, and we do not expect one person to fulfill all of them! If you see yourself in even one of these needs, we welcome your application. We are looking for people with

  • A firm commitment to Reproductive Justice and our mission to ensure that all people have the power to make sexual and reproductive health decisions with dignity.

  • Experience on a Board of Directors and understanding of how a high functioning Board should operate. 

  • A capacity to join a working board, which includes supporting programming, attending meetings outside of work hours, and attending Our Justice events. 

  • Strong community ties and ability engage their networks for fundraising and other support, and getting folks involved in our organization.

  • Knowledge or growing knowledge of abortion access at local and national levels.

  • Experience receiving or providing abortion care and/or practical support.

  • A commitment to racial, economic, disability, and gender justice, understanding that reproductive justice is linked to all movement work for collective liberation.

  • Capacity to ensure our board reflects the communities we serve. We encourage folks with unique, marginalized and complex identities to apply! 

Not sure if you’re ready to join a board? Consider joining one of our committees! Being a valued committee member can be an excellent springboard to joining the Board of Directors down the road. We are looking for new members to assist with:

  • HR & Governance Committee (meets monthly)

  • Finance Committee (meets monthly)

  • Fund-a-Thon Committee (meets weekly until Fund-a-Thon in April)

How to apply

Submit your resume, cover letter, and two community references who can speak to your community work to board@ourjustice.net. Your cover letter should specifically address why you would like to work with Our Justice and how your skills can support and strengthen Our Justice. 

Deadline for application is end-of-day 3/11/22. We will host two Zoom happy hours on 2/22/22 6pm-7pm CT and Monday, 3/7/22 6pm-7pm CT for applicants to meet staff and Board and ask any questions you may have about Our Justice. Register here. 

Applications will be reviewed and selected candidates will be interviewed on a rolling basis

Starting 3/14/22 and lasting through 4/8/22. We anticipate onboarding new Board and Committee members 4/17/22. Initial board terms will vary and be staggered. Initial board terms may be 18 months, 2 years, or 3 years, to be determined by the Board and new members together. 

In exceptional circumstances, a shorter Board term will be considered. 

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to board@ourjustice.net with questions about this process.

Megumi Rierson