Evanston, IL (May 9, 2014) - Evanston Community Television’s Board of Directors is looking for individuals to serve on its Board of Directors and is accepting nominations from the community. Interested candidates must be residents of Evanston and must be a member of ECTV or become a member, in order to be eligible to run.
ECTV is looking for highly qualified candidates with a genuine passion for the station and the First Amendment and who can offer legal, financial, business, fundraising and grant writing expertise. There are three elected positions open and two appointed positions open. Requirements for Board members are as follows: 1) Become a member of Evanston Community Television; 2) Attend an Introduction class or private tour of the facility; 3) Have comprehensive understanding of the By-laws and Policies and Procedures;
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4) Attend monthly Board meetings; and 5) Participate in fundraising activities. Additionally, you must serve on one of the following committees: Finance, Executive, Membership, Programming and Operations, Fundraising/Grant Writing, Public Relations/Marketing or the Nomination Committee.
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Interested persons may stop by the station, call ECTV at 847-869-2510 or email twalker@ectv.com, to set up an appointment for the free ECTV orientation and to request an application. Be sure to identify yourself as a potential Board applicant. The deadline for nominations is June 2, 2014. Voting ballots will be sent to membership at least thirty days before the ECTV Annual Meeting, which will be held on Thursday July 10th, 2014. Results will be announced at the Meeting.
ECTV is a fully-functioning, local access cable station, providing high quality facilities and services to the public. This includes a new professional television studio and control room, editing suites, a sound room, digital video cameras, classes, youth video camp, high school and college internships, as well as production services for Evanston/Skokie School District 65, the City of Evanston and for the public.
In 2013, ECTV provided more than 5,760 hours of production training, averaged 854 Website visits/month, covered 20 city festivals and arts events, broadcasted nearly 100 City Council and committee meetings, aired 36 member-produced shows totaling 7,850 viewing hours, trained 72 youth in Video Camp/TV production, served 1,566 facility visitors, increased membership by 50% and formed programming partnerships with Democracy Now.org, Rainbow Push Coalition, Al Jazeera DC News, Gay USA, The Illinois Channel, Northwestern News-Forensics, National Wrestling Association, Evanston Public Library and Juvenile Justice Initiative.
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