Call out to paid up members up to 31st March 2023

April 14th, 2023

We need your help! To run a successful charity, we need member participation on our board. We simply could not succeed without you. We need you to join us and provide diverse skills that will help us deliver our mission and values.

Why: our objective is to help our members, to provide information, support and services, to promote independent living for people with MD and to support and fund research. On our board, we have people who have MD themselves or are family members of those affected by MD and we are looking for all perspectives. People who are passionate about helping MDI but who may not be associated with the organisation are also welcome.

What you will be doing: you will be required to:

  • advise the management team on important topics and strategic direction
  • be involved in making decisions that will drive MDI forward in order to deliver its strategic objectives
  • ensure the needs of the members are met in line with the strategic plan
  • strive to work with the organisation to deliver our mission and values
  • ensure that all legal and financial obligations are met.

Please click here to see the letter from Chairperson Mr. Patrick Cassidy regarding nominations to our board.

Please see Guidance for Charity Trustees from the Charity Regulator here.

Team: we currently have many passionate team members on the board who are driven to deliver MDI’s strategy. We would like you to be part of this team. If you would like to help us drive the organisation and have some of the diverse skills that we are looking for, please apply to join us, WE NEED YOU!

Consider joining us if any of the below apply to you:

  1. You have MD
  2. You have a family member with MD
  3. You are passionate about helping MDI
  4. You have human resources (HR) experience and skills
  5. You have company secretarial experience and skills
  6. You have finance experience and skills

Please see board member role specifications here.

We are in this together and can only drive MDI forward together!

Note: Board members can only be nominated by MDI members who have paid their annual subscription on or by 31st March 2023. To be able to vote for a board nominee you must also have paid your annual subscription on or by 31st March 2023.

If you are interested in getting involved in MDI but do not wish to join the board please contact us!  We have many other teams working to drive the strategy of MDI forward.

Thank you!

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