Join the Millrace Foundation Board of Trustees

Are you passionate about mental health and looking to make a real difference in your community? The Millrace Foundation is seeking dedicated individuals to join our Board of Trustees. 

Who We Are: 

The Millrace Foundation is a small Charity providing a supportive and creative environment for people experiencing mental health challenges. Our core programme, the Millrace Project, offers a unique opportunity for individuals to learn furniture crafts, restoration and up-cycling skills in our workshop at Moulsham Mill. Participants gain valuable experience, build confidence, and can work towards a City & Guilds qualification. 

As we grow, we need your expertise to guide us. 

What You Can Expect:

• Make a meaningful impact: Contribute to an organisation that is transforming lives through the power of creativity and skill-building. 
• Shape the future of the Millrace Foundation: Play a key role in setting the strategic direction and ensure good governance. 
• Work alongside dedicated individuals committed to supporting mental health and wellbeing. 

Skills

We are seeking individuals with experience in: 

• Finance/Fundraising: Help us secure funding and manage resources effectively to ensure the long-term sustainability of our programs. 
• The Public Sector: Including healthcare (especially mental health), safeguarding vulnerable people and/or governance. With a view to engaging with mental health services and other key stakeholders in relation to the services we provide to our beneficiaries and also to the policies underpinning this. 
• Legal knowledge/processes: Which could be pertinent to matters concerning the Charity e.g. charity law and policy making.