Please read Ken\u2019s response to the application. Please vote yes or no for inclusion to the board as a follow up to this post. If you have additional comments or concerns, please do not use this platform, but rather use email or face to face for those thoughts.<\/p>\n
Name: Ken Pleasants
\nMailing Address: 930 Goldpan Rd. Fairbanks, Alaska 99712
\nEmail Address: ken@doorofhopechurch.org, akflyfisher@gci.net
\nSmartphone: 907-799-4334<\/p>\n
Please answer all questions and email to info@fairbanksyouthadvocates.org<\/p>\n
1. We use email or our board website for most of our business. Will accessibility or
\ntechnological ability be a problem for you? No<\/p>\n
2. Have you read and can you agree with the Bylaws as written? as well as our Board
\nMember Responsibilities, Code of Ethics, and Job Descriptions? Yes<\/p>\n
3. Why are you interested in serving on the board of Fairbanks Youth Advocates?
\nAs you aware, I am currently managing a difficult situation with my daughter. It is not a stretch\u00a0of the imagination to think that she could one day find herself on the street. In my past, I went\u00a0from couch to couch and was so thankful for people that took me in, provided good food and\u00a0warmth not only physically but for my soul. I see hurting, broken and desperate people often\u00a0and I want to be able to tangibly help them not just provide a bandaid. I believe what is being\u00a0established here will have lasting effective change in people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n
4. What is your professional experience with leadership and\/or your accomplishments in
\nbusiness, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector: My professional experience
\nvaries. Most recently I am a pastor at Door of Hope Church. While not only providing
\nleadership to the overall body, I help lead various classes and initiatives that all feed into what\u00a0the core of Door of Hope is all about. Throughout the majority of my adult life I have found\u00a0myself in management roles at my jobs. I have good listening skills and tend to think outside of\u00a0the box.<\/p>\n
I worked for a civilian contractor on Eielson AFB for 13 years and had to deal constantly with\u00a0a sector of government that was constraining. We had to come up with ways to not only get\u00a0the services we needed for our organization to run, but that also proved mutually beneficial to\u00a0the government. I took pride in my work and many of the systems I helped develop are still in\u00a0practice.<\/p>\n
Honestly I do not have much experience in philanthropy other than networking around the\u00a0community during my two tenures at Love INC. I have no problem asking for help from those\u00a0that are able to give when I believe in the cause. I have attended quite a bit of training over the\u00a0years from various sources on fundraising and building relationships. The key is time. The best\u00a0gifts usually come from the most time spent on building quality relationships. Cold calls work,\u00a0but mostly are a shot in the dark<\/p>\n
5. Briefly outline your volunteer service for other organizations:
\nI have given\/give time to the Boy Scouts, Love INC, Door of Hope, IHOP, Chinook Charter\u00a0School, and Pure Heart to name a few of the most recent. I love to serve.<\/p>\n
6. What are some specific skills and strengths that you can bring to the Board? I am
\na problem solver. I pride myself as a person that hears of a situation that needs \u201cfixing\u201d and\u00a0can usually come up with a solution in short order. I also listen well. I am a team player. I am\u00a0NOT a yes person. I am passionate. My yes is yes and my no is no. I have skill in accounting,\u00a0human\/resource management, and as stated above, thinking outside of the box for creative\u00a0solutions to problems. I lean more toward the youth and the ways they interact and engage with\u00a0their surroundings than with archaic systems and doing things \u201cbecause that is the way it has\u00a0always been done\u201d.<\/p>\n
Whether you ask me to participate on your board or not, my heart is absolutely with you in this\u00a0endeavor and I look forward to helping out however I am able!<\/p>\n
Blessings, Peace and JOY!!<\/p>\n
Ken Pleasants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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