Help Shape the Next Chapter of the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
Some opportunities allow you to give time. Others allow you to help shape the future.
The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum is looking for engaged, thoughtful people who want to use their skills, experience, and ideas to strengthen one of New Hampshire’s leading cultural institutions.
For more than 35 years, MKIM has served as a place where Native history, cultures, and contemporary Indigenous voices are shared, celebrated, and preserved. Every year, approximately 8,000 visitors—including more than 2,000 schoolchildren—come to the museum to learn through exhibits, educational programs, cultural events, and our annual powwow.
Today, we are entering an exciting new chapter.
Thanks to years of thoughtful stewardship, the museum is financially stable and positioned for growth. We are expanding educational programming, strengthening community partnerships, developing an Interpretive Master Plan, and exploring new ways to share Indigenous knowledge with audiences across New Hampshire and beyond.
We're looking for Trustees who want to help turn those ideas into reality. The decisions our Trustees make today will help shape what visitors, students, and families experience for decades to come.
We Are a Working Board
At MKIM, Board service is about more than attending meetings. Our Trustees are active partners in the museum's success, bringing their experience, ideas, and energy to help strengthen the organization and shape its future.
We believe the strongest Boards are made up of people who are willing to ask thoughtful questions, work collaboratively, follow through on commitments, and contribute their unique skills. Whether your expertise is in finance, education, law, marketing, technology, fundraising, facilities, event planning, or simply bringing people together, there is meaningful work to be done.
Serving as a Trustee is an opportunity to make a lasting impact alongside a dedicated team of staff, volunteers, and fellow Trustees. If you enjoy turning ideas into action, solving problems, and helping organizations grow, you'll likely find this work both meaningful and rewarding.
What You'll Do
As a Trustee, you'll:
- Participate in monthly Board meetings.
- Serve on at least one committee.
- Help guide the museum's strategic direction.
- Support fundraising and donor engagement.
- Represent MKIM within the community.
- Work alongside fellow Trustees, staff, and volunteers to advance the museum's mission.
The Qualities We Value
We welcome professionals, retirees, educators, artists, entrepreneurs, skilled tradespeople, and community members from all backgrounds.
While experience in finance, law, nonprofit leadership, marketing, communications, education, technology, or fundraising is certainly valuable, it is not the only thing we're looking for.
Our strongest Trustees are people who are dependable, curious, collaborative, willing to learn, and committed to helping the museum succeed. They bring their unique experiences, ask thoughtful questions, and aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves when there's work to be done.
An interest in Native history and contemporary Indigenous cultures is important. You don't need to be an expert—we're looking for people who are excited to learn, listen, and contribute.
The Trustees who have the greatest impact are people who:
- Follow through on commitments.
- Enjoy working collaboratively.
- Think strategically while remaining willing to pitch in.
- Bring curiosity, respect, and a desire to keep learning.
- Care about preserving and sharing Indigenous cultures, histories, and contemporary voices.
If that sounds like you, we'd love to have a conversation.
Time Commitment
Most Trustees contribute approximately 6–8 hours each month, with opportunities for additional involvement based on individual interests and availability.
- Monthly Board meetings (primarily virtual)
- Two in-person meetings annually in Warner, New Hampshire
- Three-year terms, with the opportunity to serve a second consecutive term
Financial Commitment
There is no required minimum annual donation.
We simply ask every Trustee to make MKIM one of their philanthropic priorities by making an annual contribution that is personally meaningful. Full Board participation reflects our shared commitment to the museum's mission.
Interested?
Whether you're ready to serve or simply curious about what Board service involves, we'd love to start a conversation.
Please email:
Kristen Oser-Allen
Board Chair
boardchair@indianmuseum.org
Tell us a little about yourself, what sparked your interest in the museum, and how you hope to make a difference. We'd be happy to answer your questions and help you decide whether Board service is the right fit.
