Join the Read Ahead Junior Board

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Applications for the 2026-27 Read Ahead Junior Board are now closed.

Thank you for your interest in joining the Junior Board! Reach out to juniorboard@readahead.org to be added to our interest list.

Read Ahead provides equal opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law. We seek to build a diverse Junior Board representative of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

About the Junior Board

The Junior Board is a group of young professionals united by the belief that reading and mentoring have a meaningful and lasting impact on New York City youth. By combining the power of fundraising, advocacy, and community building, the Junior Board is integral to Read Ahead’s success. 

The Junior Board is NYC-based, with events typically taking place in Midtown Manhattan. Across our retreat and 5 full Junior Board meetings (all take place during weekday evenings), we require at least 50% in-person attendance.

We look for enthusiastic individuals and emerging leaders who can commit to a full year of championing Read Ahead’s mission-driven work by mentoring and fundraising. We seek to build a diverse Junior Board representative of the communities we serve. If this sounds interesting, we strongly encourage you to apply!

All Junior Board members commit to:

• A year of participation across meetings and events (most take place October – June)
• Fundraising $2,000 or more annually through fundraising in their network
• Attending all JB meetings in person (likely location is Midtown Manhattan) unless extenuating circumstances
• Participating in our annual retreat and Spring Event
  • This year’s retreat will take place in person the week of 10/5
  • The spring event will take place in person at the end of March 2027

There are many great benefits to joining the Junior Board, including: access to fun events, meeting like-minded young professionals, professional development opportunities such as networking with our Board of Directors, and the opportunity to be a Read Ahead mentor, even if your company is not currently a partner organization. 

Read Ahead provides equal opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status.

Please contact us at juniorboard@readahead.org with any questions.