Join Us: Become a Council Member

Members of the Franklin Councils generally hold their seats for 2 to 4 years per session, depending on the council on which they serve. The Franklin Councils are the working groups of the foundation, ensuring the development, funding, and success of programs relevant to their individual charters as a major part of the foundation's efforts to improving America's innovation base.

 

Presently, the foundation is interviewing additional members to fill remaining council seats.

 

Membership criteria:

Council members should possess the following qualities in order to be considered for selection by the foundation:

• Potential members must have a minimum of 4 years of industry experience and a level of education relevant to the council on which they wish to serve.
• Potential members must list current board memberships to ensure there is no conflict of interest.
• Potential members must be willing and able to pass a rigorous background and criminal check and must have no record of criminal history regardless of age of offense.
• Potential members with children must not have received grants or scholarships from the foundation, and are ineligible to receive such funds from the foundation any less than 6 years following their membership with the foundation, should said member be selected to serve.
• Council members should be willing and able to provide a minimum time investment of 15 hours per quarter to the foundation's various activities.
• Initially, council members should reside in the mid-atlantic region (PA, DE, NJ, MD, D.C., NY, VA). At this time, councils for the foundation are only being established near our headquarters in Philadelphia, PA.

 

To Apply:

Applying to serve on The Franklin Foundation's board of executive directors is a 2 step process.

1. Qualification - Submit your resume, complete with at least 2 personal or professional references, a digital picture (if you have one), and your contact information using the link below. You will be contacted within 2-4 weeks by the foundation.
   
        » Contact Us About Joining a Franklin Council
   
   
2. Reference Check - If chosen to continue, your professional references will be checked by an independent firm, and you will receive an official form to complete and fax back to the organization. Upon completing the form, we will perform a background check and criminal history check.
   
   
3. Selection - Once we have received your form and completed the background and criminal history checks, we will then contact you regarding council membership.