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Are You
Ready?
If you are ready to join a board, attached
here is a list of current organizations who
are looking for new board members:
It’s Commonly Jazz
Tiger Lily Press
Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park & Museum
ArtWorks
Bi-Okoto Drum and Dance Theatre
Queen City Cabaret
Cincinnati Song Initiative
Northern Kentucky Symphony Inc.,
DBA Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
WACCF | The Barn in Mariemont
Clifton Cultural Arts Center
May Festival, VAE, Cincinnati Boychoir
The Cincinnati String Project
Sharonville Cultural Arts Center
MUSE Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir
Lloyd Library & Museum
American Legacy Theatre
Cincinnati Youth Choir
Know Theatre of Cincinnati
Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony
Orchestra
Wave Pool
My Nose Turns Red Youth Circus
True Theatre
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and
Drawing Center
Young Professionals Choral Collective
(YPCC)
The Well / A Mindful Moment
Cincinnati Music & Wellness Coalition
Cappies of Greater Cincinnati
Kennedy Heights Arts Center
Commonwealth Artists Student Theatre
(CAST)
Art Academy of Cincinnati
School House Symphony
Summermusik
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus
Queen City Opera
Arts and Humanities Resource Center
for the Elderly DBA Creative Aging
Cincinnati
If you are interested in joining one of these
boards, reach out to Ray Gargano,
Vice President Community Investments at
ray.gargano@artswave.org. He would be
happy to help you out!
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Speaking up when your legal brain
catches a red flag
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Supporting fundraising efforts (no,
you don’t have to donate $10k)
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Asking thoughtful questions, not
just “gotcha” lawyer traps
Final Verdict
You don’t have to wait until you’re a
“seasoned” lawyer to serve on a nonprofit
board. You don’t need gray hair, a
six-figure donation, or a corner office.
You just need:
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A cause you care about
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A willingness to learn
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And a desire to do some good (while
picking up leadership skills along
the way)
Your legal career is just beginning—
but your impact can start now.
The motion to lead has been
filed. Are you ready to step
up?
Still have questions?
Reach out to me, Cecelia Tio at ctio@
lumindigital.com. Happy to grab coffee or
chat virtually to get you started on your
board journey.
Find a Cause you Care About
and Join a Committee
While I started my board journey
with Artswave, and concurrently with
Pro-Bono Partnerships of Ohio, I first
joined committees of boards I was consid-
ering joining. I currently serve as Vice
Chair of the American Sign Museum,
President of Tiger Lily Press, and as a
general board member on Pyramid Hill
and My Nose Turns Red boards. At each
of these boards, I have been involved in
committee work.
Committees operate separately from
board business. Many committees do not
require you to be on the board. I highly
recommend joining a committee first,
before making a full board commit-
ment. Through your committee service,
you are likely to see the ins and outs of
the board, and see if that board would be
a good fit for you. When considering what
committee to join, I recommend joining a
board committee that you are passionate
about or could give advice on. While I love
my job, I don’t always want to be doing my
job. Just because you’re a lawyer, it doesn’t
mean you necessarily need to do lawyerly
things on a board. In college I worked at
Keeneland in the marketing department,
and I absolutely loved that work. I typi-
cally serve on marketing or programming
committees rather than governance.
Say Yes, Then Show Up
Board service isn’t about padding your
LinkedIn profile—it’s about showing up,
following through, and helping lead. That
means:
Cecelia (Cece) Tio serves as Assistant General Counsel
for Lumin Digital, Inc., a fintech in San Ramon,
California. In her fully remote role, her primary
responsibilities include contracts negotiation, contracts
drafting, and dispute resolution. Besides working for
Lumin Digital, it is a passion of hers to assist non-profit
organizations in achieving their long term goals.
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Reading the board packet
(yes, all of it)
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