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Washington Nonprofits and Jacobson Jarvis & Co PLLC present Boards in Gear (BIG), a set of resources designed to help your Board of Directors make a BIG impact on the success of your organization. These tools and information will strengthen your Board, and help your organization thrive in its mission.
These BIG materials are organized in five topics, each answering a basic question about the why, what, who, and how for your organization. Each BIG topic includes three sections:
Board members place the work of the organization within a larger cause to understand its place in the system in which it works and to affect changes that better that system when possible.
They serve as ambassadors and advocates for a cause that they are passionate about. They are leaders bringing into the organization knowledge, ideas, and connections. They place their role within the context of being a steward of an organization operating for the public benefit with support from the general public.
Board members fulfill their responsibilities, from setting a clear mission to making that mission happen through effective programs. The board is entrusted by the State and by the community to ensure that the organization pursues its mission vigorously, is compliant with all federal, state, and local requirements, and conducts activities with accountability and transparency. Boards of organizations with staff face different roles and responsibilities than organizations with no staff.
A nonprofit board ensures that the board itself has the characteristics and qualifications needed to effectively represent the people that the organization serves and the organization’s needs.
The board operates in a way that allows the organization to achieve its mission effectively and efficiently.
Board members ensure that the organization has the necessary resources to sustain its work over time. For many boards, this involves an active role in fundraising, often with the help of staff.
You can find more information about the BIG program, as well as supplemental documents at the Washington Nonprofits website.
A lot of nonprofit folks come to FUN afraid of numbers, money talk, and hard conversations. That fear quickly subsides when Erin Welch breaks down what every board member needs to know in simple common sense ways. She masterfully walks through information, along the way demonstrating a deep, experienced understanding of nonprofits and how they work. Nonprofits know that Erin and Jacobson Jarvis have their back, and our sector is so much stronger for that.
