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Board Operations & Systems

Help BAWAR create or revise one of their board’s operations to support effective and impactful governance.
BAWAR
Oakland, CA, USA
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Gender equity & justice
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Posted December 21st

Board Operations & Systems

Project details

What we need
  • Assessment of existing board procedure, policy, set of guidelines, or system
  • Creation of one document outlining one procedure, policy, operations, or set of guidelines, for example: bylaws, board meeting procedure, succession planning guidelines, committee policies, board member orientation handbook, etc.
Additional details

We are looking for someone to draft our Board bylaws with consideration for organizational mission and social justice values alignment and through an anti-oppression lens.

What we have in place
  • We currently have an older version of the bylaws and a new working draft., which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have time to consult about org values as it relates to the board, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $10,298 , allowing us to focus more on establishing a board rooted in our values that truly reflects the communities we serve and sets our executive director up for success.

Our current bylaws are too outdated to feel relevant and it has been hard to find the time to be creative and forward-thinking about writing new bylaws that represent our commitment to collaboration, thought partnership, and creating a system of support for our executive director.

Project plan

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Prep: Provide Current Materials
  • Volunteer Manager further contextualizes the specific procedure, system, or operations to be created or updated from this project
  • Volunteer Manager provides Volunteer with the board’s current list of board members, governance policies, procedures, and resources
  • Volunteer Manager shares longer term goals for their board
  • Volunteer Manager identifies which (if any) board members or other staff are available for interviews
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Milestone 1: Research
  • Volunteer reviews relevant materials regarding the board’s performance, operations, policies, and procedures
  • Volunteer connects with Volunteer Manager for a brainstorming/overview session
  • Volunteer Manager identifies challenges with current board dynamics and procedures
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Milestone 2: Evaluation
  • Volunteer conducts surveys and interviews with key stakeholders
  • Volunteer assesses challenges identified in research
  • Volunteer drafts the document outlining challenges assessed, suggestions for stronger operations, and recommended procedural changes
  • Volunteer Manager provides feedback on Volunteer’s document
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Milestone 3: Delivery of Document
  • Volunteer delivers final document outlining recommendations for more effective operations and language for procedural document
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About the org

BAWAR
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Gender equity & justice Violence prevention
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Abby L.

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Our mission

The Mission of Bay Area Women Against Rape is to empower, support, intervene on behalf of, and advocate for sexual assault survivors and their significant others. Bay Area Women Against Rape also strives to provide education to the community at large in an effort to increase its awareness of and sensitivity to sexual violence issues.

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