Board of Directors Roles & Responsibilities

Board President: Max Buzzell-Bevington

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Directly supervises: Executive Artistic Director, Committees

Time estimate per month: 5 hours

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General

• Support program initiatives, work in the best interest of the organization, and help steer The World’s a Stage in the right direction to fulfill its mission and values sustainably and feasibly.

• Act as an ambassador for The World’s a Stage and its programs (Lakeside Shakespeare Festival, for example) within your personal networks and help The World’s a Stage expand its networks to new people. This might include opportunities to present about The World’s a Stage to groups, network, and make introductions to The World’s a Stage staff to potential supporters.

• Act as support and an ally to The World’s a Stage staff & volunteers.

• Each Board Member is asked to make a personal financial contribution to The World’s a Stage each year in an amount that is meaningful to them.

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Governance

• Understand the legal, governance, and fiscal responsibilities of serving on a nonprofit’s Board of Directors.

• Ensure The World’s a Stage compliance with federal & state nonprofit laws.

• Come to Board meetings prepared & participate actively, follow through on assignments.

• Serve on committees as necessary.

• Elect officers and fill vacancies according to the rules laid out in The World’s a Stage bylaws.

• Create and update policies and procedures for the governance and operations of The World’s a Stage that are in the organization’s best interest.

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Fundraising

• Formulate and approve fundraising projects.

• Actively participate in fundraising campaigns.

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Finance & personnel

• Approve budgets, approve hiring of director level staff.

• Appoint such employees and/or agents as may be necessary to conduct business of the Corporation.

• Authorize bank account access and signing checks to key staff.

• Collaborate to create program budgets.