The Board

LWVUS has a great resources on on League Management site that Board should familiarize itself with:

1. Membership & Leadership | LWVUS
2. League Responsibilities Policy | LWVUS
3. Member Rights and Responsibilites Policy | LWVUS

• Attend. Attend state and regional League meetings.
• Contribute. Make personal financial contributions, in addition to dues.
• Diversity. Promote growth and diversity in membership.
• Fundraise. Assist in fundraising activities.
• Meetings. Attend and participate in all board meetings.
• Mentor. Identify and mentor new leaders.
• Nonpartisan. Understand and abide by the League’s nonpartisan policy.
• Perform. Carry out individual assignments.
• Promote. Explain and promote the League in the community.
• Support. Support and attend League activities.
• Understand. Become knowledgeable about League positions and practices.

1. Board can consist of 4 to 18 members. Per bylaws these are:

• Officers (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer) who are elected for 2-yr. terms by the League Membership at the Annual Meeting. There are only four Officers.
• Elected Directors who are elected for 2-yr. terms by the League Membership at the Annual Meeting.
• There can be 0-to-8 Elected Directors.
• Appointed Directors who are appointed for 1-yr. terms by the Board.
• There can be zero-to-6 Appointed Directors.
• Meetings and Quorum: Must hold 9 regular meetings annually.
• A quorum is majority of the Board

1. Events -- Events/Calendar
2. Important documents/information for every Board Member

• Board member handbook 2023 DRAFT
• Current Bylaws
• Document library - our Local League board minutes
• League lingo - specific terms unique to the League
• Local positions as of 2012-03-01 - our Local League positions
• Non-partisanship on social media | LWVUS
• LWV-WA Nonpartisan policy 2024-08-07

1. Board training from LWVUS Training and Services

• LWVUS Board Training (2021) | LWVUS
• Guide to LWVUS Services for Leagues (2022) |LWVUS

Board and the Budget Committee

• The Board appoints Budget Committee at least two months prior to the Annual Meeting.
• The Treasurer is not eligible to serve as Chairman of the Budget Committe

Board and the Nominating Committee

• The Board appoints two of its own members to the Committee immediately following the Annual Meeting.
• The President cannot serve on Nominating Committee in any capacity.

Board and the Bylaws

• At least every two years the Board shall appoint a Bylaws Review Committee which shall consist of both Board and non-Board members.

Free & Online

If you are not using the LWV-ClubExpress (LWV-CE) Roundtable resource, join the Rountables and investigate.

• Although the emphasis of Roundtables is on leveraging ClubExpress, you will also pick up ideas and tips about running a successful League
• LWV-CE Roundtable Group membership is free to all LWV members
• Meetings are all online
• League members from all over the country attend
• A session may have from 5 to 20 (or more) attendees
• There is always a leader for the session and the leaders pay STRICT attention to the clock! (So meetings don't run over!)

Set up Roundtable Account

Set up Roundtable account at LWV-CE Roundtable NEW Member Signup

Explore the resources for Roundtable meetings and groups.

Note:

• When you create a user name/id & password for the Roundtable site, it is ONLY for Roundtables.
• It is not the username (user-id)/password for our own LWV-WA website.
• It can be identical if you want to reuse your LWV-WA website username/password when establishing your Roundtable login