Board Member Responsibilities and Purpose

To act as a voting member of the Board with full authority and responsibility to develop policies, procedures, and regulations for the operation of Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe (LVSF); to monitor LVSF’s financial health, programs, and overall performance; and to provide the Executive Director with the resources to meet the needs of those that LVSF serves.

Individual Board member’s duties:

  1. Attend all Board meetings and activities, including special events and Board retreats
  2. Become knowledgeable about Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe
  3. Come to Board meetings well-prepared and well-informed about issues on the agenda
  4. Contribute to meetings by expressing your point of view
  5. Consider others’ points of view, make constructive suggestions and help the Board to make decisions that benefit those whom LVSF serves
  6. Serve on at least one committee
  7. Represent LVSF to individuals, the public and other organizations
  8. Support LVSF through a personal financial contribution
  9. Assume Board leadership roles when asked
  10. Keep the Executive Director informed about community concerns

The full Board’s responsibilities:

  1. Make a serious, long-term commitment to the cause of literacy
  2. Establish policies, goals, and programs of the organization
  3. Participate in the hiring and evaluation of the Executive Director
  4.  Secure adequate funding for Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe
  5. Monitor finances
  6. Create and update a long-range plan for Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe
  7. Select and support LVSF’s Board officers and periodically review their performance
  8. Adopt key operating policies and procedures; approve contracts as appropriate
Interested? Contact Letty Naranjo