Board and Committee Service

Apply to Join our Board or to Serve on A Board Committee

Westwind relies on dedicated volunteers to help guide and advise the organization

The Westwind Stewardship Group is governed by a volunteer Board of Stewards who work in close collaboration with around a dozen year-round staff. The Board of Stewards ensures fiscal responsibility for the organization as well as setting policy that ensures the organization’s work is aligned with its Mission.

Westwind is looking for new Board members.

As the highest leadership body of the organization and to satisfy its fiduciary duties, Westwind’s Board of Stewards is responsible for:

Determining the mission and purposes of the organization
Selecting and evaluating the performance of the Executive Director
Strategic and organizational planning
Ensuring strong fiduciary oversight and financial management
Fundraising and resource development
Assessing and monitoring Westwind’s programs and services
Enhancing Westwind’s public image and community presence
Assessing its own performance as the governing body of Westwind Stewardship Group.

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Key Responsibilities and Expectations of Individual Stewards

Prepare for, attend, and conscientiously participate in 6 annual board meetings and 2 annual retreats.
Participate fully in one or more committees. Committees include Development, Program, Finance, Governance, Equity, and Site.
Serve as active advocates and ambassadors for the organization and fully engage in identifying and securing the financial resources and partnerships necessary for Westwind to advance its mission.
Leverage connections, networks, and resources to develop collective action to fully achieve Westwind's mission.
Help identify personal connections that can benefit the organization’s fundraising and reputational standing.
Cultivate a relationship with 2 or more major WSG donors.
Become a monthly sustainer at any level

We’re looking for people who are passionate about Westwind’s mission and hold some of the following skills and/or experience:

Board development and governing board experience
Diversity, equity, and inclusion best practices
Finance
Fundraising
Capital campaigns
General construction and/or the trades
Legal
Marketing and outreach
Organizational strategic planning
Program evaluation, budget, and strategy
Volunteer recruitment and management
Education and youth development
Connection to underserved communities

Westwind Committees

The Westwind Board of Stewards creates committees to help support Westwind's work, monitor progress on the Strtegic Plan, and ensure that Weswtind's Mission is achieved. Committees are made up of year-round staff, Board members, and community members.

Apply to Join a Committee

Site Committee

Westwind is like a tiny, self-sufficient city set within an isolated wilderness. The Site Committee deals with the challenges of improving and maintaining buildings and infrastructure while ensuring Westwind’s conservation values and obligations are being maintained or improved.

Development Committee

Westwind’s work benefits our communities as well as those who are able to directly experience it. The Development Committee works to gather support from individuals, foundations and others.

Program Committee

The most impactful way to experience Westwind is through participation in one of Westwind’s youth and family programs. The Program Committee helps support the success and growth of Westwind programs.

Equity Committee

Westwind is committed to increasing access and reducing barriers to participation faced by underserved communities and those for whom a Westwind experience was not an option in the past. The Equity Committee seeks to ensure the continuing growth of DEBI at Westwind.

WSG Board Committees

The Board of Stewards has created committees to help ensure the organization's work aligns with its Mission and advances the current Strategic Plan. These committees are made up of Board members, Westwind year-round staff, and volunteers from the community.