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Board Operations & Systems

Help Action Youth Media create or revise one of their board’s operations to support effective and impactful governance.
Action Youth Media
Silver Spring, MD, USA
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Silver Spring, MD, USA

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Posted January 11th

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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 have revised our By-Laws with a focus on racial equity and on modernizing our practices. We need a qualified corporate or nonprofit attorney to review our document and check for weak points or risks.

What we have in place
  • We currently have revised By-Laws ready for review, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have a Governance Committee, 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 on supporting our students and families during the national crises currently and to produce media arts in collaboration with high school student advocacy groups.

We have revised our By-Laws for the first time in many years and need a legal review of the document to be sure there are no legal weak points or exposed risks.

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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Action Youth Media
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Anna D
Anna D.

Executive Director

Our mission

Action Youth Media's mission is to provide inclusive spaces where young people find their unique voices, gain self-confidence, and learn the media skills they need to be thriving community members. Our vision is a world where young people shape communities of respect and diversity.

What we do

Based in Silver Spring, MD, Action Youth Media promotes filmmaking to middle and high school students, through after-school and summer classes, as a life-giving creative activity and a path to rewarding and sustainable careers.

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Lairalaine W.
Lairalaine W.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR