Join the Board

Our board is an all volunteer board so an extra set of hands is welcome!

What to expect

We are always looking for community members to join our board. If you are interested in honoring grant requests, honoring staff members, and thinking creatively to increase our impact in the Wayzata Public Schools’ community, this is the place for you.

Joining the board means volunteering a minimum of five hours a month towards a monthly meeting, participating on a committee, and volunteering for events.

Types of Roles on the Board

  • ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
    -    Attend monthly meetings
    -Votes on grants
    -Participates in events as available

    TIME INVESTMENT:
    -3-5 hours most months

  • ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
    -Attend monthly meetings
    -Votes on grants
    -Part of 1-2 committees and participates as needed

    TIME INVESTMENT:
    -5-8 hours most months

  • ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
    -Attend monthly meetings
    -Votes on grants
    -Lead of single committee/major event (e.g. Grants, School Partnerships, Community Partnerships, Communication)

    TIME INVESTMENT:
    -8-10 hours most months

  • ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
    -Attend monthly meetings + Executive planning meeting
    -Votes on grants
    -Helps set vision and goals for WEF
    -Works with parent organization

    TIME INVESTMENT:
    -8-15 hours most months

Monthly Meeting Expectations

Our monthly meetings are routinely the second Tuesday of each month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. We ask that all voting members plan to attend at least 10 of the 12 meetings in a year. We aim to have virtual attendance via Zoom as an option for most meetings. 

Annual Timeline

Our work is cyclical which allows us to know when areas of the board are busier than others.
The timeline below should be helpful to know what a typical year looks like.

Jan—Apr

Annual Fundraiser,
Grant Voting

We are hard at work holding our annual fundraiser and evaluating grant applications. We select grant recipients by April.

May—Jun

Grant Presentation

We present the grants to the school board and to the recipients. We conduct a secondary fundraiser.

Jun—Aug

Strategic Planning and
New Year Kickoff 

The executive board and greater board members engage in strategic planning for the upcoming school year.

Sept

Community Events

We are involved in community events, planning for grant season, and planning for our annual fundraiser.

Oct—Dec

Grant Program

Annual Fundraiser Prep

Our grant program accepts applications, we fundraise during Give to the Max and we plan for our fundraiser.

Skills in Demand

We try to be good stewards of donations so we’re always on the lookout for potential members with specific skill sets that would be especially helpful to us. We’re currently on the lookout for people with the following skills/experience:

  • Graphic design

  • Technology / website support

  • Data management

  • Event planning

  • Marketing / Publicity

  • Fundraising

  • Community organizing

You don’t need these skills to join the board, but if you have them (or know someone who does) we’d sure love to hear about it!

Ready to Join?

If you’d like to join please fill out the form below to indicate interest. Once we hear from you we’ll set up a call or meet for coffee, we’ll have you come to a board meeting, and if you are still interested we’ll have you back for a second meeting to vote on your membership.