Board Member – Regional Advisory

Playworks’ mission is to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play. One day every kid in Wisconsin will get to experience safe, healthy and inclusive play every day. 

Playworks Wisconsin, with operations across the state, is serving over 20,000 Wisconsin kids annually. 

Playworks’ National and Regional Boards are critical for our organization’s capacity to achieve strategic priorities and maintain organizational health. Board members are key partners who offer strategic guidance, provide oversight of and accountability to our goals, and create new relationships in the community. 

Playworks Wisconsin Regional Board Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Playworks leadership to develop the vision and strategy of the region in alignment with overall organization strategy

• Build strong local champions and mobilize resources by building relationships with a diverse coalition of champions and partners

• Ensure strong regional leadership by serving a meaningful role in the hiring process of regional leaders and supporting the professional development of the leadership team.

• Uphold Playworks core values and commitment to mission as the foundation of the board’s work and support mutual responsibilities. 

• Hold the region accountable to results to ensure the region makes progress towards its vision and annual plan.

In recognition of this volunteer contribution, Playworks is committed to delivering a board experience that is meaningful in its social impact and professionally valuable, all the while being fun and inclusive, in keeping with our core values. Board members will have the opportunity to connect with professionals from a variety of fields, visit schools to support the mission, and, if they choose to, engage their workplace colleagues in meaningful play experiences at their office or a school in their community.

Board committees meet once a month for 30-60 minutes. Regular board meetings are 90 minutes and occur every other month.