Building a Better Roundabout
With Our Board
Targets & Progress
In September 2021, we shared our plan to build a better Roundabout. Explore our yearly progress and review our original five-year goals below.
30%
BIPOC representation on Board, Leadership Council, and Ambassador Council within the next five years
Our Five-Year Goals
Diversity
Audit current Board makeup and create a matrix of members’ industries, expertise, age, social identity, etc. to help determine gaps, focus recruitment, and broaden backgrounds represented
Refine criteria for Board membership to value candidates with needed expertise and perspectives as much as financial resources
Develop a strong process to equip and onboard new members to include intra-Board mentorships for new members to ensure it is a welcoming space
Work with diverse identity-based organizations to broaden resources for Board recruitment
Learning
Provide initial and ongoing EDI/AR learning and brave dialogue spaces for all Board and volunteer-leadership groups
Foster empathy and communication between staff and Board members, including regular meetings between Board EDI Committee and staff Transformation Team and ongoing roundtable discussions between Board and staff members
Include explanation of the role of the Board and organizational fundraising strategy as part of staff on-boarding process
Accountability
Board will work with executive leaders and cross-departmental staff team to establish succession plans
Maintain, update, and share Dashboards of EDI/AR metrics to ensure mutual transparency and accountability between the organization and the Board
Create mechanisms for sharing updates to staff regarding activities of the Board
Equitable Policies
EDI Committee to review Board-governing documents and make recommendations to the Nominating and Governance Committee for changes that embrace an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist culture
2021-22 Season
Action Points
Engaged a consultant to conduct EDI/AR learning sessions with our Board of Directors and Leadership Council
Changed Board member requirements to better prioritize experience and backgrounds in combination with financial support
Created deliberate cross-over between Board EDI Committee and Board Nominating/Governance Committee
Began paying all artists for participation in Board- and donor-engagement events
2022-23
Action Points
Established an online portal for our Board that, among its other functions, will enable us to monitor and track progress in Board diversity
Made EDI/AR updates a regular agenda item at full Board meetings to maintain consistent reporting and engagement
