Volunteer Toolbox

Volunteer Toolbox

This toolbox is a collection of links, documents & videos with information useful for WSBA committee, board, and section leaders. You will find resources and best practices for communicating with members, offering opinions and recommendations on relevant state legislation, promoting diversity and inclusion, planning your budget, and running effective meetings, events, and CLE opportunities.

Thank you for your commitment to furthering the WSBA's mission.

Volunteer Introduction

• A Volunteer's Introduction to the Washington State Bar Association (video updated 2020)
• Annual 2020 Chair & Liaison Meeting: Agenda and Presentation
• COVID-19 News, Resources & Response
• Memo: WSBA In-Person Events and COVID-19 Travel FAQ (July 2020)
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Committees, Boards and Other Groups
• Sections

Getting to Know the WSBA

• WSBA Mission Statement, Guiding Principles, & Strategic Goals (July 2016)
• WSBA Bylaws
• WSBA Values (January 2016)
• General Rule 12
  • GR 12.1 Regulatory Objectives
  • GR 12.2 Purposes, Authorized Activities, Prohibited Activities
  • GR 12.3 Administration of Supreme Court-Appointed Boards and Committees
• General Rule 12 Analytical Statement
• WSBA Functional Organizational Chart (October 2019)
• WSBA Entities Chart
• WSBA Member Demographics (updated monthly)
  

WSBA Board of Governors

• Board of Governors Information
• NEW! Working Together to Further the Mission: WSBA's Board of Governors & All Volunteers (video)
• List of Chairs and Liaisons (updated version coming soon!)
• Board Nominations Committee
• WSBA Professionalism Annual Report 2018
  

Committees and Boards Information Guidelines & Policies

• WSBA Committees and Boards Policy (September 2015) 
• WSBA Entity Chairs and Liaisons: Roles and Responsibilities
• WSBA Committee and Board Reports Annual Reports (2019-2020)
• Bar Records for Committees and Boards

Fiscal Information, Procedures & Policies

• WSBA Expense Report Form (January 2020)
• ACH Direct Deposit Form
• WSBA Fiscal Policies and Procedures (January 2019)
• WSBA Financial Information
• Budget & Audit Committee

Communications: Guidelines & Policies

• Guiding Communication Principles (January 2016)
• Photo and Video Release Procedures
• WSBA Broadcast Email and Privacy Policy
• WSBA Social Media Guidelines (2009)
• Write an Article for Washington State Bar News or Write a Blog Post for NWSidebar

Legislative Engagement & Process

• Legislation and Court Rule Comment Policy (November 2015)
• Legislative Activity & Bills Referred to WSBA Sections
• Other Legislative Rules and Policies
• Legislative Review Committees

Meeting Facilitation and Event Planning

• Meeting Checklist
• WSBA Best Practices for Meeting Facilitation (2011)

Diversity and Inclusion

• WSBA Diversity & Inclusion Plan
• WSBA Diversity and Inclusion Homepage
• WSBA Culture of Inclusion Philosophy
• 2020-2021 Diversity Calendar (provided by Cultures Connecting)
  
• Guidance for Nominating Teams
  
• WSBA Accessibility Toolkit
• WSBA Section Diversity Demographics 2017-2018
• WSBA Committee/Board Diversity Demographics 2019
• Harvard Implicit Bias Test
• Interrupting and Mitigating Implicit Bias

Sections

• WSBA Sections: A Guide for Section Leaders Volunteers 
• Sections Staff Support Services
• 2019 Report on WSBA Section Activities
• Bar Records Overview for Sections Leaders
• Section Executive Committee Roles and Responsibilities
• How to Use Membership Data
• Sections List Serve Guidelines

• 2019 Annual Fall Section Leaders Meeting Materials & Video Recording (Oct. 31, 2019)

• 2020 Spring Sections Leaders Discussion Series: Video Recordings    
  • Session 1: Executive Committee Best Practices (May 28, 2020) Password: 3h#$39$8 
  • Session 2: Technology (June 4, 2020) Password: 6w.7.gS7
  • Session 3: Member Recruitment and Engagement (June 11, 2020) Password: 0S%a1056 

• WSBA Sections Policy Work Group (concluded September 2016)

Section Communications

• Communications Timelines
• List Serve Guidelines
• Section Newsletter Production Guidelines
• Sections Newsletter Style Guide
• Top-12 Common Edits to Section Newsletters
• Request Changes to Your Web Page
• Request a Membership Roster

Section Budgeting

• WSBA Fiscal Policies and Procedures (January 2019)
• Per-Member Charge Calculation (FY 2020) (FY 2020)

Section Meeting Facilitation and Event Planning

• Open Meetings Overview for Sections
• Meeting Agenda Template
• Meeting Minutes Template
• Request a Conference Room
• Conference Call Information
• Event & Project Review Worksheet

Section CLEs

• CLE Profit Sharing Model – Revised Fiscal Policy (July 2018)
• Section-Sponsored CLE Planning
• Section Mini-CLE Programming
• Marketing Package (Midyears & Conferences) – coming soon
• WSBA Sponsorship Policy 2010
• WSBA Section Brown Bag Guidelines (non-CLE educational opportunities)