About the position
The Financial Transparency Group of BLUU provides fiduciary oversight (transparency, support, and community accountability) for the organization.
The goals of this group are:
To support transparency around financial expenditures and plans.
To advise on investment strategy and revenue optimization
To help build trust within the BLUU community and the wider UU community.
To evaluate how the BLUU budget expenditures are matching up with the working goals of BLUU.
The group meets once virtually every month. There will be approximately 15-30 minutes of associated reading material and preparation before each meeting. At this time, pre-reading for the meeting is the only request for prep time outside of meeting together. BLUU asks Financial Transparency Group members to also help share materials from BLUU to your networks through social media and other avenues that you have access to that you feel will be helpful.
Financial decision-making responsibility regarding BLUU’s finances will remain with the Organizing Collective Board (OCB). This Financial Transparency Group is advisory and will not have a board-like relationship to BLUU in the sense that involves oversight of our structure or control of finances. This Group is not a voting body. The group is a group that will give thoughts, feedback and insights to the Treasurer, who will relay them to the OCB and whose feedback and insights will be taken into account in decisions regarding funding allocation (budgeting).
Responsibilities
We are inviting 5-8 people to serve for a two-years commitment on the Financial Transparency group. The group will be responsible for:
Meeting with the BLUU OCB Treasurer to go over prepared financial statements;
Assisting with the sharing out of publicly prepared financial statements;
Working with the Treasurer to field questions from the broader Black UU community surrounding issues of transparency and financial stability; and
Supporting the BLUU OCB and staff in understanding and exploring the financial intricacies of our unique organizational structure.
Model and uphold the BLUU working agreements
Other organizational support as needed
Expect volunteers to spend 2-4 hours per month, on average
Qualifications
Required
What
Financial experience (Corporate or non profit)
Commitment to BLUU’s mission and values
Commitment to BLUU’s principles and our established Working Agreements.
Willingness to advance strategic goals and outcomes established by BLUU’s Organizing Collective Board.
Can separate BLUU interests from personal and professional interests in order to represent BLUU’s financial interests
How
Knowledge of Unitarian Universalist principles and values
Ability to work with people with diverse class, race/ethnic, sexual orientation, gender identity, and differently-abled experiences.
Ability to work as part of organizational teams on special projects.
A sense of humor.
A spirit of curiosity and patience with developing a new organization.
Preferred
Previous Non profit Board experience
Experience strategic planning
Commitment to continuous improvement
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until all desired spots are filled.
