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BOARD POSITIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES BOARD POSITIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

COMMITTEE
CHAIRPERSON SECRETARY

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► Provides leadership and ensures committee ► Officiates and conducts meetings ► Provides direction for the keeping of legal ► Presents minutes to the Board for approval
members are aware of their obligations Consults with other committee members and documents
and that the committee complies with its ► provides advice and support ► Ensures that all notices are duly given in
responsibilities ► Certifies and keeps, at the principal office of accordance with legal requirements
► In consultation with the CEO or other Board or ► Ensures that discussion on agenda items is on- the organization, the original, or a copy of, ► Recognizes his or her responsibility to set an
the bylaws as amended or otherwise altered
topic, productive, and professional
committee members, schedules dates, times, to date example for other Board members and playing
and location for meetings ► Ensures minutes are complete and accurate, a major role in fundraising activities
► Ensures meetings are called and held in retained, included, and reviewed at the next ► Keeps a book of minutes of all meeting of the
Board and committees. Minutes shall record
meeting
accordance with the organization’s mandate, time and place of meeting, and the names of
terms of reference, or bylaws ► Ensures the organization is managed all those present
► In consultation with the CEO, and/or other effectively
Board or committee members, establishes and ► Ensures decisions taken by the committee
confirms an agenda for each meeting are clear and not ambiguous, and that
► Ensures the meeting agenda and relevant responsibility for taking forward action points
is properly allocated
documents are circulated to the members of BOARD
the committee at least 3-5 days in advance of MEMBERS
the meeting
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TREASURER ► Serves as a trusted advisor to the CEO as he/ ► Acts as an ambassador for the organization to
she develops and implements strategic plans stakeholders
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► Reviews outcomes and metrics created for ► Ensures commitment to a diverse Board and
► Provides direction for the financial ► Ensures assets are protected and invested evaluating its impact, and regularly measures staff
management of the organization according to Board policy its performance and effectiveness ► Organization of the Board of Directors,
► Facilitates the Board in meeting its financial ► Leads the Board in assuring compliance with ► Approves annual budget, audit reports, and officers, and committees
oversight responsibilities federal, state, and other financial reporting material business decisions; being informed ► Formulation and oversight of policies and
► Chairs the Finance Committee requirements of, and meeting all, legal and fiduciary procedures
responsibilities
► Provides direction for the oversight of the ► Presents the recommendation of the auditor to ► Contributes to an annual performance ► Financial management, including adoption
organization’s record keeping and accounting the Board for its approval evaluation of the CEO and oversight of the annual budget
policies ► Presents the results of the audit to the Board ► Oversight of program planning and evaluation
► Assists the CEO and Board chairman in
► Ensures the presentation of timely and ► Recognizes his or her responsibility to set an identifying and recruiting other Board ► Personnel evaluation and staff development
meaningful financial reports to the Board example for other Board members and playing members
► Ensures the development of an annual budget a major role in fundraising activities ► Partners with the CEO and other Board ► Review of organizational and programmatic
reports
and its submission to the Board for its approval
members to ensure that Board resolutions are ► Promotion of the organization
► Leads the monitoring of budget implementation carried out
► Fundraising and outreach
► Oversees development and Board review of ► Serves on committees or task forces and takes
financial policies and procedures adopted by on special assignments
the Board

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