Board of Directors

Responsibilities of all Board members include

• Regularly attend Board meetings and important related meetings (1per month). Take a lead in at least 1Committee and actively support work of other committees
• Make serious commitment to participate actively in committee work
• Volunteer for and willingly accept assignments and complete them thoroughly and on time
• Stay informed about Board and committee matters, be well-prepared for meetings, and review and comment on minutes and reports
• Get to know other committee members and build a collegial working relationship that contributes to consensus
• Be an active participant in the committee's annual evaluation and planning efforts
• Participate in fund raising for the organization

Setting Direction

• Develop and maintain strategic plan with focus on the mission and vision
• Establish and oversee implementation of strategic direction
• Develop achievable goals and objectives and set priorities
• Define and delegate authority for organizational management
• Articulate, safeguard, model and promote association values

Governance and Outcome Evaluation

• Establish governing policies for organizational decision and ensure accountability
• Determine how the Board conceives, carries out and monitors its own task
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and ethical standards
• Monitor progress and evaluate outcomes

Board Capacity Building

• Ensure that the Board works continuously to be effective, efficient, and caring
• Ensure that the Association’s work brings results and that uses its time and resources efficiently, and is accountable and trustworthy
• Identify what actions must be taken to implement the strategic plan
• Review, approve and monitor the operational plan
• Present a full slate of Board and Executive members at the AGM
• Cultivate, recruit and orient new board members
• Ensure board and committee members bring expertise in key areas, represent diverse points of view and community experience
• Renew board and committee members on an ongoing basis
• Engage all Board members in the work of the Association, committees and groups
• Provide information, training and development opportunities on an ongoing basis
• Develop new leadership and rotate experienced members
• Cultivate a sense of group responsibility
• Engage the Board in assessing its own performance
• Celebrate victories and individual contributions to the Association and the community
• Help shape that Board’s macro agenda for the upcoming year, based on S P
• Regularly review and update the Board’s statement of its roles and responsibilities

Purpose of Board Meeting

• To hear about progress in the achievement of the various objectives of the organization
• To hear reports of board committees and to make policy decisions, where required, based on committee reports
• To make policy decisions
• To inspire board members toward greater service
• To provide a vehicle for board members to meet board members, for board members to meet staff
• To oversee, maintain administration of the organization and to give guidance to ED and committees
• To legitimate
• To communicate
• To coordinate
• To organize
• To plan
• To meet legal requirements for board meetings