Board Roles

President

• Acts as the chair if no chair is assigned

• Acts as the Executive Director, if there isn’t one

• Has contract signing and spending authorization powers

• Is the link between the board and the Executive Director, and acts as the ED’s line manager

• Sits on the compensation, executive and finance committees

Vice-President

• Stands in for the President in their absence

Chair

• This is an optional position

• Prepares an agenda and sends it to the board before each meeting

• Chairs each board meeting

• Sits on the governance committee

Treasurer

• Ensures board oversight of the Foundation’s financials

• Regularly reports to the board on the Foundation’s finances (cash, receivables, outstanding bills, expenditures, income)

• Sits on the compensation and finance committees

Assistant Treasurer

• Assists the treasurer

Secretary

• Takes minutes of board and advisory board meetings

• Publishes meeting minutes

• Takes note of actions and discussion since the preceding meeting (such as items discussed on the board mailing list) and ensures they are included in the meeting minutes.

• Strives to keep information (such as process documentation) organized.

Vice-Secretary

• Acts as the secretary if they are absent, and generally helps with secretarial duties