How are Directors appointed?
Directors are elected at the Annual General Meeting and appointed for a term of one year, or from one Annual General Meeting to another. Candidates for the Board of Directors make themselves available for election because they have the knowledge, skill and leadership qualities to fulfil the tasks necessary to conduct their portfolio professionally. Members consider candidates for election by considering their past experience, level of skill and qualifications for a particular portfolio. Members vote for the candidate they would like to see in that particular portfolio and the vote of the majority decides who gets appointed.
Evaluation
Members evaluate the work of the Board of Directors during the course of the year. The Board of Directors direct the organisation according to the principles stipulated in the Constitution and produce various progress reports throughout the year. Before the following Annual General Meeting the Vice-President and President conduct an evaluation of the various portfolios, and the Chief Executive Officer, to present to the Annual General Meeting. Members make it their business to assist their elected officials to perform their (often daunting) tasks.
What does the Board of Directors do?
One would need to study the Constitution to get a better picture of the wide range of tasks and areas the Board of Directors are responsible for. The following list is a simple overview in very general terms.
The Board of Directors:
- Employ and direct the Chief Executive Officer.
Is responsible for generating income and accounting for income generated. - Is responsible for regulating expenses and accounting for expenses.
- Is responsible to sponsors and for public relations.
Is responsible for executing contractual obligations and engaging in contracts. - Direct the organisation to fulfil its aims and objectives.
- Direct the organisation according to the stipulations of the Constitution and the By-laws.
- Is where the buck stops in all matters and dealings of the organisation. Should the Receiver of Revenue sue the organisation they will subpoena members of the Board of Directors; should the public (or a sponsor) sue the organisation for misappropriation of funds or negligence they will subpoena the Board of Directors; if a programme is conducted in a manner that could cause injury to a child of staff member they will look toward the Board of Directors as the responsible body (viz. the many claims against the Roman Catholic Church in the US and in Canada for their management of boarding schools).
Read what the Constitution of The House says
about the Board of Directors