Areas of Responsability

Policy Board

Policy Governance Board

Working/ Administrative Board

Collective

Vision, Planning & Evaluation

◘ Creates vision, mission

◘ Planning Committee draws up plan to be approved by Board

◘ Sets policies & ensures procedures are in place

◘ Creates vision

◘ Sets policies

for ends i.e. desired results

◘ Limits means, i.e. procedures & practices

◘ Board and staff create plan & implement it

◘ Sets policies &

general direction

◘ Shared value based on group involves not only service provided but way of providing it & the manner in which Board work is conducted

◘ Shared responsibility- among the Board and Staff- for setting policy

Finances

◘ Volunteer Treasurer

◘ Finance Committee

◘ Board reviews financial statements

◘ May or may not be involved in fundraising

◘ Sets limits on CEO's financial decisions

◘ Financial decision-making largely in Board's hands

◘ More likely to include fundraising (than other models)

◘ Board and staff work on financial matters as a team

Human Resources

◘ ED reports to Chair

◘ Communication between Chair & ED

◘ ED = CEO

◘ Board speaks with one voice to CEO; CEO responsible to full Board

◘ May not have senior staff person

◘ Board members often act as direct service volunteers

◘ Staff, management and chairing functions often shared

◘ Little or no management

hierarchy

Organizational Operations

◘ Extensive committee structure supported by staff to perform the work of the Board

◘ Board receives reports

◘ Decisions made by voting

◘ No/ limited committee structure; committees are only used as needed, and are often charged with topics related to policy as opposed to operations

◘ Broad discussion leads to decisions by consensus

◘ Individual officer roles minimized

◘ CEO attends to all operations

◘ Committees support operational responsibilities

◘ Heavier Board member workload

◘ Operational functions shared

◘ Decisions by consensus

Community Relations

◘ Marketing Committee develops awareness of agency in community

◘ Interprets & reflects community needs to the organization

◘ Defines results that the organization is trying to achieve in the community

◘ Staff & Board represent the agency to the community

◘ All members represent the agency to the community