Function of the Board of Directors
It is the board that is ultimately responsible for making sure that Community Literacy of Ontario fulfills its mission.
Responsibilities of Board Members
- To understand CLO’s mission and mandate
- To set policy for CLO
- To make sure that effective organizational planning takes place
- To make sure that funds are properly managed
- To know the board’s legal obligations and make sure they are followed
- To approve the hiring and releasing of staff, based on the recommendation of the personnel committee
- To represent community-based literacy programs in their regions.
What is Expected of Board Members?
- To be familiar with CLO’s by-laws, policies, and business plan
- To attend two face-to-face meetings each year (usually held in Toronto)
- To participate in four board meetings annually, held by conference call
- To access to AlphaPlus and e-mail if possible: CLO does some of its work online
- To participate on one or more committees/reference groups and possibly chair one
- To prepare for meetings by reading background material.
(Reprinted with kind permission of Community Literacy of Ontario)