For the Board to function effectively as a corporate person, each Board member must fulfill their unique role for which they were selected to be on this Board.
Specifically:
- Before agreeing to be on the Board each prospect will understand and accept their unique role and responsibility;
- Board members will:
a. Participate in the new member orientation prior to the first meeting;
b. Pray daily for the ministry impact of CommunityIMPACT, Inc., the staff, Board members, partners, and Values Owners;
c. Attend all meetings with appropriate preparation and active participation;
d. Serve on task groups as deemed necessary by the Board;
e. Understand and abide by the CommunityIMPACT, Inc.’s governance policies;
f. Be informed with national, regional, state, and local issues that may strategically impact CommunityIMPACT, Inc.;
g. Be informed about the means CommunityIMPACT, Inc. uses to achieve the Ends;
h. Participate in activities designed to improve board effectiveness (i.e. creative, educational, and social events);
i. Participate actively in the Values Owner connection process;
j. Be a donor of record year to CommunityIMPACT, Inc. (the demonstration of financial support, rather than the amount of the contribution, is of principle importance);
k. Noncompliance of the Board Member Responsibilities policy may result in removal from the Board in accord with the Discipline Process for Policy Violations (III.F).
III.D
Adopted: August, 2007 | Modified: January, 2008 | Printed: January, 2013