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= About Committees = | = About Committees = | ||
The Board of | The Board of Bike Edmonton creates [http://culture.alberta.ca/bdp/bulletins/Committees09-print.pdf Board committees] to help do its work. These are distinct from Operations committees which are created by Bike Edmonton staff members to help do operational work. | ||
Examples of common not-for-profit (Governance) Board committees: | Examples of common not-for-profit (Governance) Board committees: | ||
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Both Board and Operations committees have open membership unless otherwise noted. Participation on each committee depends on your interests, skills, and experience that you'd like to gain. Each committee will form a Terms of Reference to describe the purpose of the committee, the time commitment involved, and other organizational factors. See below for | Both Board and Operations committees have open membership unless otherwise noted. Participation on each committee depends on your interests, skills, and experience that you'd like to gain. Each committee will form a Terms of Reference to describe the purpose of the committee, the time commitment involved, and other organizational factors. See below for Bike Edmonton's template TOR that can be suited to each committee. | ||
Effective committees require effective chairpersons to facilitate meetings. Please read | Effective committees require effective chairpersons to facilitate meetings. Please read Bike Edmonton's [[Committee Chair Job Description]]. | ||
= Terms of Reference template = | = Terms of Reference template = | ||
The Terms of Reference (TOR) is used by a committee as a tool to help it guide its own direction, as well as to make clear its powers, boundaries, and role within the broader organization. It should answer most general questions that would arise during its work regarding the committee's relationship to the rest of | The Terms of Reference (TOR) is used by a committee as a tool to help it guide its own direction, as well as to make clear its powers, boundaries, and role within the broader organization. It should answer most general questions that would arise during its work regarding the committee's relationship to the rest of Bike Edmonton's governance structure. It should also answer, "what will this committee accomplish, what can I do as part of this committee, and why do we want to do this?" | ||
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[[Terms of reference template]] | [[Terms of reference template]] | ||
= Standing | = Standing Bike Edmonton Board Committees = | ||
* [[ | * [[Executive Committee]] | ||
* [[Human Resources Committee]] | * [[Human Resources Committee]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Finance Committee]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Governance Commitee]] | ||
= Standing Bike Edmonton Operations Committees = | |||
= Ad-Hoc | = Ad-Hoc Bike Edmonton Committees = | ||
* [[ | * [[Fundraising Committee]] | ||
= Former / Inactive Committees = | = Former / Inactive Committees = | ||
* [[Advocacy Committee]] | |||
* [[Administrative Committee]] | |||
* [[Policy Committee]] | |||
* [[Strategic Planning Committee]] | |||
* 2012-2013 [[HR Policy Committee]] | * 2012-2013 [[HR Policy Committee]] | ||
* 2011-2012 [ | * 2011-2012 [[BikeWorks Committee]] | ||
* [[2010-11 BikeWorks Committee]] | * [[2010-11 BikeWorks Committee]] | ||
* 2011-12 [[Education and Safety Committee]] | * 2011-12 [[Education and Safety Committee]] | ||