Board of Directors
The current Board of Directors (BoD) consists of 5 people who are elected for the period of one year.
Current Members
Powers of the Board of Directors
The members of the Board of Directors (BoD) essentially have 2 powers that other members don't have:- They vote for accepting new members (what means, in fact that the BoD can refuse a request for membership),
- They can invalidate a collective decision from the members, if they consider that it happened too fast, without considering all sides of the topic.
(Note that neither of these two situations arises very often.)
Naturally the members who are elected to the board of directors are very active and experienced volunteers. However, the BoD is not about exercising power, it is about getting things done. For this the main duties of the BoD volunteers are: having a global overview, checking that things go well and solve problems when they occur, and provide a nice work environment so all members feel encouraged to give their best for our project BeWelcome.
Tasks
- Have regular meetings (usually on Thursday evenings)
- Write the Board of Directors meeting reports
Why do we need delegates in the BoD?
The delegates represent specific areas within the Board of Directors. Some of them are officially required (Executive, Secretary, Treasurer) and the Vice positions support the delegates with specific tasks and general backup. An organisation like BeVolunteer changes fast and some tasks will become more important in the next years. Every year the new elected board of directors will evaluate the delegate positions and change them if necessary. Read more about the board of directors in the official statutes.The tasks for the 2010-2010 term in detail
Chairman: Frank - Thorgal67
The Executive Delegate holds the power of representation and signature in the name of the association, represents the association in all the acts of civil or administrative life, and in justice, if necessary. The Executive Delegate represents the executive organ of the association (BoD), and so can not take a decision without the validation of the BoD. In case of temporary or permanent incapacity, the Executive delegate is temporarily replaced by a vice-Executive delegate, or the Secretary Delegate, who in this case holds the same powers, until the BoD names a new Executive Delegate.
Keywords:
- legal representative of the organisation
- official spokesperson of the organisation
Secretary: Pablo - pablobd
The secretary is in charge of all correspondence and the archives. The Secretary Delegate is helped in his tasks by the communication coordinator, if there is one. They draft the minutes of the meetings. In case of absence, they are replaced by a member of the BoD.
Treasurer: Gilbert - jilrev
- See also Finances
The treasurer is in charge of the management of the patrimony of the association. The treasurer makes any payments and receives any revenue under the supervision of the Executive delegate, keeps a regular account of all transactions and reports to the BoD which verifies the management of the finances. In case of absence, the treasurer is replaced by a member of the BoD.
Ombudsman: Julien - sitarane
The ombudsman is the watchdog of an organization. He checks if decisions taken by the BoD are not against the statutes, and interacts with the community (BeVolunteer and BeWelcome) to find out what ideas and grievances are present. He can make proposals for improvement to the BoD.He should be the first person of contact if a member has problems relating to BeVolunteer or the BoD.Communication coordinator: Matthias - matthias
Together with the Secretary, the Communications Coordinator is in charge of publishing the BoD reports, BoD newsletters and other documents on the designated locations. He will also help out other BoD members with drafting communications for internal or external use.Work pages
Public access to the BoD group's wiki page: Group_BoD(2011-2012)Keywords:
- documentation: make public, archive, sort
- informs volunteers, collects important news for newsletter
- works closely together with pr and communications team
Former BoD periods
Former Boards of Directors can be checked here:
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