Current vacancies
NC Women United has three vacancies on its board: the Treasurer, a Director
at Large, and a Director
for Policy. We encourage candidates for those positions to apply as soon
as possible -- or to contact governance@ncwu.org for
more information. The treasurer and at-large director terms end 6/30/09 and
the policy director term ends 6/30/10. Applications will be accepted until
the positions are filled (by a vote of the board).
Elected positions
At the annual meeting each spring, members of the board and the governance
committee are elected by the membership. Please see the Board
Recruitment Prospectus for background information if you might be interested
in serving on the NCWU board.
If you have nominees for these positions or want additional information, please
e-mail governance@ncwu.org.
Board members
Two year terms with some elected at each annual meeting in the spring. Take
office on July 1 following election.
- President
- Serves as a member of the Policy Council (with the four Directors for
Policy) as well as being the primary representative of the organization.
- First Vice President, Second Vice President
- A member of the executive committee. Liaison between the executive committee
and at least one standing committee. Recently have split responsibilities
for the Women's Advocacy Day and the Women's Agenda Assembly projects of the
program committee.
- Treasurer
- A member of the executive committee. Chair of the Finance/Development committee.
- Secretary
- Maintains the organizations records. May chair a committee or be a liaison.
- Directors-at-Large. Six positions.
- Directors are expected to participate in at least one committee, and may serve
as committee chairs.
- Directors for Policy. Four positions
- Fulfill the duties of Directors-at-Large and, with the President, form the
Policy Council which is responsible for statements in the name of NC Women
United. Policy Council job description.
Governance Committee
- Five positions
- One year terms
- This committee is charged with the health of the board and serves as the nominating
committee. Two members must be board members and two members must be representatives
of member organizations who are not also serving on the board.
How to apply
If you are interested in being nominated for one of the board positions, please
complete the board application form and return it as indicated on the form. The
form is available in different formats:
PDF | Microsoft
Word
Choose the one that is easiest for you. After your application
is received, a member of the governance committee will contact you for a discussion
that will include getting your responses to our interview
questions.
Background information
- Board prospectus (updated 8/08)
- Background information on the organization.
- "Cheat sheet" on the NCWU structure
- As approved at May 2004 board meeting
Powerpoint version
from June Annual meeting
- Schedule of board meetings:
- Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Time: 6 pm - 8 pm
For details contact info@ncwu.org
See also www.ncwu.org/calendar
- Other opportunities
- We need committee members and local event coordinators. Please consider helping
out as your time and talents allow.
More details
Bylaws
Policies and Procedures
Current board members
Minutes of membership meetings
Financial information and minutes of board meetings and some executive committee
meetings are posted in the members' section
of this web site. If you need the information to access that part of
the site, please contact info@ncwu.org or
a representative of an NCWU member organization.
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