Bylaws & Governance committee

Committee Charge

• Responsible for maintaining the integrity of the bylaws and board governance manual
• Ensure timely and compliant elections of board members and officers
• Organize and execute annual business meeting of members
• Develop a board member, officer, and committee recruitment strategy, taking into account desired skill sets and diverse perspectives. Continually identify and recruit candidates.
• Orient and onboard appointed candidates, emphasizing opportunity and access
• Develop and implement a plan for continually educating the board, committees and officers, and continually strengthen the bonds among such individuals to encourage independent expression of ideas and collaborative decision-making
• Review the performance of the board and committees, including the effectiveness of meetings, and make recommendations, as appropriate
• Periodically review the defined and adopted mission and vision statements of the organization and whether they are consistent across documents and activities
• Periodically review the governing documents of the organization and whether they are consistent with applicable laws and actual or desired organizational practices; amend such governing documents, as necessary

Current Initiatives

Access and Opportunity Strategic Priorities

• Governance Training: Implement best practices training through an access and opportunity lens for board and committees
• Recruitment: Target all newsroom levels and member types for volunteer and board candidate recruitment
• Structural Assessment: Evaluate current governance policies to ensure equal opportunities and fairness