Board Tasks
The term used to describe the potential to favour personal interests, or those of other people, over the interests of the Foundation.
Tab 2, Governance Policy, Page 3
What is a conflict of interest?
The person responsible for administrative issues.
Tab 2, Code of Conduct & Commitment, Page 3
Who is the Executive Director?
The document Directors refer to as a recap of the business transacted at their last meeting.
Tab 2, Terms of Reference, Page 3
What are the Minutes?
The Chair of the Nominating Committee.
Tab 1; By-Law; Page 5
Who is the Immediate Past President?
Integrity
Leadership
Community
Results
What are the Foundation's four strategic Values?
The three standards of conduct for Directors.
Tab 2; Governance Policy, Page 3
What are Duty of Care, Duty of Loyalty, and Duty of Obedience?
Quorum for the transaction of business at meetings.
Tab 2, Governance Policy, Page 5
What is a majority of the Members entitled to vote?
The traditional time for the Call to Order.
What is 8 a.m.?
The individual who is charged with the general management and supervision of the affairs and operations of the Corporation.
Tab 1, By-Law, Page 5
Who is the Foundation President?
Fiduciary responsibility is the essence of a Director’s responsibility.
True or False?
What is True?
Appointing the Executive Director
Setting policies and ensuring effective planning
Ensuring adequate financial resources
Ensuring legal and ethical integrity
Enhancing the Foundation's public standing
Tab 2, Governance Policy, Page 4
What are responsibilities of Directors?
The committee the Executive Director reports directly to.
Who is the Executive Committee?
The number of votes each Director is entitled to cast at a Board meeting (does not include Proxy voting).
One (1) vote.
The number of elected Directors is fixed by resolution of the Board. What is the minimum and maximum number of Directors that can manage the Board?
Terms of Reference, Page 1
What are a minimum of 3 and maximum of 12?
Voting by Proxy and Conference Calling.
What are two ways to participate when a Director can't attend a meeting in person?
The reference book Directors refer to in the absence of clarity or omission in the By-Law.
Tab 2, Governance Policy, Page 5
What is Robert's Rules of Order?
The two twin priorities for the Executive Director.
What are Fundraising and Mission Impact?
The people responsible for setting the Board Agenda.
Who are the Executive Director and Foundation President?
The minimum percentage of meetings each year that Directors must attend (either in person, conference telephone or by proxy).
Tab 2, Code of Conduct and Commitment, Page 2
What is 80 percent?
The names of the four (4) standing committees recognized in the By-Law.
What are:
Executive Committee
Nominating Committee
Finance Committee
Policy & By-Law Committee
The official spokespeople for the Foundation.
Tab 2; Terms of Reference; Page 3
Who are the Foundation President and the Executive Director?
Providing Strategic Vision
Ensuring Tactical Execution
Adhering to Non-Profit Industry Standards
Responding to over-arching Hospital Expectations
What are four key responsibilities of the Executive Director?
The amount of consecutive terms that a Board member can serve.
Tab 1, By-Law, Page 2.
What is four (4)?
Behaving in ways that, while not illegal, are damaging to the Foundation's reputation.
Tab 2, Code of Conduct and Commitment
What is something Directors must refrain from doing?
April 1st to March 31st.
What is the Foundation's fiscal year?