. '''NOTA BENE - WORK IN PROGRESS''' - [[Brain/CAcertInc/Committee/Mission#Inputs_&_Thoughts|Your Inputs & Thoughts]] :-)
. '''To Brain''' '''[[Brain#CAcert_Inc._-_CAcert.org_Members_Association| CAcert Inc. - CAcert.org Members Association]]''' - '''To CAcert Inc.''' '''[[Brain/CAcertInc/Committee| Committee (Board of Directors)]]'''
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== CAcert Inc. Committee Mission ==
Committee has never really set a mission. Here are some notes by various people. Feel free to add comments...
=== How a board works & thinks ===
* [[http://blueavocado.org/content/governancesupport-model-nonprofit-boards|The Governance/Support Model for Nonprofit Boards]]
* [[http://www.boardsource.org/Knowledge.asp?ID=3.368|Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards]]
* [[http://www.suite101.com/content/nonprofit-board-responsibilities-a14806|Non-profit Board Responsibilities]] - Overview of Non-profit Board Governance
* [[http://www.hurwitassociates.com/l_roles_governingboards.php|Outline of Board Roles & Responsibilities]]
=== iang's ideas ===
Think of the board as '''*governance*'''. That is, it governs the existing assets. In this role, probably its most important decision is to say "NO" or "YES." What the board wants to see is a steady series of projects that are more or less complete, and what they need is a rubber stamp of approval. This is the hubristic view of the board, but when you get on there, you'll realise how useful this is.
Hence, there are some don'ts:
* What we don't want to see is half-completed projects. OK, we can probably tell you why there are gaps there. But the role of the board is to stop stuff that is ill-thought out, and encourage stuff that is good and complete.
* Coming to the board looking for resource is a complete waste of time, and damaging. The board isn't a resource. The board should always say "GO AWAY," you should take your project back to the community. The members are the resource.
* Some people think that the board members as individuals are also resources to be tapped. No. They are too busy. Being on the board means they have a big stack of issues to get through -- governance, wanting to say YES, but saying NO. It doesn't mean they are available to help your project, and if you succeed in distracting the board, then you probably succeed in slowing down some other important work.
* if you think your project will only go ahead if you can get rubber-stamp approval, then you need to rethink the project. Go to the community, build support there.
=== hugi's ideas ===
* '''Serve''' CAcert Inc. and CAcert community - both commonly called '''CAcert''' - at large with leadership by example.
* '''Identify''' the needs of CAcert and stimulate community to satisfy these needs.
* '''Define''' priorities by common sense in order to respond to CAcert quality criteria, thus CAcert at large becomes "Audit-ready" on day.
* '''Satisfy''' the legal requests and responsibilities towards Australian NWS law.
* '''Represent''' CAcert Inc. and CAcert community legally binding to 3rd parties.
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=== General commentary on Mission Statements ===
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_statement| Mission statement]] '' - source: en.wikipedia.org''
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership| Leadership]] '' - source: en.wikipedia.org''
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role| Roles]] ''- source: en.wikipedia.org ''
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior| Behavior]] '' - source: en.wikipedia.org''
=== More general links ===
* [[http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newLDR_87.htm|The Greiner Curve]] - Surviving the crises that come with growth
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