As a board member of Circle of Care St. Louis, I am fully committed and dedicated to the mission and have pledged to carry out this mission. I understand that my duties and responsibilities include the following:
- I am fiscally responsible, with other board members, for this organization. I will ensure the organization’s financial viability and sustainability.
- I am responsible, along with other board members, for this organization. I am responsible to know and oversee the implementation of policies and programs.
- I accept the bylaws and operating principles manual and understand that. I am morally responsible for the health and well-being of this organization.
- I will give what is for me a substantial financial donation. I may give this as a one-time donation each year, or I may pledge to give a certain amount several times during the year.
- I will actively engage in fundraising for this organization in whatever ways are best suited for me. These may include individual solicitation, undertaking special events, writing mail appeals, and the like. I am making a good-faith agreement to do my best and to raise as much money as I can.
- I will actively promote Circle of Care St. Louis, encourage and support its staff, and work in concert with the steering council.
- I will attend board meetings, be available for phone consultation, and serve on at least one Circle of Care St. Louis committee. If I am not able to meet my obligations as a board member, I will offer my resignation.
- In signing this document, I understand that no quotas are being set, and that no rigid standards of measurement and achievement are being formed. Every board member is making a statement of faith about every other board member. We trust each other to carry out the above agreements to the best of our ability.