Nominating Subcommittee Charter
The Nominating Subcommittee (“the Subcommittee”) identifies and recommends to the Governance Committee a slate of board members who are aligned with PEAK Grantmaking’s strategic direction, advance PEAK Grantmaking’s leadership role in promoting the field of effective philanthropy, and bring the knowledge, skills, attributes, and abilities needed to govern PEAK Grantmaking.
Responsibilities
The Committee’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advising the Governance Committee on strengthening the nominating process and improving board member orientation and development
- Helping to promote PEAK Grantmaking to potential board members
- Identifying potential board members with the competencies, attributes, and diversity needed on the board
- Evaluating prospective nominees against competencies, attributes, and diversity goals identified by the Governance Committee, including ensuring the diversity of prospective members against diversity indicators such as ethnicity, gender, and geographic location
- Interviewing potential candidates and developing recommendations to the full committee on their candidacy
- Developing candidate recommendations to the Governance Committee, including who should be considered by the full board, who should stand for election, and who may be prospects for a PEAK Grantmaking board committee as non-board member
- Recommending candidates to fill vacancies as a result of the resignation or removal of an officer or director
Structure
The Nominating Subcommittee is a subcommittee of PEAK Grantmaking’s Governance Committee. All work or recommendations from the Subcommittee shall be discussed with the Governance Committee before being presented to the board or membership.
Composition
The Subcommittee has a chair or two cochairs appointed by the Governance Committee cochairs for a two-year term. The Subcommittee should be composed of board members and non-board members with the applicable background and experience to support the committee’s work. Members each serve a one-year, renewable term. The Subcommittee does not have a set number of members required, however it is desirable to have between eight and 12 members.
Meetings
The Subcommittee will meet when necessary, at the discretion of the cochairs.
Staff Liaison
The membership director will serve as the staff liaison to this team to facilitate its work.