Securing the Present, Shaping the Future: Nominations Open for Board Directorship
Jan 26, 2023
CPS-ECP gets its legal right to exist from Canada’s Not-For-Profit Act.
As a corporation, CPS-ECP is governed by directors. The Act states that the directors can elect a management committee of directors to take on most of the governance work, subject to board review and oversight. CPS-ECP has done that by electing directors to the Executive Committee (ExCom).
The following is a list of some of the experiences, skills and attributes that contribute to the selection of the best possible CPS-ECP director candidates.
- Ability to get along with others, leadership qualities, experience, and initiative
- Ability to think independently and not “follow the crowd”
- Breadth of CPS-ECP experience
- Interest in boating education – grade achieved, taught one or more classes
- Evidence of administrative ability (within CPS-ECP or outside)
- Enthusiasm, time available, merit mark record, attendance at National or District meetings,
National Committee experience - Commitment to CPS-ECP and passion for the CPS-ECP mission
- Leadership record at the Squadron and District levels
- Formal education
- Geographic location
- A thorough understanding of Squadron and District operations
- Completion of CPS-ECP ‘Officer Training’ seminar
All candidates applying for nomination as a director are requested to complete and submit the following items of documentation:
- Director’s Application Form
- A current resumé or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Skills self-assessment questionnaire
- A Statement of Vision outlining your personal views of the short- and long-term future of CPS-ECP
The above documents can be found on the CPS-ECP website at www.cps-ecp.ca and are available in hard copy from our national office.
If you have some ideas about what CPS-ECP should be doing now, or where it should be going in the future, consider applying to become a director. The term is for three years, and you can apply for a second three-year term.
The application form can be found on the website at:
https://www.cps-ecp.ca/about/call-for-applications-for-nominations
All applications must be submitted to the chair of the Nominating Committee by May 31, 2023.
Applications can be submitted online to nomcom@cps-ecp.ca or as a hard copy marked ‘Confidential’ to:
Chair of the Nominating Committee,
Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons,
26 Golden Gate Court, Toronto, Ontario, M1P 3A5.
