GOVERNING COUNCIL

As part of our organizational transformation, we’ll sunset the Blueprint’s Governing Council and establish a food sovereignty advisory board in Fall 2024. We’ll announce the nine community representatives soon!

The responsibilities of the Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger’s Governing Council differ from the responsibilities of a governing board.

The Board of Directors for Trailhead Institute — the Blueprint’s fiscal sponsor — provides compliance and operations support to the Blueprint, including but not limited to the drafting and implementation of financial policies and internal controls, tracking and ensuring legal, operational, and HR policies to protect the organization, and carrying out an annual organizational audit. With this structure, Trailhead Institute assumes the legal risk of the Blueprint’s activities, leaving the Governing Council free to focus on strategy, budget, planning, and evaluation.

ROLES & RESPONSBILITIES

Here’s an overview of the expectations for members of the Blueprint’s Governing Council

• Strategy: Oversees the internal strategic planning process for the Blueprint and provides ongoing oversight for the committees and project teams as needed.

• Budget: Approves the Blueprint’s annual budget and monitors the progress of expenditures quarterly.

• Planning & Evaluation: Provides input and oversight into the selection of priority areas by committees. Also oversees the evaluation plan for the Blueprint in close partnership with the Data & Evaluation Committee.

The Governing Council meets monthly, with some committee and/or other work in between. Members are also encouraged to participate in Blueprint committees or project teams as they are able.

Send us an email if you would like to like to learn more about the Governing Council.