Please find below each Board of Directors' Member's Role and Responsibilities sorted by Election Rotation (transcribed from the WFDF website).
Tasks:
Chair Board and Executive Committee meetings and the annual Congress
Oversee activities of Executive Director, other consultants and volunteer staff
Develop WFDF's strategic plan and set the agenda for Congress, Board, and Executive Committee meetings
Develop one-year operational plans
Act as spokesperson for WFDF and direct WFDF's relations to external organizations
The President shall be the chief executive officer of WFDF. (by-laws)
The Board of Directors may authorize the President to enter into or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of WFDF. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. (by-laws)
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Board member tasks
Tasks:
Serve as a member of the Executive Committee (with a monthly conference call), involving strategic definition and review of day-to-day activities of Executive Director
Supervise and develop membership services
Oversee organization of annual Congress (give notice and call for agenda items, collect and distribute Congress materials)
Ensure minutes are taken at meetings of the Executive Committee, Board, and Congress (oversee Executive Director), obtain revisions and approvals, and distribute
The Secretary shall have the duty to see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws or as required by law, shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Directors and the Congress in a book or books provided for such purposes, and shall maintain a file of such other books and papers of WFDF as the Board of Directors may direct. (by-laws)
The Secretary shall prepare, under the direction of the Board of Directors, periodic reports as may be required under state law. (by-laws)
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Board member tasks
Tasks:
Chair Disc Golf committee discussions
Maintain WFDF version of the rules of Disc Golf
Develop and implement eligibility rules
Develop and implement sanctioned event formats, schedules and seeding
Chair sanctioned event players meeting and tournament rules group (TRG)
Handle disabled athlete issue for Disc Golf
The Disc Golf Committee shall address such issues as may affect participants in Disc Golf and oversee the world championship competitions, which shall be held in accordance with policies established by the Congress. (by-laws)
Bids for such world championships shall be solicited and approved by the Disc Golf or a subcommittee designated for such purpose, subject to the approval of the Congress. (by-laws)
All decisions of the Disc Golf Committee may be appealed to the Board, and the rulings of the Board on such matters shall be subject to approval by the Congress (by-laws).
Board Member Tasks
Tasks:
Chair guts committee discussions
World Games liaison for guts competition
Maintain WFDF version of the rules of guts
Develop and implement eligibility rules
Develop and implement sanctioned event formats, schedules and seeding
Chair sanctioned event players meeting and tournament rules committee
Liaise with other international guts organisations
Handle disabled athlete issue
The Guts Committee shall address such issues as may affect participants in Guts and oversee the world championship competitions, which shall be held in accordance with policies established by the Congress. (by-laws)
Bids for such world championships shall be solicited and approved by the Guts Committee or a subcommittee designated for such purpose, subject to the approval of the Congress. (by-laws)
Board member tasks
Tasks:
Chair Beach Ultimate committee discussions
Maintain WFDF version of the rules of Beach Ultimate
Develop and implement eligibility rules
Develop and implement sanctioned event formats, schedules and seeding
Chair sanctioned event players meeting and tournament rules committee
Handle disabled athlete issue
The Beach Ultimate Committee shall address such issues as may affect participants in Beach Ultimate and oversee the world championship competitions, which shall be held in accordance with policies established by the Congress. (by-laws)
Bids for such world championships shall be solicited and approved by the Beach Committee or a subcommittee designated for such purpose, subject to the approval of the Congress. (by-laws)
All decisions of the Beach Ultimate Committee may be appealed to the Board, and the rulings of the Board on such matters shall be subject to approval by the Congress (by-laws).
Board Member Tasks
Tasks:
Normal Board Member participation (4-6 conference calls per year) and expectation of turnaround on e-mail correspondence within five (5) business days
Approve event hosts and sanctioning
Approve new members
Approve policies and contracts
Special project oversight, as agreed
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Tasks:
Deputy Chair of ultimate committee discussions
Help develop and implement eligibility rules
Help develop and implement sanctioned event formats, schedules and seeding
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The Ultimate Committee Deputy Chair shall help to address such issues as may affect participants in Ultimate and oversee the world championship competitions, which shall be held in accordance with policies established by the Congress. (by-laws)
Tasks:
Chair: lead Rules Subcommittee discussions
Appoint members to the Subcommittee for approval of the Board
Subcommittee is responsible for competition rules of Ultimate issues
Tasks:
Chair: lead Championships Subcommittee discussions
Appoint members to the Subcommittee for approval of the Board
Tasks:
Serve as a member of the Executive Committee (with a monthly conference call), involving strategic definition and review of day-to-day activities of Executive Director
Chair Standing Finance Committee
Develop Budget
Propose membership fees
Monitor the collection of WFDF receivables
Supervise accounting
Supervise financial reporting and distribute a quaterly financial report to the Board
Prepare WFDF annual financial report for Congress
Authorize paying of WFDF bills
Ensure that WFDF obligations to the relevant tax authorities are met
Research legal/liability issues
serve on the Working Committee and shall act as the treasurer and controller of WFDF. (by-laws)
have the care and custody of all the funds and securities of WFDF. (by-laws)
deposit all such funds in the name of WFDF in such bank or trust company as the Board of Directors may elect. (by-laws)
keep an account of all monies received and expended for use of WFDF, (by-laws)
sign all checks, drafts, notes and orders for the payment of money authorized by the Board of Directors. (by-laws)
also negotiate all loans and/or other financial transactions on behalf of WFDF at the direction of the Board. (by-laws)
maintain an up-to-date list of members in good standing,
present a report on the financial affairs of WFDF to the annual meetings of the Congress and the Board of Directors, (by-laws)
be responsible for the filing of all tax returns (if any) as may be required from time to time. (by-laws)
prepare a report to the membership to be published in the newsletter each year. (by-laws)
The Board may, in its sole discretion, authorize the Treasurer to make such payments as may be customary and normal in the ordinary course of business; all extraordinary disbursements must be approved by the Working Committee, subject to the discretion of the Board. (by-laws)
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Board member tasks
Tasks:
Chair ultimate committee discussions
World Games liaison for ultimate competition
Maintain WFDF version of the rules of ultimate
Develop and implement eligibility rules
Develop and implement sanctioned event formats, schedules and seeding
Chair sanctioned event captain's meeting and tournament rules committee
Liaise with other international ultimate organisations - BULA, EFDF
Handle disabled athlete issues
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The Ultimate Committee shall address such issues as may affect participants in Ultimate and oversee the world championship competitions, which shall be held in accordance with policies established by the Congress. (by-laws)
Bids for such world championships shall be solicited and approved by the Ultimate Committee or a subcommittee designated for such purpose, subject to the approval of the Board. (by-laws)
All decisions of the Ultimate Committee may be appealed to the Board, and the rulings of the Board on such matters shall be subject to approval by the Congress. (by-laws)
Board member tasks
Tasks:
Chair Freestyle committee discussions
Maintain WFDF/FPA version of the rules of Freestyle
Develop and implement eligibility rules
Develop and implement sanctioned event formats, schedules and seeding
Chair sanctioned event players meeting and tournament rules group (TRG)
Handle disabled athlete issue for Freestyle
The Freestyle Committee shall address such issues as may affect participants in Freestyle and oversee the world championship competitions, which shall be held in accordance with policies established by the Congress. (by-laws)
Bids for such world championships shall be solicited and approved by the Freestyle or a subcommittee designated for such purpose, subject to the approval of the Congress. (by-laws)
All decisions of the Freestyle Committee may be appealed to the Board, and the rulings of the Board on such matters shall be subject to approval by the Congress (by-laws).
Board Member Tasks
Tasks:
Chair overall committee discussions
Maintain WFDF version of the rules of overall competitions
Develop and implement eligibility rules
Develop and implement sanctioned event formats, schedules and seeding
Chair sanctioned event players meeting and tournament rules committee
Handle disabled athlete issues
The Overall Committee shall address such issues as may affect participants in overall disc sports and oversee the world championship competitions in each of the individual disc sports, which shall be held in accordance with policies established by the Congress. (by-laws)
Bids for such world championships shall be solicited and approved by the Overall Committee or a subcommittee designated for such purpose, subject to the approval of the Congress. (by-laws)
The Overall Committee shall also have responsibility for maintaining world records, and for proposing revisions to the standards for such world records. (by-laws)
Board member tasks
Tasks:
Chair: lead Spirit of the Game Committee discussions
Board member tasks
Committee is responsible for Spirit of the Game issues
Tasks:
Chair Medical and Anti-Doping committee discussions
Develop Anti-Doping policy
Tasks:
Normal Board Member participation (4-6 conference calls per year) and expectation of turnaround on e-mail correspondence within five (5) business days
Approve event hosts and sanctioning
Approve new members
Approve policies and contracts
Special project oversight, as agreed
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Tasks:
Chair: lead Event Subcommittee discussions
Appoint members to the Subcommittee for approval of the Board
Subcommittee is responsible for event logistics, event bid review, and other technical issues