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ADVOCACY COMMITTEE

Responsible for providing leadership in shaping public policy and advocacy positions for the Corporation, including, without limitation:

• • Developing positions on City, State, and federal public policies for review and action by the Board and membership
• • Reviewing and analyzing State and City budgets and legislation that affect the human services sector
• • Shaping a sector-wide budgetary and legislative agenda and creating strategies for moving it forward
• • Maintaining relationships with all levels of government and facilitates matters of general concern between government and the Corporation
  
• • Keeping membership informed and provides opportunities for the Board and members to develop dialogues with government representatives
  

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Responsible for financial audit obligations related to the Corporation, including without limitation, the following:

• • Defining scope of annual financial audit
• • Reviewing audit prior to presentation to the Board
• • Selecting and independent auditor
  
  

CONTRACT REFORM COMMITTEE

Responsible for analysis and advocacy on matters related to government contracts, including rates of payment, both direct and indirect, including, without limitation:

• • Promoting streamlining and reform in City and State procurement law and practice
  
• • Advocating for legislative reform before the City Council and for regulatory reform before the Procurement Policy Board
• • Working with the Mayor's Office of Contracts Services and the Comptroller's Office on process improvements
• • Developing and implementing COLA advocacy initiatives
• • Recommending to the Board ways to increase the effectiveness and visibility of COLA advocacy
  
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DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Responsible for the development and implementation of the fund development plan and for developing membership programs that include new member outreach, maintaining member relationships, and membership meetings, including, without limitation:

• • Recommending fund development opportunities to the Board
• • Coordinating annual Leadership Awards Reception and other special events
• • Facilitating relationships with corporate donors and foundations
• • Making ongoing outreach to membership to solicit their input and active role in defining the direction of the Corporation
• • Recruiting new members
• • Coordinating annual membership meeting
• • Recommending new member services to the Board

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE COMMITTEE

Responsible for support and coordination of the preparedness and response activities of the New York City human services sector to large-scale community disasters, including, without limitation:

• Providing leadership to the working groups that address various aspects of human services disaster recovery,   including multi-agency disaster service centers, technology development to support information sharing during disaster recovery operations (working with the Technology and Referral Committee), and development of plans that will facilitate the activation of a disaster social services recovery organization
• Coordinating when necessary, with jurisdictions outside of New York City and with various City, State, and federal agencies

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

      All of the authority of the Board of the Corporation, except as to the following matters:

• • Filling of vacancies on the Board or on any committee
• • Amendment or repeal of the By-Laws or the adoption of new by-laws
• • Amendment or repeal of any resolution of the Board, which by its terms shall not be so amendable or repealable
• • Dissolution of the Corporation

FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Provides leadership and oversight on financial matters for the Corporation, including, without limitation:

• • Developing an annual budget and monitoring all financial activity
• • Recommending changes in dues to the Board of Directors
• • Developing personnel policies
  
  

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Responsible for governance matters relating to the Corporation, including, without limitation:

• • Submitting to the Board of Directors a slate of nominees for officers, Board members
  
• • Recommending eligibility standards for nominees
• • Recommending standards for Board responsibilities
• • Reviewing the operations of the Board and individual Directors' participation in the Corporation
• • Recommending standards for membership responsibilities
• • Administering the conflict of interest and whistleblower policies
  
  

TECHNOLOGY AND REFERRAL COMMITTEE

Responsible for developing and implementing a technology and referral agenda for the human services sector, including, without limitation:

• • Leading human service sector participation in the planning and implementation of technology projects, including ACCESS NYC and E-311
• • Creating strategies to ensure the needs and concerns of human service providers are incorporated into City and State technology initiatives 
• • Coordinating response to new technology initiatives from the government, the human service community, and the private sector
• • Working with the Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee to provide leadership to working groups addressing technology development to support information sharing during disaster recovery operations