NFG Committee Structure and Functions

• Audit Committee
• Finance Committee
• Membership and Leadership Committee
• Strategic Programs Committee

• Chair: Jonathan Macaranas
• Functions/responsibilities:
• Primary input into the recommendation to the Board for the selection, retention and evaluation of the performance of the auditors selected to examine the annual financial statements of the organization. In this process, the committee will: discuss and consider the auditors' independence, the nature, rigor, proposed scope and cost of the audit process; receive and review all reports; and provide to the auditors full access to the committee and to the Board to report on any and all appropriate matters.
• Review of the annual financial statements and footnotes with the auditors and management, including a discussion of the suitability of accounting principles, review of judgmental areas and consideration of audit adjustments whether recorded or not.
• Discussion with management and the auditors of the adequacy and quality of the Foundation's internal controls, staff adequacy, and policies, procedures and systems.
• Report to the Board on committee activities.

• Treasurer and Chair: Shari Berenbach
• Functions/responsibilities:
• Reviews and recommends to the full Board of Directors, the annual operating budget for the organization and fund raising plan;
• Reviews quarterly financial statements compared to budget;
• Reviews and approves actions implementing Board policies relating to significant capital expenditures, investment strategy, fund management and monitoring of investments;
• Recommends to the Board of Directors any other financial actions necessary for the organization to fulfill its mission.
• Fund raising – works with the Board and Executive Director on implementation of the fund raising plan.

• Co-chairs: Cris Doby, Kevin Ryan
• Functions/responsibilities:
  
  Specifically, the Nominating Committee:
  • Assesses the Board’s current composition and identifies needs that should be met by future Directors, assuring that the Board of Directors has the diversity of perspective, experience, maturity, and expertise it needs to govern NFG effectively;
  • Identifies, screens and interviews potential candidates for Board membership who meet the needs and criteria for election to the Board of Directors;
  • Develops a slate of nominees for the Board of Directors, prior to its NFG annual meeting.
  • Recommends to the full board individuals to serve as co-chairs and Treasurer.
  • Assures that new board members receive an in-depth orientation prior to their first board meeting.
  • Implements assessment of the Board of Directors periodically.
  
  Specifically, leadership and membership development:
  • To identify and recruit new members to NFG;
  • Identify opportunities during the year to recruit members to committees, task forces and other leadership roles;
  • Communicate to members about the leadership opportunities in the organization;
  • Assure that leaders are appropriately recognized for their leadership activities.

• Co-Chairs: Marion Standish, James Head
• Functions/responsibilities:
• Responsible for development of NFG’s strategic planning work and reviewing annual program activities in light of the "NFG Plan for the Future"
• Responsible for recommending to the board location and theme for annual conferences.
• Responsible for developing recommendations for the board on issues related to NFG Special Projects and working groups. Including recommendations on starting and ending Special Projects and working groups.
• Responsible for recommending public policy and issue brief topics and NFG Reports article topics to the board for approval.
• Responsible for bringing to the board’s attention big picture issues and questions related specifically to NFG’s program and to the field of philanthropy in general.

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