Goal

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Goal

• To Develop a corporate governance model that
  would be representative of Knowledge Ontarios
  stakeholders
• KO Board of Directors to focus on
• Strategy and advocacy
• Developing partnerships with public and private
  organizations
• Ensure long term sustainable funding

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Finding a Governance Model

• Reviewed the structure and by-laws of a number of
  library consortia in Canada and the USA
• Considered
• how well each is representative of its
  constituent groups
• its ability to involve stakeholders
• its flexibility to accommodate change over the
  long-term

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Boards Responsibilities

• Policy development
• Financial responsibility
• Strategic Planning
• Advocacy and Fund Raising
• Executive Director reports to the Knowledge
  Ontario Board

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Recommended Model KO to be incorporated as a
non-profit corporation

• Three Categories of Membership
• Institutional Members Full and Limited
• Associate Members
• Sponsoring Members

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Institutional Members

• All public, university, college, school boards,
  are automatically members
• Other members include archives, museums, agency
  libraries
• Full and Limited Institutional Members will
  commit to providing onsite and remote access
• Full Institutional members may also provide
  financial and in-kind contributions

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Associate Members

• Library Associations, consortia representing
  Institutional Members, other Associations
• Associate members represent groups of
  stakeholders and those interested in KO
• They may contribute by
• Working in their sectors to nominate
  representatives to the Board and its Committees
• Providing in kind expertise to building/
  maintaining KO
• Promoting KO to their sector

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Sponsoring Members

• Public and private groups who contribute to KO by
  providing grants, gifts, or in-kind contributions

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Membership Agreement

• Members commit to KO through the signing of a
  Membership Agreement
• Membership category
• Right to nominate directors
• Right to Vote
• Timely response to provide nominations
• Support for Knowledge Ontario

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Membership Agreement

• Knowledge Ontario commits to its members that it
  will
• Provide regular reporting
• Carry out the approved mandate

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Board of Directors

• Thirteen Directors
• Eight Founding Directors
• Five Directors at Large

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Founding Directors

• Founding sectors two founding directors from
  each of the College, University, Public and
  School Sectors
• Founding Directors will be nominated by their
  sector (Institutional or Associate)
• KO Board will work with sectors to determine
  criteria for nominations
• Founding Directors will be confirmed by the KO
  Board

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Directors - At - Large

• Five Directors-at-large will be elected by the KO
  Board
• Selected by the Board from nominations made from
  Institutional, Associate or Sponsoring Members,
  or from the Community of Users

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Board Executive

• Three Officers selected by and from the
  Directors
• Chair
• Vice-Chair
• Secretary / Treasurer

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Terms of Office

• Board Directors
• Three year terms
• Staggered in the first three years
• Executive Committee (Chair, Vice-Chair,
  Secretary / Treasurer)
• One year term

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Project Committees
ASK ONTARIO
OUR ONTARIO
RESOURCE ONTARIO
VIDEO ONTARIO
CONNECT ONTARIO
TEACH ONTARIO

• Committee members will be appointed by the Board
  of Directors
• Responsible for Implementation of KO projects
• Report to Board through KO Executive Director

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KO STRUCTURE

• MEMBERS (Institutional, Associate, Sponsoring)
• BOARD OF DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PROJECT STANDING COMMITTEES
ASK ONTARIO RESOURCE ONTARIO VIDEO ONTARIO
TEACH ONTARIO CONNECT IT OUR ONTARIO

STAFF
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Expectations

• By January 2007 sectors need a plan for
  nominating their sector representatives for the
  Knowledge Ontario Board
• By February 2007sectors nominate Directors

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Director Profile

• Government Connections or an understanding of how
  Government works
• Speaks for the Sector /Senior enough to make
  decisions for their sector
• Fundraising / Partnership building
• Big Picture person /Passionate about KO
• Knowledgeable about libraries and information
  services
• Time to commit
• Team Player with Board experience