The 9 Key Areas of Responsibility for the Executive Team

Every organization requires proactive leadership. Establishing a positive culture and maintaining positive working relationships within and without the organization is the responsibility of the COLMI Executive Director and staff.

Funding is the life blood of any non-profit organization. One of the most constant and consistent activities of the COLMI executive team is fund-raising.

The COLMI Board of Directors is tasked with guiding the organization as it pursues its goals. The COLMI Executive Team is tasked with supporting the Board of Director's organizational endeavors. 

Managing program and operational funding is a major activity of the COLMI Executive Team. Adherence to generally accepted accounting practices is vitally  important to the health of the organization. 

Most non-profits operate with paid and volunteer staff. Getting the most out of human capital within the organization while adhering to established HR practices is a major responsibility of the executive team.

In this "digital age" successful businesses, whether non-profit or profit, must take advantage of current technology to run a successful enterprise. This an executive team responsibility.

COLMI's advocacy programs of housing, food, job training and job development inefficiencies are core organizational activities. It is the executive team's responsibility to interface and work with the communities COLMI serves. 

One of the most challenging issues of any non-profit is how to stay within compliance and maintain best practices. It is the executive team's responsibility ensure strict compliance under the direction of the Board of Directors.

No effective non-profit can be successful without the "buy in" of community stakeholders, therefore inclusion of community members is a requirement of CDC charters. It is the executive team's responsibility to forge and maintain positive working relationships with community stakeholders.