CHARTER OF THE BUSINESS MENTORING ALLIANCE
CONTINUED
Goals and Functions
- Complete a survey of current business mentoring programs each year to offer guidance for recruitment of new mentors or to offer assistance in revitalizing their programs. Findings will be sent to the DMC Office for follow up.
- Members will either host or recruit businesses to host a breakfast or lunch to promote mentoring within the business community. A goal of 10 business events per year shall be set. Please see attached outline of responsibilities associated with these events.
- Assist the DMC Office in support of two recognition events each year, one to recognize businesses and one to recognize business mentoring coordinators. Traditionally, these events occur in January during National Mentoring Month and June or July at the end of the school year.
- BMA members offer their guidance and expertise gleaned from business relationships and experiences to help identify financial and human resources to promote mentoring.
- The BMA may from time to time establish chapters throughout the state as needed. Each chapter with have their chairperson attend the monthly BMA meetings. Those chapters will report into the BMA, which in turn will report to the DMC.
- All BMA members will be asked to participate in the ongoing development and modification to a strategic plan.
Officers
There will be one officer, the Chair. Responsibilities will include:
- Help create and approve the agenda for each month’s meeting with the assistance of DMC Office staff assigned to support the efforts of the BMA.
- Preside at the meetings
- Represent the BMA at the DMC quarterly meetings
The chair will have no set term of service.
The chair will be approved by consensus of the members. If consensus is not found, a vote will be taken with election by majority vote of the members present.
Meetings
Meetings are held once a month. The current schedule is the second Wednesday of the month from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Locations may vary. The schedule may change with a consensus or majority vote of the members present.
Voting
Voting on issues may take place with at least five voting members in attendance. If there are not five voting members in attendance, decisions on urgent matters may be made by obtaining majority vote of total membership via e-mail.
Charter Changes
Proposals to amend this charter must be presented to the membership at a meeting and may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership present at the meeting following the introduction of the proposal.
Dissolution
The BMA shall be dissolved if the partnership between the DSCC and the DMC ends. It may reform immediately upon a majority vote of the members to continue as a stand-alone entity or in collaboration with the Delaware Mentoring Council.
