Leadership Team Agreements - Women In Networking

Leadership Teams play an integral and indispensable part in fulfilling WIN’s mission. Therefore, it is important that WIN’s Leadership Teams execute their responsibilities both routinely and with uniformity. Responsibilities of WIN’s Leadership Teams include:

The Leadership Team (LT) consists of the President, Vice President, Referrals Coordinator, and Membership Coordinator. Only the LT and the Executive Board (EB) have decision-making authority within the WIN Chapters.
WIN Chapter meetings are scheduled to take place on a particular date and at a particular location. However, the location and meeting time may change with approval of at least 80% of the Chapter members.
WIN weekly meetings are scheduled for no longer than one hour. To change the meeting format, approval from the EB is required.
WIN logo and branding must be used on all marketing and published materials and shall not be altered in any manner and must be approved by the EB.
The LT understands that all WIN intellectual assets (including but not limited to; logos, branding, social media pages, training materials, etc.) are the sole property of WIN. The LT understands that once a member (leadership or otherwise) leaves WIN, that the member must cease and desist any and all usage of WIN intellectual assets. It is further understood that during and after each member of the LT’s tenure as a WIN member, that the LT will not use the intellectual assets of WIN in a competitive manner (i.e., creation of a networking group, association, etc.) without the prior written permission of the EB. Any use in violation of this provision will result in the EB taking appropriate legal action to protect the intellectual assets of WIN.
The LT understands that during and after the LT’s involvement in WIN, that the LT shall not, without the prior written consent of the EB, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any member of WIN to leave WIN to join a competing networking group that is either founded by or lead by the LT.
Only one WIN member may represent a single business category at WIN meetings. Membership Team (MT) members are responsible for protecting the existing members’ business categories by ensuring that only one business category is represented. The MT approves all membership activities including new members, leaves of absence, category changes, renewals, etc. The MC must, upon receipt of an application, research the applicant by, at a minimum, reviewing the applicant’s website or LinkedIn page, to ensure that no conflict exists between the applicant’s business category and those of the members. If a business category conflict exists (or arises after membership is approved), the applicant and the conflicting business category member must meet and discuss whether the conflict may be resolved. Then, the MT must determine whether the conflict remains or has been resolved. Any category modifications or additions in order to resolve a conflict must be pre-approved by the EB. Reach out to the CFO for changes or category conflicts. If there is no business category conflict, the MC will review her research findings with the P and the two of them will decide if the applicant should be approved.
WIN’s forms and policies must be adhered to and shall not be altered. Any alteration or modification of WIN’s forms or policies may result in member dismissal from the LT or WIN. The EB has sole discretion in determining whether dismissal from the LT or WIN is appropriate.
Individual WIN Chapters may create their own additional forms as long as the WIN logo and branding are used. If the Chapter creates its own forms, it is the Chapter’s responsibility to maintain those forms. Any use of a WIN logo must be approved by the EB.
Individual Chapters may convene Professional Development (PD) meetings no more than twice a year. The speakers shall not be a member of a WIN chapter unless approved by the EB. Instead of a speaker, the Chapter may choose to host speed networking or discussion groups for the purpose of developing business relationships, building alliances and developing referrals.
The EB welcomes suggestions and recommendations from its LTs and Chapter members. Please provide suggestions and recommendations concerning WIN policies, forms or processes to the EB for consideration. All suggestions should be submitted to the President who serves as the liaison to the EB or submitted via email at: suggestions@win-nc.com.
A member can serve in an LT capacity for a period of no longer than two (2) consecutive terms. Thereafter, she cannot be re-appointed to a Leadership Team position for twelve (12) months without the pre-approval of the EB. Consult Selection of LT policy for additional information.

An LT member may be removed from her position for any of the following reasons:

Unacceptable attendance: the CFO must be notified of any LT member who has more than five (5) absences in a 6-month term;
Inappropriate or unethical behavior as determined by the sole discretion of the EB;
Violation of the LT Agreement;
Failing to fulfill LT responsibilities as defined in the Position Descriptions;
Any other reason the EB unanimously agrees warrants dismissal of the LT member.

Three of the four LT members may also seek to remove an LT member from her position. In order to seek removal of the LT member from her position for reasons 1 through 4 above, three of the four LT members must present their reason for requesting the LT member’s dismissal in writing to the LT member to be dismissed. If the LT member disagrees with their reason for termination, all four LT members must discuss and come to an agreement on the dismissal. If the LT member who is being dismissed still disagrees, all four LT members must present the reasons for the dismissal to the EB for final decision.

By signing this Agreement, I acknowledge that I am not a member of a similar category-exclusive organization.

President:__________________________________________________________________________________
Name Date

Vice President:______________________________________________________________________________
Name Date

Referrals:__________________________________________________________________________________
Name Date

Membership:_______________________________________________________________________________
Name Date