BOARD STANDING COMMITTEES
Audit Committee: The Audit Committee shall review and approve the Connecticut Bar Foundation’s (CBF) audited financial statements and tax returns and oversee its internal controls. It shall select the CBF’s outside auditors and report to the Board on their findings and recommendations. The Audit Committee shall include Directors who are not officers or members of the Executive Committee. The committee regularly meeting 1-2 times in the spring and otherwise as needed.
CBF Nominating Committee: The Nominating Committee shall annually prepare a proposed slate of nominees for election to the CBF Board of Directors (Board) and shall present the slate for approval by the full Board and subsequent submission to the Connecticut Bar Association’s Board of Governors (BOG). The Nominating Committee will recommend a slate of officers to be appointed by the Board at the Board’s first regular meeting following the annual approval of Board members by the BOG. The Nominating Committee shall also nominate candidates to fill vacancies on the Board or among its officers, and shall present any such nominations to the Board for final action. The committee regularly meets 3 times in the fall/winter and otherwise as needed.
Fellows Education and Program Committee (FEPC): The Fellows Education and Program Committee shall, upon the request of the President of the CBF, consult and advise the President concerning any matter pertaining to the projects of the Fellows. The committee shall include one or more members of the CBF Board of Directors in addition to its membership from among the Fellows of the CBF. The committee regularly meets twice in the fall and otherwise as needed.
Fellows Nominating Committee: The Fellows Nominating Committee shall be responsible for identifying persons worthy of addition to the James W. Cooper Fellows of the CBF. It shall solicit and review nominees and make recommendations to the Fellows and then to the Board for final approval. The committee meets 4 times a year.
Finance / Investment Committee: The Finance/Investment Committee shall advise and make recommendations to the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee on matters relating to the fiscal policies, cash management, and investments of the CBF. The committee meets quarterly and otherwise as needed.
Grantmaking Committee: The Grantmaking Committee shall be responsible for recommending grants to organizations eligible pursuant to the statutory and other authority given to the CBF. It will review the applications from grantees and prospective grantees and make recommendations to the Board of Directors for the distribution of funds to approved legal services providers. The committee meets 3-4 times in the fall and otherwise as needed.
Singer Fellowship Committee: The Singer Connecticut Public Interest Service Fellowship Program funds recent law school graduates to gain practical experience working for Connecticut civil legal aid providers. The Committee shall manage the annual selection and mentorship of Singer Fellows and periodic evaluation of the projects. The Committee shall include one or more members of the CBF Board in addition to CBF Fellows. The committee meets 4 times in the fall/winter and otherwise as needed.
