GOVERNANCE
Shared leadership • Diverse voices • Community accountability
Engaging members of the SHIFT ecosystem in our governance framework brings accountability and transparency to key decisions and ensures that our programs and actions are aligned with our mission, vision, values and ways of working.
SHIFT is seeking new members to join its Steering Committee!
Get involved, share your voice and contribute to the shaping of a more just, inclusive and broadly prosperous Tiohtià:ke/Montréal.
Our Community-led and shared leadership structure
Steering Committee
Responsible for high-level strategic decision, setting future directions and allocating resources in line with SHIFT mission, vision, values and ways of working.
Program hubs
Responsible for major program-level orientations and ensuring that program areas are meeting annual objectives while also contributing to the SHIFT's vision and mission in the long term.
Selection juries
Responsible for the selection of projects that will join the SHIFT community through the funding and support programs.
Staff
Responsible for operational decisions and coordination of program-specific projects in line with the directions provided by the Steering Committee and the Program hubs.
Discover how SHIFT uses cultural mapping to assess its governance structure
SHIFT’s alternative governance model explores power-sharing within organizational structures.
How did we get here?
Since the idea of SHIFT first emerged in 2018, the shared leadership and oversight of the Centre has been an evolving process that has benefitted from the guidance and contributions of several groups of people.
Our governance model was greatly informed by the contributions of two inaugural working groups. Read more about their research and the recommendations they put forward.
