This page highlights the Roles and Responsibilities of ECDI members.

ECDI Organization Member

  • May Attend Monthly Development Committee Meetings as a non-voting member
  • Provide input on development project ideas and voting; may be asked to vote as part of the annual project prioritization process depending on organization member level
  • Participate in Focus Group Sessions on Development Projects
  • Support testing of Development Projects

ECDI Development Committee Member

  • Each ECDI Member Organization who joins at Olive or Above has One Voting Member as part of the Development Committee
  • Participate in Monthly Development Committee meetings 
  • Analyze development projects
  • Submit development project ideas as part of the annual project prioritization
  • Vote on development projects as part of the annual project prioritization
  • Balance priorities of individual partners with overall ECDI priorities in discussion and voting
  • Recommend high-level development goals to the Oversight Committee 
  • Review development project requirements
  • Analyze and approve expenditures and vendor selection for ECDI-funded development projects
  • Support Testing of Development 

ECDI Membership Committee Member

  • One Member from Oversight Committee and one from Development Committee 
  • Participate in Monthly Membership Committee meetings
  • Establish Policies that Support Existing Members
  • Develop Processes to Welcome New Members
  • Implement Recruitment plan to engage with potential members & grow ECDI 

ECDI Oversight Committee Member

  • Each ECDI Member who joins at Emerald or Above has one Organizational Leader participate on the Oversight Committee
  • Facilitate communication between ECDI and partner institutions
  • Participate in Oversight Committee meetings
  • Balance priorities of individual partners with overall ECDI priorities in discussion and voting
  • Serve as the finance and personnel committee for ECDI
  • Approve annual budget
  • Approve policies
  • Undertake strategic planning
  • Approve high-level development goals for ECDI

ECDI Fiscal Sponsor

  • Serve as the fiduciary for ECDI and in charge of the program’s financial affairs.
  • Responsible for ECDI’s books of account and accounting records and of its accounting procedures. Must comply with federal and state tax filing and auditing requirements. 
  • Authorize ECDI expenditures in accordance with policies set by the Oversight Committee and the fiscal sponsor’s Executive Board. The Oversight Committee Treasurer must authorize any expenditures in excess of $10,000.  
  • Serve as employer of record for hired staff working on behalf of ECDI. 
  • ECDI employees are subject to any and all policies in the fiscal sponsor’s employee handbook.
  • The fiscal agent is responsible for coordinating onboarding of the ECDI Program Director.
  • Serve as signatory for all ECDI contracts and legal agreements. 

ECDI Program Director

  • Set direction for ECDI collaboration.
  • Coordinate Evergreen development on behalf of ECDI partners. 
  • Jointly develop the annual budget with the Oversight Committee.
  • Schedule and Create Initial Agenda for Oversight Committee meetings
  • Schedule and Create Initial Agenda for Development Committee meetings
  • Schedule and Create Agenda for Membership Committee meetings
  • Present Monthly Report and Financial Update at Oversight Committee meetings
  • Facilitate communication and sharing among participating partners.
  • Serve as primary liaison between ECDI and the larger Evergreen community
  • Create an Annual Report at the end of each fiscal year to be presented to members