NATIONAL EDCAN NETWORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVISORY COUNCIL
This is your leadership opportunity to contribute to a Canadian K–12 education sector where everyone is respected, valued, and supported to be at their best.
The EdCan Network (Canadian Education Association) was established in 1891 by Canadian teachers’ organizations to connect colleagues across the country. Since that time, it has grown to represent over 140,000 education professionals. The EdCan Network is a bilingual national charitable organization that connects education professionals, system leaders, unions, professional associations, ministries of education, and educators around complex, systemic challenges such as mental health and workplace wellbeing.
Our role as an intermediary connects K-12 education systems across the country by producing and disseminating authoritative and evidence-based, yet accessible content, programs, products and services that are trusted by educators and policymakers alike. EdCan aims to improve education policies and expand the reach of educational resources in an effort to bridge the research-implementation gap. Learn more at www.edcan.ca or @EdCanNet.
Our membership of over 140,000 educators includes 80+ school districts, over 1,000 experts, our Board of Directors, Advisory Council of influencers and a wider network of practitioners and policymakers – a direct pipeline to educators across Canada to showcase our programs and services. This pan-Canadian network of leaders from the K-12, post-secondary, not-for-profit and corporate sectors share a commitment to heighten educators’ capacity to explore and respond to public education’s emerging systemic opportunities and challenges. The EdCan Network Advisory Council provides a forum for expression of countrywide issues and trends in education and advises the Board on the direction and priorities for the Network. Council members provide visibility and act as advocates for EdCan within their respective professional communities. They are drawn from all regions of the country and serve a three-year term, which may be renewable for a second three-year term.
The EdCan Network Nominations Committee has prioritized the recruitment of diverse Directors and Advisory Council Members with a start-up entrepreneurial spirit, a variety of desired skills and a professional network that can open doors to expanding the reach and impact of our work.
As contributors to the acceleration of short-term growth leading to the long-term sustainability of the EdCan Network, Director and Advisory Council candidates must:
- Be committed to the EdCan Network’s mission and values while actively identifying and brokering opportunities to support our work.
- For Directors: Be willing and available to attend up to eight videoconference meetings per year with occasional one-on-one requests for expertise and referrals from EdCan staff.
For Advisory Council Members: Be willing and available to participate in four virtual Advisory Council Meetings per year with occasional one-on-one requests for expertise and referrals from EdCan staff.
- Have expertise in one or more of the following areas to advance the organization’s mandate:
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- Business development
- Accounting/Finance
- Legal
- Government and stakeholder relations
- Organizational membership recruitment, retention, marketing and value propositions
- Corporate partnerships and sponsorships
- Fund development
This exciting volunteer opportunity represents an excellent way for you to make a difference, mentor EdCan staff and network with Canada’s education leaders and contribute your skills and expertise to support the long-term vitality of a respected Canadian not-for-profit education organization.
Please forward your interest to be considered for these leadership positions by email to: Kathleen Lane, Executive Director, EdCan Network (klane@edcan.ca)
