GOVERNANCE
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.
Shared leadership
Diverse voices
Accountability
Our community-led, 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.
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 used cultural mapping to conduct a Governance Evaluation
SHIFT’s alternative governance model explores power-sharing within organizational structures.
Joining SHIFT's governance
All SHIFT committees bring together a diversity of perspectives from across Concordia and Montreal.
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.
