Waterloo Region - The Prosperity Council of Waterloo Region’s Creative Enterprise Task Force is seeking applications by individuals to serve as candidates for the Creative Enterprise Enabling Organization Board of Directors.

BACKGROUND

The Creative Enterprise agenda links arts and the creative process to a far wider range of economic activities. It encourages innovative thinking, fosters entrepreneurship and builds a community that enhances quality of life while attracting and retaining a diverse, professional work force that can live anywhere – but choose to live in Waterloo Region. The Prosperity Council and its supporters believe that a creative sector with a sustainable infrastructure is integral to fully realize long-term growth opportunities for our Region.

CREATIVE ENTERPRISE ENABLING ORGANIZATION

The Creative Enterprise Enabling Organization will provide a wide range of services with the intention of enabling the arts, culture, and creative sectors (private, public, and not-for-profit) to achieve their potential.

It will evolve considerably following its inception and will, among other initiatives, focus on and become:

• A collaborative body for shared services/resources for the arts, culture and creative community

• A coordinating body for festivals, promotion and marketing, digital presence, etc.

• Enabler of strategic financial services for the creative sector

• Advocate for the creative sector to provincial and federal governments and stakeholders

• Provide support to improve capacity of organizations

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Creative Enterprise Task Force seeks a wide spectrum of committed and talented people from diverse disciplines. Size of the Board of Directors is initially set at 18 members: 6 members from public sector (being CAO level or designate); 6 from the creative sector; and 6 from the community at large. Ideally, directors representing the community or the creative sector shall possess various skills beneficial to the Board such as legal, accounting, HR, governance and finance. The Task Force leadership will select the initial Board members. Following that, the legal entity will be created and the Board will be officially constituted. Among the initial responsibilities of the Board will be the recruitment of its CEO and the formal naming of the organization.

Applicants must indicate their desire and time to actively serve. Your application must include your name, title, and contact information and a description of your qualifications (no more than three pages).

Letter or email is acceptable. All applications will be held in confidence.
Send no later than December 7, 2009 4:00pm to:

Deborah Currie, Project Manager – Creative Enterprise
By email preferred: dcurrie@wlu.ca
By Mail:
Deborah Currie
c/o 75 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5