CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ­ DEADLINE EXTENDED

CIVICUS seeks nominations of individuals
to stand for election to its Board of Directors

Please note the new deadline for nominations: 20 November 2006

Background:

The CIVICUS Board of Directors is the organisation's governing body. It comprises 13 directors who are elected to serve a three-year term. Any current
or prospective member of CIVICUS may stand for election to one of the 13 seats.

To ensure transparency and avoid conflicts of interest, the Board has created an ad hoc Nominations Committee to develop a list of candidates to be presented to the membership of CIVICUS. Members in good standing wil elect the 13 directors from a list of 26 names. The list wil consist of current Board members eligible and wil ing to stand for re-election and individuals not currently serving on the Board but who are nominated by CIVICUS' members, partners or themselves.

The outgoing Board Chairperson, Aruna Rao, Director of Gender at Work wil chair the 5-member Nominations Committee. Other members wil include one
current Board member who is not eligible for re-election and three persons of prominent standing in the civil society movement who are not CIVICUS directors and who also wil not stand for election to the Board.

Board membership requires a dedicated commitment of time ­ approximately ten to fifteen days per year ­ and dependable availability to attend meetings and undertake activities on CIVICUS behalf throughout the term of office. In addition, personal efforts to help cover costs of board participation are encouraged.

Selection Criteria:
In selecting nominees, the Committee wil take into account CIVICUS' needs for a Board to be fil ed by persons who:

• have institutional and individual credibility at national, regional and/or
  international levels in the civil society movement;

• have experience at managerial levels and/or as a member of boards of
  directors;

• possess relevant specialized knowledge and / or skil s; and,
• have demonstrated an active commitment to CIVICUS' mission, vision,
  values and programmes.

The Nominations Committee wil also consider CIVICUS' needs for a Board that
col ectively is:

• broadly representative of CIVICUS' global reach and geographic diversity;
• broadly representative of CIVICUS' membership composition (by
  institutional type, national location, etc.);
• diverse in terms of gender, age, race, ethnicity and cultural background;
• diverse in terms of experience and skil s; and,

• conducive toward maintaining an appropriate measure of continuity.

The Call and Directions:

CIVICUS' Board requests nominations from Members and partners of the
organisation. You may nominate yourself and/or others.

A nomination will be certified when CIVICUS receives the following
application items no later than midnight GMT, 20 November 2006:

1. A completed Nomination Form (only one nominee per form; please copy
    the blank form as needed).
2. A letter of intent from each nominee (other than self-nominees). See
    Nomination Form Section B item about what the letter of intent should
    include. (Note: a nominee does not have to be a member of CIVICUS
    when nominated, but she/he or his/her organisation must join no later than
    December 31st 2006.)

Nomination forms can be found at http://www.civicus.org/new/media/nominationsformextended.doc

Please submit completed nominations forms to Aruna Rao, Chair, CIVICUS
Nominations Committee, via one of the following:

E-mail: boardelections@civicus.org

Fax: +1-202-331-8774
Mail: 1112 16th Street NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20036
USA

Please see www.civicus.org or contact us at boardelections@civicus.org
with any questions about the nomination or election process.

Many thanks!