Policy Statement:

A change in Executive Director (ED) is inevitable for all organizations and can be a very challenging time, involving both risk and opportunity. A FODEO succession policy for the Executive Director position is a routine risk management and sustainability planning tool.

Therefore, FODEO shall be prepared for permanent change in Executive Director – either planned or unplanned – to ensure the stability and accountability of the organization until such time as new leadership is identified. The Board of Directors shall be responsible for implementing this policy and its related procedures and for annually reviewing and updating the policy as needed.

This policy and its related procedures are intended to serve the best interests of the organization and its mission. To that end, the Board of FODEO is adopting this succession policy for the purpose of establishing principles, role clarity, and procedures to support positive leadership transitions that foster good endings and beginnings with departing and arriving leaders and build organizational capacity when a planned or unplanned Executive Director change occurs.