Governance Model

Guelph Community Health Centre

The SEED is a project of the Guelph CHC. The Guelph CHC provides a comprehensive suite of organizational services and supports including: board oversight, legal structure (not-for-profit corporation), policies and procedures, financial and accounting, office and meeting space, administrative support, staff (Director) oversight, IT, volunteer support, funding (in-kind and other), and HR.

Advisory Team

Provides continuous insight and advisory input, and helps to plan the Community Consultant Events below. The Advisory Team is made up of five to seven community members (including at least two community peers) and two SEED staff members.

Evaluation Committee

Oversees and guides all of The SEED’s efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of our work and to improve our methods to achieve better outcomes. The Evaluation Committee is made up of up to four community members with professional expertise in evaluation and one SEED staff member.

Community Action Groups

Community Action Groups are one-off “think tanks” that are convened whenever the SEED is grappling with a specific opportunity, challenge, or issue that requires input and direction. Up to nine community members with expertise and lived experience in the topic at hand will be invited to a CAG event. At least two of the people selected to participate in a CAG will be community peers.

Volunteer Committee

The Volunteer Committee provides guidance to The SEED’s volunteer program. The committee is made up of 3-6 lead volunteers and The SEED’s volunteer coordinator.

Open-house Community Events

Every year The SEED hosts open-house community events. The purpose of these events is to invite community members to celebrate the work done by The SEED and our community members and partners, and to receive feedback and input that will help guide The SEED’s future activities.