1. Purpose 

The Service Leadership Global Quality and Portfolio Management Committee is a standing Board committee responsible for providing governance oversight and active stewardship of the Corporation’s mission‑aligned initiatives, intellectual capital, and program portfolios. 

The Committee serves to ensure that the organization’s initiatives and programs maintain high standards of quality, coherence, learning, and impact, while remaining aligned with mission, strategy, and long‑range organizational sustainability. 

2. Authority and Standing 

The Committee is constituted pursuant to the authority of the Board of Directors and operates as a standing Board committee. 

The Committee is authorized to: 

• Provide governance oversight of program and initiative quality 

• Steward portfolio‑level learning, evaluation, and adaptation 

• Support continuous improvement across initiatives and spin‑offs 

• Make recommendations to the Board regarding portfolio alignment, quality assurance, and strategic adjustments 

The Committee does not manage day‑to‑day operations and does not exercise executive authority. 

3. Scope of Responsibility 

The Service Leadership Global Quality and Portfolio Management Committee’s scope includes, but is not limited to: 

• Oversight of quality assurance and continuous improvement across programs and initiatives 

• Portfolio‑level evaluation of outcomes, effectiveness, and alignment with mission and strategy 

• Stewardship of organizational learning, adaptation, and knowledge transfer 

• Oversight and governance support for complex initiatives, pilots, and spin‑offs 

• Identification of systemic risks, inefficiencies, or misalignment across the program portfolio 

4. Working‑Board Engagement 

Consistent with the Corporation’s working‑board model, members of this Committee may actively engage in: 

• Portfolio review and synthesis 

• Program design, refinement, and scaling decisions 

• Evaluation framework development and learning integration 

• Strategic support for complex initiatives and spin‑offs 

Such engagement is governance‑aligned and does not substitute for executive or operational management. 

5. Committee Composition 

The Committee shall consist of the following roles: 

• Chair 

• Vice Chair 

• Group Comptroller / Treasurer 

• Secretary 

• Members (as appointed by the Board) 

All members are appointed by the Board of Directors in accordance with the Bylaws of Celestial Point Inc. 

6. Relationship to Other Committees 

The Service Leadership Global Quality and Portfolio Management Committee coordinates as appropriate with other Board committees, including: 

• Mission, Vision, and Values Committee (mission alignment and coherence) 

• Organizational Resilience Committee (risk, duty‑of‑care, sustainability of initiatives) 

• Governance & Nominations Committee (capacity and committee alignment) 

• Compensation Committee (resource sustainability where portfolio demands intersect with staffing models) 

7. Escalation and Reporting 

Material concerns related to program quality, portfolio misalignment, systemic underperformance, or strategic risk shall be escalated: 

• From the Committee to the full Board of Directors 

• In a timely manner, particularly where mission impact or public trust may be affected 

8. Term of Service 

Members of the Service Leadership Global Quality and Portfolio Management Committee serve five (5)‑year terms, consistent with Board service terms, unless otherwise authorized by the Board under exceptional circumstances. 

9. Review and Amendment 

This Charter may be amended only by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Committee shall periodically review this Charter and recommend updates as necessary to reflect changes in portfolio scope, organizational scale, or strategic direction.