Atlantic Institute Charter 2024

AtlanticFellows

Purpose

MISSIONOFTHEATLANTICINSTITUTE

TheAtlanticInstituteseekstoamplifytheinfluenceandimpactoftheAtlantic FellowsandtheAtlanticFellowsprogramsby SupportinglifelongcommunityamongAtlanticFellows

PromotingcollaborationandsharedapproachesacrossAtlanticFellows Programs

Extendingcommunity

Raisingglobalawareness

VISIONFORTHEGLOBALATLANTICFELLOWSCOMMUNITY

AtlanticFellowsareadiverse,internationalcommunityofleaderswhoshareadeep commitmenttoadvancingfairer,healthier,moreinclusivesocieties.

TheAtlanticFellowsprogramsbringtogetherpassionate,experiencedindividuals fromdifferentbackgrounds,areasofexpertise,andprofessionstolearnfromone anotherandcollaboratetoadvancesolutionstopressingproblems.

THEORYOFCHANGE

SHAREDMISSIONFORTHEATLANTICFELLOWSPROGRAMS

Toempowercatalyticcommunitiesofemergingleaderstoadvancefairer, healthier,moreinclusivesocieties.

THEATLANTICINSTITUTEANDRHODESTRUST

“TheRhodesTrust,basedattheUniversityofOxford,bringstogetheranddevelops exceptionalpeoplefromallovertheworld,andinallfieldsofstudy,whoareimpatient withthewaythingsareandhavethecouragetoact.”

ATLANTICINSTITUTEPRINCIPLES

Supportive,collaborativepartner

o

ResponsivetoAtlanticFellowscommunity

o Leadingresourceonglobalthinking

o

Activitiesfocusedonglobalnetworkandfacilitatingcollaborationandlearning

o

Programlifesufficienttosupportlongtermcommunity o

ATLANTICFELLOWSSHAREDPRINCIPLES,ATTRIBUTESANDVALUES

Appendix1includestheAtlantic Fellowsmission,principles,criteria,attributes,andvaluesthatareincludedin eachprogram’sownfoundingdocuments

RolesandAuthorities

OVERVIEW

RhodesTrust,throughitsTrustees,retainsresponsibility

Atlantic InstituteGoverningBoard

AnExecutiveDirectorwillleadtheworkoftheAtlanticInstitute

TheAtlanticInstituteGoverningBoard,withitscross-programrepresentation,will alsopromoteandsupporttheAtlanticFellowscommunityanditsmissionandvision.

Advisors

GOVERNANCEGROUPS,RESPONSIBILITIES,ANDKEYCHARACTERISTICS

Fiduciary responsibility

Primaryoperational andprogrammatic oversightoftheAI; promotingand supportingthe AtlanticFellows community,mission andvision

Operational,not governancegroups

Ifandwhen appropriate

GoverningBoard

COMPOSITIONANDTERMS

ELECTION

MEETINGSANDPROCEDURES

Meetings.

Quorum.

Voting.

OFFICERS

Officers.

Chair.

Secretary.

Treasurer.

Termsandappointment.

RESIGNATIONANDVACANCIES

Resignation.

Removal. Vacancy.

RHODESTRUSTAPPROVAL

FinancialManagement

ATLANTICINSTITUTEFUNDS

INVESTMENTOFFUNDS

Accounting.

Investment.

Returns.

ProgramServiceRevenue

BUDGETANDEXPEDITURES

AnnualBudgets.

Disbursements.

Deviations.

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Appendix1: AtlanticFellowsprogramcoreprinciples

INCLUDEDINEACHATLANTICFELLOWSPROGRAMCHARTER

SHAREDMISSIONOFTHEATLANTICFELLOWS

Toempowercatalyticcommunitiesofemergingleaderstoadvancefairer,healthier, moreinclusivesocieties.

ATLANTICFELLOWSPROGRAMPRINCIPLES

PROGRAMAPPROACH

Multi-sectoral,inter-professionalcohorts o

Spacetoengageincriticalanalysisandadvancepotentialsolutions

not

Strongprogramexperienceandcohortaffiliation

o .

Programlifeandsupportsufficienttobuildcommunitieswithscale o

GLOBALCOMMUNITY

Coordinationandcollaborationacrosstheglobalnetwork o o

SharedexperienceandidentityasAtlanticFellows o o AtlanticFellowsIdentityGuidelines

PROGRAMORGANIZATIONS

Durableorganizationswithfidelitytosharedmission o

o Commitmenttocontinuouslearningandimprovement

o

ATLANTICFELLOWSSHAREDCRITERIAANDATTRIBUTES

AtlanticFellowsarethinkersanddoerswithinnovativeideasandthecourage, commitmentandcapacitytobringlastingimprovementstotheircommunitiesand theworld.

Experience

Potentialtohavesignificantimpact

Socialandemotionalmaturity

Commitmenttocollaboration

ATLANTICFELLOWSSHAREDVALUES

STANDARDSOFCONDUCT