Organisation Structure – Sustainable Development Council

Organization Component Descriptions

Sustainable Development Council | SDC is a values-driven membership organisation – engaging and working together to progress towards achieving common goals. Our members form the core of Sustainable Development Council and meet once a month on Zoom in a General Assembly. Regional and Country Chapters are local branches of the global SDC community, taking responsibility for part of the organisation’s mission in a specific region or country. Working Groups and Task forces take on different tasks and activities in service of supporting SDC. Collaborations exist between members in service of achieving the SDGs.

Our Structure

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

General Assembly is made up of all members and is the cornerstone of SDC, meeting online once a month; it sets the movement’s direction and celebrates successes

SECRETARIAT

Secretariat supports the organisation in all its endeavours

GOVERNING COUNCIL

Governing Council develops the strategic plan based on agreed policy direction and drives its execution

WORKING GROUPS

Working Groups are groups of members in service of particular aspects of the movement (e.g. Communications, Memberships, Collaborations and Funding)

MULTI-MEMBER COLLABORATIONS

Multi-Member Collaborations are where four or more members have come together to co-create an activity for structural and systemic change

WORKING GROUPS

Working Groups are groups of members in service of particular aspects of the movement (e.g. Communications, Memberships, Collaborations and Funding)

BILATERAL COLLABORATIONS

Bilateral Collaborations are where two members have connected to scale or activate more transaction-based engagements

TASK FORCE

Task Forces are short-term groups which take on a specific task for SDC (e.g. writing a report or planning an event)

REGIONAL/COUNTRY CHAPTERS

Regional/Country Chapters take responsibility for part of the SDC mission in their region or country