Organization Will Seek an Amendment to Congressional Charter, Last Modified in 1947
The American Red Cross Board of Governors unanimously approved a series of recommendations for transformational changes in an effort to modernize its 60-year-old governance structure, and to enhance the Board's ability to support the critical mission of the Red Cross in the 21st Century.
Earlier this year, the Board charged its Governance Committee to conduct a thorough self-examination and comprehensive review of its governance practices. Calling upon some of the country's most prominent governance authorities, the Committee actively sought outside expertise and independent advice to assist in its analysis and examination of best-in-class governance for both nonprofit and for-profit corporations.
This six-month long governance review involved more than 100 interviews of non-profit sector governance leaders, scholars, government officials, past and present Red Cross board members and officers, management, volunteer chapter leaders, donors and others who have observed and worked with the Red Cross.
While some of the proposed changes can be implemented administratively through management, the Red Cross looks forward to working with members of Congress and the White House in the coming weeks to enact the following changes to its Congressional Charter:
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