Introducing the Global Community Council (GCC)
The Global Community Council is a new community governance body that will work alongside the Board
- To bring the inspiration and information from segments of the Shambhala society together
- To envision what is needed for our path forward
- To provide a set of eyes on our finances and plans in order to ensure that resources, physical assets and opportunities are used most wisely
- To ensure that risk is managed prudently
These are the core accountability functions of governance. The GCC is a new collaborative and representative body, which follows in the spirit of Shambhala principles and history of engaged governance.
You can find out more about the GCC in this GCC Overview document.
Participating in the GCC
It is intended that the GCC will meet together at least four times a year, or more frequently if the need arises. It is also anticipated that the GCC will appoint working groups drawn from the community to carry out some tasks on their behalf. Per the 2023 Affiliation Policies, Shambhala Global Services will provide staff support to the GCC to the extent feasible with existing resources.
Engaged community members are invited to give input and participate in shaping the Global Community Council (GCC) as a new organisational form to help ensure the good governance practices of community consultation, communication, and shared decision making in Shambhala. To this end, on June 1, 2, and 3, 2023, the GCC Working Group hosted conversations with community members about the Global Community Council. Click here to read a conversation summary.
The first members of the GCC, who will represent geographic constellations of groups and centres along with the Shambhala land centres, will take their seats at Harvest of Peace, September 30, 2023.
Click Here to access a List of Constellations and key contacts.
If you have questions or comments, please write to the Global Community Council Working Group at [email protected] GCC Working Group was formed from volunteers who stepped forward from the Process Team and the North America Leadership Forum in Fall 2022 to support development of the GCC.
Global Community Council Working Group Members: Janet Bronstein, Mattias Hofmann, Lynele Jones, Jamie Moffat, Peter Nowak, Susan Skjei, Robert Stevens, Tara Templin, Ivan Troescher, Susanne Vincent