Notice to Members

The Annual General Meeting of Inter-Country Adoption New Zealand Inc. (ICANZ) will be held at 107 Great South Road, Epsom, Auckland 1051, or by zoom at 7-30 pm on Monday 27 November 2023.

Please advise the ICANZ office by email if you wish to offer your time as a Board member.

Please also advise the ICANZ office if you wish to attend as space is very limited.

Agenda

1. Annual Report (available here)

2. Annual Performance Report (available in the Annual Report)

3. Board elections.

4. General business.

Election of Officers :

Any member of ICANZ who wishes to nominate someone to the Board, or wishes to offer their own services as a Board member should notify the ICANZ Board via email on office@icanz.gen.nz, with a brief resume.

Board meetings are held every second month, on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7-30 pm. Board members attend by zoom video calling. Board members should have skills, knowledge and experience to assist with some area of the governance of the activities of ICANZ and support the principle of the paramountcy of the child. Being a Board member is a voluntary role. Skills that are particularly helpful for Board members of an adoption organisation include social work, psychology, teaching or child welfare involvement, medical expertise, media work, event management, promotional or fundraising, graphic design or website skills, legal skills,  business management, previous board involvement.

Board members may be adoptive parents, or members of the public with an interest in the welfare of children in orphanages, who support ICANZ’s philosophy. It is not possible to be a Board member while currently carrying out an adoption. If you are willing to donate your time and professional skills to work with the ICANZ Board, please contact ICANZ. We’d love to have you involved.