INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Charter

Purpose and Scope
The Investment Committee shall serve as a strategic advisory body to the Executive Presidency, assisting in the identification, evaluation, and oversight of investment opportunities aligned with the mission and financial sustainability of the All Africa Baptist Fellowship (AABF).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate directly with the Executive Presidency to assess proposed investment initiatives.
• Develop and recommend investment guidelines and policies to ensure ethical, sustainable, and mission-driven financial engagement.
• Review and evaluate investment proposals submitted to AABF, ensuring due diligence and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Present recommendations to the Continental Leadership Council for approval and implementation.
• Monitor the performance of approved investments and provide periodic reports to the Executive Presidency and the Council.

Composition

The Investment Committee shall consist of not fewer than six (6) and not more than fifteen (15) members, appointed based on expertise in finance, business development, and strategic planning. Members shall serve staggered terms as determined by the Continental Leadership Council. Accountability The Committee shall operate under the authority of the Continental Leadership Council and report directly to the Executive Presidency. All decisions and recommendations shall be documented and submitted for Council review and ratification.

Meetings

Investment Committee normally will meet regularly as deemed fit and according to the needs of the Fellowship. They will also meet during the Annual Congress of AABF in the chosen region for the congress. The meeting will be led by the Committee Chair or Vice Chair, in the absence of the Committee Chair, on his or her direction. The meeting can be online, onsite or hybrid as occasion demands. Notice for the committee meeting shall be communicated at least a week to all the committee members via email, phone messages or written letter.

Quorum

The quorum of the committee is formed when there is 50% of the members present at the meeting. All apologies or absence from the meeting must be communicated to the committee chair at least 3 days to the meeting, whether by email, written letter or phone messages.
1. Manner of Acting Unless otherwise provided by the Articles of Incorporation, Constitution, or Bylaws, if a quorum is present at a meeting of the Committee, then an affirmative vote of a simple majority of the Investmet Committee members present and voting shall be the act of the investment Committee. Absentee’s votes are not to be included as part of the determination of what constitutes a majority percentage.
2. Proxies Proxies are not permitted for the Investment Committee.
3. Action Without a Meeting Any action to be taken at a meeting of the Investment Committee may be taken without a meeting via an electronic vote, such as by email, with the following provisions:
 The proposal must be clearly communicated to members of the Investment Committee.
 Members will normally be given one week (7 days) to respond, and this will be the timeline unless otherwise stated. The Chair based on the particular circumstances can amend this timeline.
 Non-response in either the normal or otherwise stated timeframe will be understood as a vote of affirmation for the stated proposal(s).
 Finalized actions must be communicated to the Investment Committee and included in the next regularly produced minutes approved by the Investment Committee. Addendum and Consent
 It is the normal practice of the AABF to record, video, and photograph investment Committee meetings to help with minutes or in any manner deemed appropriate by the AABF Investment Chair. Participation in the Investment Committee is consent to such recordings, video, and photography. Generally speaking, additional recordings, videography, or photography are permitted for private use and in line with any other provisions and/or processes found in the Bylaws or established by the AABF.