Board Committee Charter — Mandate And Cadence (Infographic)
Best for: a governance page stating what a committee decides and how often it meets Avoid when: the reader needs membership and voting rules in detail (use prose) Answers: why this committee exists, what it owns, and its operating rhythm
infographic list-row-simple-illus
theme
colorPrimary #2b66c4
palette
- #2b66c4
- #2f9e44
- #f3a33c
- #d1242f
- #7048e8
- #0f9b9b
- #c16f8a
- #7c5a3d
data
title Risk Committee Charter
desc Mandate, authority, cadence, escalation
lists
- label Mandate
desc Own the enterprise risk register
- label Authority
desc Approve risk appetite changes
- label Cadence
desc Monthly, first Thursday
- label Escalation
desc Material issues go to the boardData Shape
Four to five lists items, each a governance attribute. desc is the operative sentence — keep it under
about 60 characters so the illustration column stays readable.
Key Options
| Option | Effect |
|---|---|
infographic list-row-simple-illus |
Reserves an illustration slot beside the text |
list-row-simple-horizontal-arrow |
Text-only variant when no illustration is available |
list-grid-compact-card |
Use when there are six or more charter clauses |
Pitfalls
- ❌ Charter clauses pasted verbatim → ✅ one sentence per attribute; the full text lives in the doc
- ❌
illusset to a missing resource → ✅ omit illustrations rather than referencing absent files - ❌ Using it to show committee membership → ✅ that is an org chart, not a charter
Alternatives
| Variant | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Policy summary with numbered clauses | policy-memo-card.md (HTML/CSS) |
| Committee membership structure | platform-org-structure.md |
| Ordered governance cycle | operating-cycle-loop.md |