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Maintaining a Board of Directors

  

Tools & Checklists

 Contributed by Jenette Nagy Edited by Bill Berkowitz and Phil Rabinowitz

Checklist

Here, you'll find a checklist that summarizes the major points contained in the text


___You understand what a Board of Directors is, what are its functions and how it works

___You have developed a system to assist Board members in understanding the Board and their roles on it.

___You have designed a process for welcoming, training, and mentoring new members.

___You have made sure your relationship with your staff is healthy and effective

___You have made plans for having effective meetings in the future

___You gave the Board members a sensible work level

___You have developed a policy for dealing with urgent matters between meetings.

___You have defined the terms for the membership

___You are aware of state and national laws that will affect the Board and the organization.

___You have developed a conflict-of-interest policy and maintained it.

___You organized an annual retreat

___You plan to have formal evaluations regularly.

___You celebrated all of your accomplishments with the Board