___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
