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  1. What are the key duties of a nonprofit board?
  2. How should our board be structured: size, meetings, term limits, committees, etc.?
  3. Board Composition and Structure
  4. Conduct of the Board
  5. What are the board's legal responsibilities?
  6. What are the duties of the Board Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, etc.?
  7. Nonprofit Board Conflict of Interest
  8. What should the board manual contain?
  9. What are board member's roles in fundraising?
  10. How can we get board members to help with fundraising when they've never done it before, or had a bad experience in the past?
  11. How do we recruit, orient and retain board members?
  12. Should the executive director be a member of the board?
  13. What is the role of executive director with the board?
  14. Board/Executive Director relations: Who does what?
  15. How can we evaluate our board's performance?
  16. How does the board hire an executive director?
  17. What are some practical ways to strengthen governance?
  18. How do we evaluate our board's performance?
  19. Recruiting and Retaining good Board members
  20. What steps can our organization take to maintain the highest standards of accountability?
  21. Do nonprofit board meetings have to be open to the public?
  22. Things every board member should know regarding their fiduciary responsibilities.
  23. What to do with board members who don't do anything.
  24. Checklist for Success as a Board Chair.
  25. The board and financial management
  26. How should my organization prepare for an audit?
  27. How to Read a Form 990 

  28. Key considerations in risk management.

  29. Where does Directors & Officers Liability Insurance fit in this picture.

  30. Things every board member should know regarding their fiduciary responsibilities.

  31. How can you minimize the risks of an employee lawsuit.

  32. What board practices can help guard against lawsuits.

  33. Insurance for employment practices liability.

  34. Preventing employee theft.

     

  

Board Links

» The Alliance

» Assoc. of Governing Boards

» Board Cafe

» BoardSource

» Charity Channel

» CompassPoint

» Peter F. Drucker Foundation

» Institute on Governance

» Internet Nonprofit Center

» Management Assistance Prog.

» Nonprofit Genie

» Nonprofit Resource Center

 

Directors & Officers Insurance

» Alliance of Nonprofits Insurance

 

Legal Issues

» Nolo Press

» Nonprofit Issues

» Nonprofit Law Resource Library

 

Risk Management

» Nonprofit Risk Management Center

» Public Risk Management Association

» Public Entity Risk Institute

» Univ. Risk Management & Insurance Association

 

Samples & Templates

» Board Job Descriptions

» Officers Job Descriptions

» Evaluating the Board

» Individual board member Responsibilities and personal characteristic to consider

 

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