Board Fundamentals: Roles and Responsibilities

Engage your board and align their work with organizational values and vision. A highly effective and engaged board has clarity around roles, responsibilities and aligns their work and performance with organizational values and vision.​

In this workshop, you will learn or refresh your knowledge on non-profit board member essentials.

Suggested Participants

All non-profit boards and leaders.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:​

• Define the responsibilities of board members and the executive director
• Describe the 3 modes of governance
• Describe practices that build effective boards
• Apply tools that support good governance

Benefits

• Confidence to carry out your role as a board member.
• Clarity on the roles of board members vs. the roles of staff and operational volunteers.
• An inclusive space to review and reflect on what it means to be a board member.

Topics Covered

• Governance in context
• Board roles & responsibilities
• Board self management
• Tools to support governance