Board Fundamentals: Roles & Responsibilities
Engage your board and align their work!
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.
Program Benefits:
You will walk away with:
• Increased confidence to carry out your role as board member
• Increased clarity on the roles of board members vs. the roles of staff and operational volunteers
• A more engaged board and stronger alignment to the organizational mission and vision
• Tools to increase the effectiveness of your board meetings
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
• Define the responsibilities of board members
• Describe the three modes of governance
• Describe practices that build effective boards
• Learn new tools that support good governance (e.g. consent agendas, board calendars)
Workshop Content:
Five key board responsibilities:
• The role of oversight
• Governance vs operations perspective
• Board development, recruitment and training
• Meeting management
• Committee structure and board tools