Serving on the Board of Directors
Authored By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center
Resources
Table of Contents
Resource Manuals
- Welcome to the Board of Directors
- An easy to understand manual for new and existing Board members which sets forth a Board member's duties and responsibilities while serving as a director of a nonprofit organization.
- The Role of the Board of Directors in Financial Oversight: A Guide for Board Members
- A concise guide to the array of financial oversight responsibilities of nonprofit Board members.
- A Year in the Life of a Board of Directors: A Guide for Board Chairs
- A guide for Board Chairs overseeing a nonprofit Board's operations.
Webinars
- Board Basics Webinar Series
- Board Basics - The Legal Duties of Nonprofit Directors
- Board Basics - Setting Compensation for Nonprofit Executives
- Board Basics: Whistleblower Policies & Nonprofit Transparency
- Board Basics: Understanding the Role of Board & Advisory Committees
- Board Basics: Managing Conflicts of Interest
- Board Basics: Calling and Conducting Nonprofit Board Meetings
- Board Basics: Keeping Your Story Straight - A Webinar on Taking Minutes
- Board Basics: What a Nonprofit Board Should Know About Meeting in Executive Session
- Board Basics: Does Your Board Need an Executive Committee and What Role Does It Serve?
- Board Basics: Board Voting and Other Board Actions - How to Get It Right
Podcasts
- Succession Planning - Preparing for the Future
- The Tone at the Top: How Nonprofit Leaders Create the Right Culture in Their Organizations
- CEO - Board Relationship: Creating a Winning Combination
- Managing Conflicts of Interest - How to Keep the IRS Happy
- When Board Members Don't Attend Board Meetings
- Record Retention for Nonprofits: Keeping Track and Keeping Up
Additional Information
- Revisiting Director and Officer Indemnification: Provisions in the New D.C. Nonprofit Act
- FAQs about Board Voting
- Audit Committee and Audit Committee Charters
- Conflict of Interest Policies: Disclosure, Monitoring and Enforcement
- Complying With the New IRS Corporate Governance Guidelines for 501(c)(3) Organizations: Keeping Corporate Minutes
- Tax-Exempt Organization Alert: Whistleblower Policies
- Document Retention Policies: What Every Nonprofit Needs to Know
- Fiduciary Duty of Board of Directors to Oversee Financial Affairs
- Codes of Conduct: How to Establish the Right Tone
