Serving on the Board of Directors
Resources
Overview
• * Welcome to the Board of Directors (Guidebook) 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.
• A Year in the Life of a Board of Directors: A Guide for Board Chairs (Guidebook) A guide for Board Chairs overseeing a nonprofit Board's operations.
* Board Basics: A 10-part webinar series covering the key policies and practices of nonprofit boards from a legal compliance perspective
- Board Basics - An Introduction to Finance and Governance Committees
- Board Basics: The Legal Duties of Nonprofit Directors
- Board Basics: Managing Conflicts of Interest
- Board Basics: Setting Compensation for Nonprofit Executives
- Board Basics: Understanding the Role of Board & Advisory Committees
- Board Basics: Does Your Board Need an Executive Committee and What Role Does It Serve?
- 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: Board Voting and Other Board Actions - How to Get It Right
- Board Basics: Whistleblower Policies & Nonprofit Transparency
Board Basics – Supplemental Legal Alerts
• Director and Officer Indemnification (Legal Alert)
• Conflict of Interest Policies: Disclosure, Monitoring and Enforcement (Legal Alert)
• Audit Committee and Audit Committee Charters (Legal Alert)
• Keeping Corporate Minutes (Legal Alert)
• FAQs about Board Voting (Legal Alert)
• Tax-Exempt Organization Alert: Whistleblower Policies (Legal Alert)
Financial Governance
• * The Role of the Board of Directors in Financial Oversight: A Guide for Board Members (Guidebook) A concise guide to the array of financial oversight responsibilities of nonprofit board members.
• Fiduciary Duty of Board of Directors to Oversee Financial Affairs (Legal Alert)
• The Role of the Board and Senior Management in Financial Oversight (Webinar Slides)
• Compensating Nonprofit Board Directors to Advance Equity and Inclusion: Seven Important Legal Considerations (Newsletter Article)
• Board Basics - An Introduction to Finance and Governance Committees (Webinar)
Board Management & Operations
• Codes of Conduct: How to Establish the Right Tone (Legal Alert)
• The Tone at the Top: How Nonprofit Leaders Create the Right Culture in Their Organizations (Podcast)
• When Board Members Don't Attend Board Meetings (Podcast)
(*) indicates materials in our “Start Here” series, a core collection of beginner-friendly resources for those with little to no experience in nonprofit law