Board Responsibilities
Board members are the fiduciaries who steer the organization towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance, and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the non-profit has adequate resources to advance its mission. Board members provide foresight, oversight, and insight.
1. Determine the Organization’s Mission and Purpose
2. Provide Proper Financial Oversight
3. Ensure Adequate Resources
4. Ensure Legal and Ethical Integrity and Maintain Accountability
5. Ensure Effective Organizational Planning
6. Recruit and Orient New Board Members
7. Enhance the Organization’s Public Standing
8. Determine, Monitor, and Strengthen the Organization’s Programs and Services