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Every issue pertaining to a nonprofit board of directors relates to the topic of governance, the overall principle and set of practices for ensuring accountability and compliance, transparency, healthy growth and long-term security. Some of the most prominent areas of nonprofit governance today in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley world include:
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Accountability and transparency issues |
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Financial oversight and internal controls |
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Hiring, evaluating, and if necessary, firing the Executive Director |
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Program performance evaluation and development |
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Organizational and strategic planning and development |
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Personnel and human resource development |
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Policy development |
Things to remember:
- Always work to advance your organization's mission
- Review, update and follow your organization's governing
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- Board members: Stay active and be informed
- Avoid conflicts of interest
- Protect board members and officers from legal exposure
- Understand the legal and tax status of your organization
- Comply with applicable state laws
- Properly manage employees and volunteers
- Be Internet savvy
- Maintain records and be financially accountable
- Avoid legal challenges
Remember the "Enquirer/Post Test."
How would it read on the front page of the newspaper?
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