Board and Staff Responsibilities -- Test Your Knowledge
Applies to for-profits unless otherwise noted.Use the following table to test your
knowledge of the differences between the roles of the board and
staff of an organization. Under the column titled "Responsibility",
note if the activity is:
Board
Staff
Joint
Then compare your answers to the table at Board and Staff Responsibilities.
|
|
sibility |
| Director the process of planning | | |
| Provide input to long range goals | | |
| Approve long range goals | | |
| Formulate annual objectives | | |
| Approve annual objectives | | |
| Prepare performance reports on achievement of goals and objectives | | |
| Monitor achievement of goals and objectives | | |
PROGRAMMING:
| Assess stakeholder (customers, community) needs | | |
| Oversee evaluation of products, services and programs | | |
| Maintain program records; prepare program reports | | |
| Prepare preliminary budget | | |
| Finalize and approve budget | | |
| See that expenditures are within budget during the year | | |
| Approve expenditures outside authorized budget | | |
| Insure annual audit of organization accounts | | |
PERSONNEL:
| Employ Chief Executive | | |
| Direct work of the staff | | |
| Hire and discharge staff member | | |
| Decision to add staff | | |
| Settle discord among staff | | |
COMMUNITY RELATIONS:
| Interpret organization to community | | |
| Write news stories | | |
| Provide organization linkage with other organizations | | |
BOARD COMMITTEES:
| Appoint committee members | | |
| Call Committee Chair to urge him/her into action | | |
| Promote attendance at Board/Committee meetings | | |
| Recruit new Board members | | |
| Plan agenda for Board meetings | | |
| Take minutes at Board meetings | | |
| Plan and propose committee organization | | |
| Prepare exhibits, material and proposals for Board and Committees | | |
| Sign legal documents | | |
| Follow-up to insure implementation of Board and Committee decisions | | |
| Settle clash between Committees | | |
For the Category of Boards of Directors:
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Recommended Books
For-Profit ("Corporate") Boards of Directors
For-Profit ("Corporate") Boards of Directors
The following books are recommended because of their highly practical nature and often because they include a wide range of information about this Library topic. To get more information about each book, just hover your cursor over the image of the book. A "bubble" of information will be displayed. You can click on the title of the book in that bubble to get more information, too.
Nonprofit Boards of Directors
Field Guide to Developing, Operating and Restoring Your Nonprofit Board
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Provides step-by-step, highly practical guidelines to organize, operate and sustain high-quality nonprofit Boards -- and to fix a broken Board! Includes variety of Board models you can choose from, roles and responsibilities, how to get the best members, how to train and organize them, goals for standard committees, ensuring high-quality meetings, evaluating Boards, how to evaluate and/or replace the Executive Director, and much more! Includes many sample Board policies you can download! Written by the developer of the Free Management Library. Many materials in this Library's topic about Boards are adapted from this book. 30-day, money-back, guarantee!
Field
Guide to Leadership and Supervision With Nonprofit Staff
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Provides step-by-step, highly practical guidelines to recruit, utilize and evaluate the best staff members for your nonprofit. Includes guidelines to effectively lead yourself (as Board member or staff member), other individuals, groups and organizations. Includes guidelines to avoid burnout -- a very common problem among nonprofit staff. Written by the developer of the Free Management Library. Many materials in this Library's topic about leadership and staffing are adapted from this book. 30-day, money-back, guarantee!
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Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development With Nonprofits
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Provides complete, step-by-step guidelines to identify complex issues in nonprofit organizations and successfully resolve each of them. This book is also helpful to organizations that are doing fine now, but want to evolve to the next level of performance. This is one of the truly comprehensive, yet practical, books about this complex subject! Includes online forms that can be downloaded. Written by the developer of the Free Management Library. Many materials in this Library's topic about guiding change are adapted from this comprehensive book. 30-day, money-back, guarantee!
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Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation
- by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Step-by-step guidelines to customize and facilitate planners to implement the best strategic planning process to suit the particular nature and needs of their nonprofit. This is one of the few books, if any, that explains how to actually facilitate planning. Includes many online forms that can be downloaded and used by planners. Written by the developer of the Free Management Library. Many materials in this Library's topic about strategic planning are adapted from this book. 30-day, money-back, guarantee!
