10 Things Your Nonprofit Board Should Be Doing

Your nonprofit board members have fundamental responsibilities to carry out while serving your organization. Below is a list of how your board should be guiding and interacting with your organization.

Nonprofit Board Responsibilities

1. Ensure effective planning.
2. Determine the mission and purposes, and advocate for them.
3. Select the chief executive.
4. Ensure adequate financial resources.
5. Build a competent board.
6. Enhance the organization’s public standing.
7. Support and evaluate the chief executive.
8. Monitor and strengthen programs and services.
9. Protect assets and provide financial oversight.
10. Ensure legal and ethical integrity.

From: BoardSource

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