Governance for Non-Profit Organizations
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This course discusses what every NPO board member needs to know.Course Content:The course discusses how boards should (and actually) work, responsibilities of board membership, and legal expectations deriving from board members’ fiduciary responsibilities. Topics include:
- Recruiting and election
- Expectations (i.e., “Give, Get, or Get Off”)
- Tools for evaluating board performance
- Succession planning and term limits, and
- Insurance requirements for NPOs, Directors, Errors and Omissions, and General Liability.
For a variety of reasons, very few non-profits consider what would happen if a key staff member, board member or volunteer should get sick, no longer be available or decide to leave. This course explores the key activities needed to assure the sustainability of a non-profit when it loses key personnel.
