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of an organization on a regular basis (typically monthly) and it is of the utmost important that each member understands what they are reviewing so that they may be able offer the best advice about the financial status to the rest of the board. This will become an indispensable skill when practicing type I governance. The next thing the board needs to do is understand what it was created to do and what each person's responsibilities are. A document should be created for all board members to review that outlines the three duties(duty of care, duty of loyalty, and the duty of obedience) as well as all legal responsibilities of the collective board and provide detailed descriptions of each position. This process will ensure that the board …show more content…

This document will review board responsibilities but also outline how board members should behave and carry themselves. Failure to uphold the contract is grounds for dismissal of the board. Included in the contract would be a handbook with all of the league's policies and procedures. These policies would be one that the board had agreed on with a consensus vote. Such policies would range from length of board terms to conflict of interest policy (that is what ultimately head to the departure of Sarah), Board members will sign off on their contracts that they have read and are familiar with all of the league's policies and the procedures. In signing the contract board members are held to a high standard by the organization and the public. The contract is meant to create accountability and reaffirm the public's trust in the …show more content…

As Gill has stated “A committee's function is to bring the experience, expertise and judgement of a group of interested and informed individuals to bring a specific area of the corporation's responsibility,” (Gill, 2005). The boards would each research and gather informations, analyze data, come up with affirmative action plans and present these finding, plans and suggestions to the board, the board will then discuss the suggestions and decide on the best course of action. The three committees I would suggest would be financial and risk management committee. a fundraising committee and a program/ service committee that also handles quality assurance. Each of these committees would ensure that key areas of governing is constantly paid attention to. These committees would give board members a sense of purpose as it would utilize their best talents and have them focus their areas of expertise to create strategic plans for each

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