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We hold regular, scheduled board meetings.
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Meetings have a written agenda which is distributed to all directors at least one week in advance of each meeting.
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Board members and the chairperson contribute items to the agenda for meetings.
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Meetings start and end on time.
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The length of board meetings is reasonable for the needing to be work done.
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There is quorum at board meetings.
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Board meetings are efficiently managed by the Chairperson or President.
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There are opportunities for each person to contribute ideas and opinions during meetings.
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Board members take time to read materials and to prepare prior to each meeting.
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When decisions are made, they are confirmed by a motion approved by the board.
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Complete and accurate minutes are taken at each board meeting and reviewed and approved by a board motion at the subsequent meeting.
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The board has a policy stating the type of board (policy, policy governance or operational) it has chosen to be.
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If the board is a policy or policy governance board, it does not get involved in operational matters.
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All board members and the Executive Director or CEO treat each other with respect both in and out of board meetings..
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The chairperson and Executive Director or CEO have good communication and a positive relationship with each other.
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The board participates in training and development activities at least once every 3 – 6 months.
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Each board member could give an accurate 3-minute description of the organization’s “vital statistics” (services offered and to whom, size of budget, number of staff and volunteers, number of people served, funding sources etc).
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The board is well organized for recruitment and recruits new members on an ongoing basis.
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All board members understand the key components of the organization’s bylaws (number of directors, length of term of a director and of officers, maximum number of terms that may be served).
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The bylaws have been reviewed and updated in the past 3-5 years.
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In the past year, the board has participated in the development of a long term strategic plan for the organization.
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The board has an up-to-date written policy for appraising the performance of the Executive Director or CEO.
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The board has used the written policy to conduct an appraisal of the Executive Director or CEO in the past 2 years.
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The board has reviewed and adjusted the Executive Director’s or CEO’s compensation in the past two years, including comparing it with the compensation paid to other senior managers in similar organizations.
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The board receives and approves an annual operating budget.
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Board members fully understand the financial statements which are reviewed at least quarterly.
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Board members fully understand their own individual and collective liability as a board.
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The board evaluates its own performance at least once per year.
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The board uses standing and ad hoc committees when necessary to assist with its work.
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Each committee has written Terms of Reference to guide its work.
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