Board Recruitment, Development & Decisions-Making

Lesson Learned Guiding Principles

Key responsibilities of the Board are:

• establishment and maintenance of the vision, mission and values of the organization.
• legal responsibility for fiscal accountability
• legal responsibility terms of the agency’s compliance with legislation and policy
• representation of the organization to the funder and to the public
• monitoring costs, functions and activities in order to ensure that resources are managed effectively
• approving overall planning and direction
• selecting the E.D.
• performance appraisal of the E.D.
• Board continuity and self-management.

Lesson Learned Key Success Factors in Board Recruitment

Have a good policy on the role of the nominating committee.  These committee members have wisdom and tact; they are circumspect, persuasive, and know the membership.