The Board of Directors consists of the essential people that steer our organisation towards a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure our organisation has adequate resources to advance its mission. They do so by committing themselves to the following key board member duties.
Duty of Care
Take care of the nonprofit by ensuring prudent use of all assets, including facility, people, and good will.
Duty of Loyalty
Ensure that the nonprofit's activities and transactions are, first and foremost, advancing its mission; Recognize and disclose conflicts of interest; Make decisions that are in the best interest of the nonprofit corporation; not in the best interest of the individual board member (or any other individual or for-profit entity).
Duty of Obedience
Ensure that the nonprofit obeys applicable laws and regulations; follows its own bylaws; and that the nonprofit adheres to its stated corporate purposes/mission.