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Fundamentals for Your Board of Directors

"Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection."
Mark Twain

Are you an executive director of a non-profit, or a small business owner? Or perhaps you are considering joining a local board for civic leadership. If so, you will want to have a firm grasp of roles and responsibilities for a Board of Directors.

These can be broken down into four basic and broad categories to include;

  1. Setting direction and strategy for efficient operations,
  2. Ensuring the necessary resources to keep things in good working order,
  3. Providing oversight for the organization to facilitate open communication and transparent operations, and
  4. Safeguarding general board operations to support and include all members.

Woodland Strategies is a professional consulting firm specializing in the non-profit and small business models. We are located in Minneapolis, MN but work with clients in multiple geographic areas. We can assist you in a variety of areas including Board Governance as well as Strategic Planning and Marketing Strategy.

Get started today and visit us at WoodlandStrategiesInc.com!

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Hassenger, M. Nonprofit Board Fundamentals.  Board Strong.  September 18, 2020. Retrieved online July 24, 2023

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