Board Governance 101

What does it mean to sit on a board of a nonprofit, charity, society, organization, or club?

What does board service involve?  How can you be an effective board member?

This is a crash course in what every board member needs to know about governing an organization, the three legal duties of being a board member, the responsibilities of the board and how this role relates to staff, volunteers, members, clients, stakeholders and he world at large.