Board Governance Orientation Toolkit

Introduction

Support Service to Seniors

Purpose Board of Directors

Types of Board

Working or Administrative Board

1. Policy Board
2. Policy Governance Board
3. Collective Board

Governance

Duties of Board Directors

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

Board Committees

1. Standing Committees
2. Ad Hoc Committees

Role of Board Members and Officers

Structure of the Board of Directors

1. Elections
2. Terms of Office
3. Meetings of Board of Directors
4. Quorum
5. Annual General Meeting

Financial Management

1. Fiscal Year
2. Cheque Signing Authority
3. Assets
4. Collecting, Receipting and Banking of Monies
5. Donations
6. Donations in Kind
7. Financial Control
8. Financial Reporting
9. Fundraising
10. Honorariums and Commissions
11. Petty Cash

Board Building: Evaluating, Recruiting, Orienting, Training and Developing

Appendices

• Appendix 1: Board Development Matrix
• Appendix 2: Building Your Board for increased Competency and Engagement
• Appendix 3: Board Orientation Manual
• Appendix 4: Sample Job Description
• Appendix 5: Sample Agenda
• Appendix 6: Ground rules for effective meetings
• Appendix 7: Sample Terms of Reference
• Appendix 8: Sample Committee Questionnaire
• Appendix 9: Strategic Planning
• Appendix 10: Succession Planning
• Appendix 11: Sample minutes
• Appendix 12: Parliamentary pointers