While differences of opinion are sure to arise, board members should seek to keep disagreements impersonal. By practicing discretion and accepting decisions made on a majority basis, board unity and confidence will be promoted. Board members accomplish their functions through regular meetings and by establishing a committee structure that is appropriate to the size of the organization and the board. Ideally, board members arrive at meetings prepared and ready to engage in thoughtful dialogue, and there is a group process which generates and uses the best thinking of its members. Boards should be open to self-evaluation and regularly review their own composition to ensure constituent representation, and board expertise and commitment.
Boards also are responsible for evaluating and determining compensation for the executive director.
Under Minnesota law, nonprofit directors are responsible for management of the business and affairs of the corporation. In carrying out their responsibilities, the law imposes on these directors specific fiduciary duties of care, loyalty, and obedience to the law. As Chairperson of the Board, assure that the Board of Trustees fulfills its responsibilities for the governance of the Institution. Optimize the relationship between the board and management. Chair meetings of the Board.