Board Service 101: Board Member Roles & Responsibilities

Board members are fiduciary stewards who steer the organization by adopting sound, ethical and legal governance and financial management policies, as well as by making sure the organization has adequate resources to advance its mission. By clearly understanding the roles and responsibilities of board service, board members can ensure that they and their peers abide by the highest ethical practices of governance, stewardship and oversight. In this two-hour workshop with nonprofit legal expert Roy Schneider, attendees will explore what every board member should know - the fundamentals of board service.

10 a.m. to noon
Individual Members of the Center: $25
Organizational Members of the Center: Free
Nonmembers: $25

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Led by Roy Schneider

Roy Schneider is a nationally recognized attorney in nonprofit law and speaks regularly before attorneys, accountants and nonprofit boards. He advises his nonprofit clients with respect to all matters relating to management and operation of their organizations, including compliance with state and federal laws and regulations in order for the organization to maintain its state exempt status. He assists boards with negotiating, drafting and enforcing contracts, interpreting existing agreements, and alternative dispute resolution.

Roy’s practice areas also include business planning, entity formation, mergers, acquisitions and sales of businesses, employment law, contracts, transactional matters of all kinds, real estate transactions, estate planning and nonprofit law. He has authored several articles on employment issues and frequently lectures to business owners regarding various employment topics such as employees vs. independent contractors, sexual harassment in the workplace, overtime, meal and rest breaks, and hiring, disciplining and terminating employees and employment law updates.

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