A shared foundation for your board.
This course gives directors, officers, committee leaders, CEOs, and senior staff a common legal framework for governing an association or credentialing organization. It addresses the places where volunteer governance, professional staff, chapters, committees, and regulated programs create overlapping authority.
Program outline
- Fiduciary duties and the board’s governing role
- Board, officer, committee, member, and staff authority
- Bylaws, charters, delegations, and apparent authority
- Conflicts, recusals, executive sessions, minutes, and resolutions
- CEO agreements, compensation, evaluation, transition, and board approval
- Credentialing, antitrust, confidentiality, and program-risk touchpoints
Program format
The private course includes a governance-document intake, a planning call with the chief staff executive or board leader, three hours of instruction or two 90-minute modules, practical board scenarios, and a follow-up reference sheet. Content can be aligned to the organization’s bylaws, committee structure, and current governance priorities.
Best for: board refreshers, governance restructuring, CEO transition, or organizations preparing to clarify committee and staff authority.
Choose this course for a broader governance curriculum for directors, officers, and staff. For an orientation centered on your board’s own governing documents and roles, see Board Orientation.
