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With Board Membership Comes Responsibility

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With Board Membership Comes Responsibility

May 29, 2020 Posted by Michele Colopy EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP

Serving on the board of a non-profit organization is an honor, and the honor comes with responsibilities. Board members are responsible and accountable for the non-profit’s actions and have fiduciary duties to the organization. Board members are legally required to be informed active participants in corporate governance and to act in furtherance of the nonprofit’s charitable mission. To help you and the other board members of your non-profit understand and fulfill your duties, the Ohio Attorney General’s Charitable Law Section has developed a number of resources to assist you.

  1. There is a pre-recorded webinar that contains an overview of the legal obligations of board members. This webinar can be viewed anytime and can be found HERE
  2. We offer a monthly one-hour live webinar on board governance that explains your fiduciary duties and how to fulfill them. This one-hour webinar is at noon on the first Wednesday of each month. Register for the webinar HERE
  3. There are numerous publications on our website. The most popular publications are “Guide for Charity Board Members” and “Avoiding Theft in Your Nonprofit.” These and other publications can be found HERE
  4. You can subscribe to the Nonprofit Newsletter, an electronic newsletter prepared by the Charitable Law Section HERE

Disclaimer: LEAD for Pollinators, Inc. is not a CPA or attorney. For legal and accounting advice consult a licensed attorney or accountant.

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About Michele Colopy

Michele Colopy, LEAD Co-Founder, holds a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management/Arts Administration. She has more than twenty years of nonprofit experience at the national, state, and local level. She has worked with membership associations, pollinator advocacy, performing arts, housing and homelessness, foreclosure prevention, community development, and health and wellness. She was Treasurer of a State Association from 2016-2019 modernizing the accounting, co-managing a USDA grant, administering the Affiliate program, and managing two grant programs. She was the Program Director of a national pollinator advocacy NGO 2013-2019.

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