Board & Committee Leadership

This Handbook is meant to provide as much information as possible regarding the details of living in the cooperative. It is intended as a reference resource. We hope that when you...

The Board is elected by and serves the membership, working towards AMIA’s greatest potential in fulfilling its mission statement. On behalf of the membership, the Board guides the organization toward...

I have outgrown that first draft. Through compiling this handbook in its final version, I have become aware of the extent to which Francie has shared her vision of excellence...

Because the executive director is so central to the agency's success or failure, the board's evaluation of the executive director is an important component of the board's responsibilities. However, evaluations...

The issue of how to conduct appraisals and personal reviews arises as a common theme among worker co-ops.

No board’s committee structure should be set in stone. Every board should pay close attention to the needs of the board and the organization, and ensure that its work groups...

Enhance understanding and outcomes by providing a toolkit to the incoming officer approximately three months prior to their taking office.

In general, committees are delegated bodies charged with accomplishing specific tasks between board meetings and presenting information or recommendations to the full board at a designated time.

This report provides tools for assessing cooperative boards of directors. It contains information and exercises in assessing a board in three ways: (1) director’s self-assessment (assesses seven areas related to a...

We discussed the impact of her statement. I agree, associations have proven to be resilient through wars, politics, recessions, depressions, and pandemics.

Does anyone know what the association of the future will look like?

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires corporate CEOs (executive directors) to attest or affirm to their board of directors at least annually that every aspect of the organization is properly managed.

It’s a frequent question from executive directors asking for assistance to improve governance; they are pitted against a board that calls orientation “a waste of time.”

Guidelines building

Co-operative businesses are governed and run by the boards of directors. They manage the state, create policies and procedures, and make decisions that benefit the business.

How to get the job done without losing sleep, alienating your neighbors, tripling your assessments, and landing in court

80 percent of an iceberg is below the surface. The same can be said about associations. The critical elements are invisible to members, yet a responsibility of the leadership.

In cooperative firms, where the owners are also the users of the firm, the directors are elected from among the people who use the firm’s products and services.   This means...

Topics, techniques, and best practices to improve governance and management of associations, chambers, and nonprofit organizations. Presented by Bob Harris, CAE, chairman of NonProfitCenter.com, instructor, author, and certified association executive.

“Best Practices” refers to the practices, systems, etc. that are commonly accepted as the most effective ways to develop a co-op board of directors.

How do we keep directors engaged? “They lose steam. A few quit coming to meetings. The passion they expressed has waned,” are frequent plaints.

How do we keep directors engaged? "They lose steam. A few quit coming to meetings. The passion they expressed has waned," are frequent complaints. The problem may run deeper than...

Use this workbook as a companion to our in-depth white paper, "The 6 Most Important Elements for Running Your Board Like a Pro," to proactively improve the operation of your...

The Board is responsible for managing the affairs of the Chapter, including its direction, program priorities, resource allocations, and both financial performance and planning. The ultimate responsibility for the Chapter's...