General
- Setting overall organizational goals and priorities
- Developing workplans and key action areas
- Managing the organization’s finances
- Deciding how to use the organization’s funds
- Taking public positions
- Recruiting new board members
- Orienting new board members
- Maintaining official records and meeting minutes
- Seeking out partnerships with other neighborhood and community groups
- Communications
- Fundraising
- Speaking on behalf of the organization
Organizations With Staff
- Developing personnel policies and procedures
- Hiring the Executive Director
- Negotiating with funders
- Signing contracts