Board Meetings & Recruitment

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1. How to prepare an agenda

2. Why are good minutes important?

3. How do you plan board business?

4. How to run a board meeting

5. How to run an effective Board away day

6. What is a good format for a board audit?

7. How do you recruit board members?

8. Why is it important to have a diverse board and how to ensure you have one?

9. How do you ensure a diverse board?

10. How do you appoint a new board member?

11. How do you induct a new board member?

12. How do you maintain a motivated and efficient board?

13. How does a board review itself?

14. How do board members retire?

15. Once retired, what happens to board members?

16. How to embed good governance in board activity

Checklist

• Are board minutes well-written and circulated within 10 days of the board meeting?
• Is there a schedule of matters for board business?
• Is there an annual board audit of skills and diversity?
• Is there a process in place for board recruitment?
• Is proper attention paid to board diversity?
• Is there a full induction process in place for new board members?
• Does the board undertake an annual review of itself?
• Is there a process for keeping former board members in touch with the organisation?