Basic Trustee Responsibility

Three-fold: The Head, The Heart and The Wallet

1. Ensure organization's mission and purpose, set policies
   › Preserving and nurturing the artistic mission
   
   
2. Supervise and evaluate organizational performance
   › Appoint/terminate/evaluate executive and artistic leadership
   
   
3. Ensure adequate resources.
   › Commitment to give and get
   
   
4. Ensure effective financial and legal management.
   
   
5. Ensure strong board leadership
   › Ongoing board development linked to mission and vision of the organization
   
   
6. Avoid conflicts of interest
   › Act on behalf of organization and constituents
   
   
7. Be an advocate for organization
   › Able to effectively speak about organization
   
   
8. Assess Board's performance
   › Periodically review the board's effectiveness (Retreats)
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Practices to Avoid
› Engaging in day-to-day operations
› Hiring staff other than executive and artistic directors
› Making changes to mission/programming without consulting staff