Board of Directors

All board members must:

• Fulfill duties as described in the MTABC Bylaws and in this Manual.
• Attend Board Meetings as required.
• Maintain membership in MTABC and CAMT.
• Recruit Committee members to work on Committee projects.
• Provide a written report the Secretary for the Annual Report on activities, accomplishments, expenses and goals of the Board position or Committee.
• Assist in development of long and short-term goals for the MTABC.
• Maintain regular contact with the MTABC President regarding activities, concerns and developments.
• Maintain contact with other Board members as required.
• Keep up-to-date with all Board projects and activities.
• At the end of the Board duties, return any Board materials to MTABC.
• Fulfill duties as requested or required by the Board President or designate and the MTABC.
• Inform the Board President immediately when duties will not be fulfilled due to circumstances, so the alternative measures can be organized.

Board Obligations and Responsibilities

The board is ultimately responsible to determine the purpose of the non-profit organization, through the establishment and implementation of the organization’s vision and mission, and the review and modification of these guiding principles as required. It is also responsible for the continuity of the organization, which it provides through either directly managing and implementing the organization’s affairs, or through the effective recruitment of management and staff personnel.

The board sets the organization’s rate of progress in reaching its mission and vision, and also is responsible for establishing the identity of the organization by securing its community’s support and appreciation for the organization’s mission, objectives, and long-term direction.

It is important that the board of a non-profit organization ensure that it is aware of its obligations and responsibilities, and that this information be articulated and disseminated to all board members. The board, and vicariously each board member is ethically responsible for the proper functioning of the board.

Often the board’s area of ethical responsibility is ignored, with ethical concerns focused on areas of perceived and actual areas of fairness and honesty, and little or no focus placed on the potential of lack of management or failure to ensure that the board meets its responsibilities to its board members.