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5.board_and_ed_relations.pdf

Note: This video and the others in the series are only available in English.

This video is part of a series of trainings for nonprofit boards of directors and officers. This video covers the relationship between the board of directors and the executive director of a nonprofit.

View the other videos in the series:

  • Nonprofit board responsibilities
  • Nonprofit board fiduciary duties
  • Nonprofit director and officer responsibilities
  • Nonprofit board conflicts of interest
  • Nonprofit board recruitment and orientation

(c) 2018 Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights

Last full review by a subject matter expert
February 13, 2023
Last revised by staff
May 24, 2020

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