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Governance Policies
Ends
Ends Polcies: The category of board policy that sets forth the fundamental reason for an organization's existence in terms of the expect results for specified populations at some state efficiency, cost, or priority among other results. The ends concept embraces the organization's intended effects on the world - not unintended ones, but those whose fulfillment constitutes one measure of CEO performance. (from Carver & Carver, Boards That Make a Difference)
The Ends policies are addressed on the mission page.
Governance Process
Governance Process Policies: The category of board policy in which the board deals with most of its own means, including the board's relationship with its owners, its own processes, its internal workings (committees, officers), and the discipline to which it is committed. (from Carver & Carver, Boards That Make a Difference)
- Governance Process 1 (Global Governance Commitment, Board of Directors' Code of Conduct, Governing Style)
- Budgeting
- Longterm Reserves
- Advisory Council
- Membership
- Email Voting
- Fiscal Management
- Board Member Meeting Attendance
- Board of Directors Meeting
- Board Recruitment, Orientation and Development
- Nomination and Elections
Executive Limitations
Executive Limitations Policies: The board's proscriptions on the CEO's means that establish boundaries within which executive decision making can operate freely. By defining only what is unacceptable, these policies avoid telling management how to manage, thereby keeping the board from micromanaging or meddling. (from Carver & Carver, Boards That Make a Difference)
- Executive Limitations (Global Executive Constraint, Treatment of Consumers, Treatment of Staff, Financial Planning / Budgeting, Financial Condition and Activity, Asset Protection, Compensation and Benefits, Communication and Support to the Board)
Board-Management Delegation
Board-Management Delegation Policies: The category of board policy in which the board states the nature and mechanics of the relationship between governance and management. This includes methods of delegation and of evaluating performance. (from Carver & Carver, Boards That Make a Difference)
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