The third link, that lists what should go in a board manual, has some ideas
that might make our board members, especially the newer ones, more
comfortable.

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From: "Susan Cronin Ruderman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: Museum Board Orientation Manual


> At 10:39 AM 10/10/2003 -0400, Marilynn Havelka wrote:
> >yes conflict of interest, ethics, board list and phone numbers, museum
> >standards/regulations etc.
>
>
> Besides the helpful museum-specific items that have already been
mentioned,
> don't forget to orient your trustees to their duties as fiduciaries
> (including fundraising!)
>
> A good resource to get some canned material is BoardSource at
> http://www.boardsource.org/
> and in particular
> http://www.boardsource.org/QnA.asp?Class=BoardEssential
> including
> http://www.boardsource.org/FullAnswer.asp?ID=98
> which tells what should be in a board manual!
>
> Susan Ruderman
>
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