You may also want to review this more general guidance on board members.
Charity and nonprofit organizations should have at least one annual meeting during the year and should cover the following items:
- Election, addition, or removal of directors or board members
- Note that most US regions require at least three board members to remain compliant.
- Evaluation of the overall structure of the board
- Are there enough board members?
- Does the board have the right board members?
- Changes to registered agent?
- US states do not require board members to be residents of the state or US citizens to be board members.
- Review of the executive director
- Review and update their performance, duties, compensation
- Review of the nonprofit's financials
- This includes the year's financials and future planned budget
- Review of the nonprofit's activities and programs
- Any big plans or changes
- List potential risks to the organization and plans to mitigate
- Updates or changes to the bylaws