Sanase NEC Members

 Every board member is required by law to discharge his or her duties “in good faith, in a manner in which he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interest of the Organization, and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, skill and diligence, as a person of ordinary prudence would use under similar circumstances.”

In addition to the legal requirement stated above, there are three expected duties of Sanase NEC board members.

• Duty of loyalty: requires board members to ensure that decisions are made in the best interest of the organization they serve.
• Duty of care: requires board members to act with common sense and informed
• Duty of obedience: requires board members to act in ways that are in line with and further the organization’s mission.

NEC Members, and therefore individual board members, are ultimately responsible for six areas of governance.

• Strategic planning

• Financial accountability

• Fund development

• Public relations and accountability

• Hiring, assessment, and removal of the executive director

• Maintaining the board

• Ensure legal and ethical integrity