Overview: This course discusses what every NPO board member needs to know.Course Content:The course discusses how boards should (and actually) work, responsibilities of board membership, and legal expectations deriving from board members' fiduciary responsibilities. Topics include ? Recruiting and election,? Expectations (i.e., "Give, Get, or Get Off"), ? Tools for evaluating board performance, ? Succession planning and term limits, and ? Insurance requirements for NPOs, Directors, Errors and Omissions, and General Liability.For a variety of reasons, very few non-profits consider what would happen if a key staffmember, board member or volunteer should get sick, no longer be available or decide to leave. This course explores the key activities needed to assure the sustainability of a non-profit when it loses key personnel.The course also presents an overview of what board members need to understand concerning workplace laws and creating a positive work environment, This introduction to the role of HR in non profit management includes: ? Understanding workplace laws and legal relationships, including creation of an EmployeeHandbook, ? Utilizing a step-by-step process for addressing performance problems and making best hiring decisions,? FMLA, ? ADA, ? DEIB in hiring, ? "Firing without fear," ? At-will employment, and ? Medical marijuana.