Key Principles of Policy Governance®

Welcome back! These are the foundational principles upon which we build a comprehensive system of governance.

• Governance is a function of ownership not management.
• Boards are the highest authority under ownership.
• Boards are the initial authority within the organization
• Board authority is group authority
• Boards are accountable to the ownership for everything within the organization
• Boards need to empower those to whom they delegate authority while remaining fully accountable for the use of their authority.

I will be speaking about these principles and their application on Thursday, October 4 at the Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership. More information here.


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