Literacy Basics - Community Literacy of Ontario

Community Literacy of Ontario has designed this self-study module to help organizations to further develop and strengthen their board governance practices. This module will examine effective governance in the areas of:

• Board roles and responsibilities
• Governance structures
• The board and risk management
• Board development
• Effective board meetings
• Evaluation

Embedded within each section are links to additional resources.

For the sake of simplicity, we have tried to use consistent language throughout the module. Individuals and organizations may use different terms so we have provided a quick reference below:

Organization—refers to the governing body (others may call it an agency, society, program, etc.)

Non-profit—refers to the incorporation status of the organization (others may call it not-for-profit, non-government, etc.)

Board member—refers to any individual who is part of the governing body (others may call it a board director)

Executive Director—refers to the senior management staff of the organization (others may call it an Administrator, Manager or CEO)

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