Executive Session (In-Camera)

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Executive Session (In-Camera)

• Executive session – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Executive Session – Business Insider
• Should the Board Hold Executive Sessions? | Blue Avocado
• Should the Board Hold Executive Sessions? | CompassPoint
• Executive Sessions of the Non-Employee Directors sample policy
• Executive session can’t be called without board meeting – Los Angeles Times
• AASA :: The Improper Use of Executive Session
• In Camera Board Sessions: Securing Confidentiality or Cultivating a Culture of Secrecy? – NPQ – Nonprofit Quarterly
• In Camera Board Sessions: Securing Confidentiality or Cultivating a Culture of Secrecy?

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Annual General Meetings

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• General
• Chairing AGM
• AGM Resolutions

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General

• Annual general meeting: Definition from Answers.com
• Annual general meeting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Annual General Meeting (AGM) Definition | Investopedia
• Extraordinary general meeting – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chairing AGM

• Annual Agenda Planning
• Planning and conducting an annual general meeting
• Boards At Their Best: How to Fix the Annual Meeting
• Boards: Organising a Great AGM
• How do you chair an AGM

AGM Resolutions

• Boards At Their Best: The Annual Meeting as the Art of Romance
• HOW TO USE A WAIVER OF NOTICE FOR ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
• WAIVER OF NOTICE DIRECTORS ANNUAL MEETING
• FREE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING MINUTES TEMPLATE

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Board Meeting Agendas

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Agendas

• Sample Board meeting agenda
• Board of Directors Meeting Agendas
• The Strategic Board Agenda | CompassPoint
• Board Meeting Agenda – Sample and Template
• Use it Today – Consent Agenda: Finding Time for Your Board to Discuss What Matters
• Board Meeting Procedures

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Securities Laws

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Securities Laws

• The Laws That Govern the Securities Industry
• Securities regulation in the United States – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Securities Law Home Page
• Introduction to Securities Law, from SECLaw.com
• Securities | LII / Legal Information Institute
• Securities Law Prof Blog general resource
• What are securities laws? : Startup Company Lawyer
• Do I need to know about securities laws to set up an LLC? – Nolo.com
• Securities Law: An Overview – FindLaw

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Governance Laws

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• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Dodd-Frank
• FCPA

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General

• Restoring Trust in Corporate Governance
• Basics of the Regulatory Process
• Action Plan: European company law and corporate governance

Sarbanes-Oxley

• Sarbanes-Oxley and Corporate Risk-Taking
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Implications for Nonprofits | Independent Sector
• Sarbanes Oxley and Nonprofits | CompassPoint
• Sarbanes–Oxley Act – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dodd-Frank

• Dodd-Frank Principles and Provisions
• The Challenges of Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act
• Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
• More on “Dodd-Frank: What is the ‘Sleeper’?” – TheCorporateCounsel.net Blog

FCPA

• A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• What Should Boards Ask?

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Board Liabilities

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For-Profit

• Corporate Board Liability – Liability Issues for Board of Directors – Board of Directors Liability
• The liability exposures of nonprofit board members
• Liability and Your Board of Directors – Businessweek
• Little Risk in Being a Corporate Director or Officer – NYTimes.com
• Tips to Help a Board of Directors Avoid Liability
• Director Responsibilities And Liability Exposure In The Era Of Sarbanes-Oxley
• Directors’ and Officers’ Liability
• Some Legal Considerations for Board Members

Nonprofit

• How to Minimize Nonprofit Board Member Liabilities – A Checklist to Audit Nonprofit Board Operations, Finance, Fundraising and Insurances
• Should Nonprofit Directors Worry About Personal Liability? | Nolo.com
• Are board members of a nonprofit personally liable for the nonprofit’s debts?

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Types of Board Problems

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For-Profit

• The Problems with Boards – Businessweek
• The problem with Boards of Directors… | footnoted.com
• A Weak Board at Yahoo Stumbles in a Series of Missteps – NYTimes.com
• HP Board of Directors Problems – Google Search
• Are Busy Boards Detrimental?
• Micro-Meddling Boards Undermine Progress – Dan Pallotta – Harvard Business Review
• Four Types of “Broken” Boards | Boards of Directors
• How to start looking forward? – a dilemma | Boards of Directors (for-profit)
• How to bring about nationwide change? – a dilemma | Boards of Directors (for-profit)
• Hopelessly conflicted? – a dilemma | Boards of Directors (for-profit)
• Directors with drawbacks | Boards of Directors (for-profit)
• Founder’s Syndrome: How Corporations Suffer — and Can Recover
• How to manage excessive demands on time (from a powerful person)? – a dilemma | Boards of Directors (for-profit)

Nonprofit

• Why Nonprofits Have a Board Problem – HBS Working Knowledge
• What is Micromanagement and What Isn’t? | CompassPoint
• Why Boards Don’t Govern Part 1 | CompassPoint
• How to handle the do-it-all founder? | Boards of Directors
• Why Boards Don’t Govern Part 2 | CompassPoint
• Dominating Personalities on the Board | CompassPoint
• Charity Boards Asleep? – charitywatch.org
• Common Types of “Broken” Nonprofit Boards
• Four Types of “Broken” Boards | Boards of Directors
• Founder’s Syndrome: How Corporations Suffer — and Can Recover
• Founder’s Syndrome? Who Me?
• When Facilitation Fails – a dilemma | Boards of Directors (nonprofit)
• An insulated boardroom is an ineffective boardroom | LinkedIn

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