Not as simple as A, B, C – Put ample effort into your board meeting minutes

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Abstract: Board meetings are the most crucial activity of a board of directors. And minutes of those meetings are among the most important documents an organization will ever produce. But it’s important that a nonprofit ask if it’s doing all it should in preparing its minutes — and if it’s done in a way that will protect the nonprofit against future problems. This article describes some general best practices to consider when drafting the minutes, while a sidebar discusses how to make the minutes reader friendly.