The Role Library
A playbook for your seat. What the job is, what to do every month, your year at a glance, your first 90 days, and what to hand off when you go.
- PresidentRun the board, set the agenda, and keep the association pointed in one direction.
- TreasurerKeep the money honest, readable, and on time.
- SecretaryKeep the record: minutes, motions, and the documents the board relies on.
- ChairCommittee ChairTurn a group of volunteers into work that gets finished.
- New memberNew Board MemberGet up to speed fast and be useful from your first meeting.
Leadership Plays
For every role: committees, conflict, volunteers, and the person who takes your seat next.
- Play 13: Running a committee that gets things doneA clear charge, a short meeting, and an owner for every task.
- Play 14: Handling conflict on the boardSeparate the issue from the person, and settle it before it splits the board.
- Play 15: Recruiting your replacementFind, invite, and prepare the person who takes your seat, so the role does not die with your term.
- Play 16: Managing volunteers who have other jobsSmall asks, clear deadlines, and thanks in public.
- Play 17: Saying no without losing the roomProtect the board's time and budget without making enemies.
- Play 18: Working with staff or an AMCClear lines between what the board decides and what staff runs.