Understanding Your Duties as a Director or Trustee

What are the primary duties of directors and trustees and how do they ensure that they properly carry out those duties so that they limit their potential liability exposure?

This session addresses:

• Incorporated and voluntary organizations, their directors or trustees
• The director’s or trustees’ duties:
  • Meeting the ‘standard of care’
  • Fulfilling your fiduciary duties
  • Looking at personal liability
  • Fulfilling your statutory duties and looking at related liability
• Doing the job
• Tips to minimize your risk

This session will be valuable for those who currently serve as directors of charities and those considering such a position for the future. It also will be of great benefit to senior staff because it is their duty to ensure that directors have all the information they need to be able to carry out their legal duties.

Running Time: 37 minutes 24 seconds