Governance and Leadership

Good governance is vital to successful chamber management and runs broadly from bylaws and board management to diversity and regional leadership. Behind every successful Chamber Executive is an engaged and empowering Board of Directors. It is the paradoxical role of many chamber executives to help drive this empowerment and engagement while at the same time respecting the nature of the board’s governance responsibilities and their volunteer status.

Governance is the legal authority of a board to establish policies that will affect the life and work of the organization while holding the board accountable for the outcome of such decisions. Source: BoardSource Board Glossary

Governance and Leadership Topics

• Alliances and Partnerships
• Board Composition and Responsibilities
• Board Management and Conflict
• Board Meetings and Orientation
• Fiduciary Responsibility
• Hiring and Assessing CEOs
• Bylaws
• Chamber Foundations
• Chambers of the Future
• Leadership
• Leading Women
• Young Professionals
• Mentoring
• Strategic Planning
• Mission and Vision Statements
• Succession Planning
• Volunteer Management

Broad Resources

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All Governance & Leadership Samples in the samples library

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• An Executive's Guide to Running a Chamber of Commerce from the Wyoming Chamber Partnership
• Leading With Intent: 2017 National Index of Nonprofit Board Practices from BoardSource
• Governance Principles for Business Associations and Chambers of Commerce from the ICC World Chambers Federation
• Governance sample documents from chambers accredited by the US Chamber
• Resources, training, tips, and tools for non-profit governance and leadership from Bob Harris: the Non-Profit Center
• The U.S. Chamber Accreditation Process - ACCE University Webinar(2016). Links to presentation resources:
• Presentation slides
• U. S. Chamber of Commerce accreditation page

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Last Updated: 03/01/2018