Ten Basic Responsibilities of Legal Aid Boards
1. Determine your program's purpose and strategies
2. Hire the program's Executive Director
3. Support the Executive Director and assess their performance
4. Ensure effective organizational planning
5. Ensure adequate resources, including overseeing fund-raising activities
6. Manage resources effectively
7. Determine, monitor and strengthen the organization's program and services
8. Enhance the program's public standing
9. Ensure legal and ethical integrity while maintaining its accountability
10. Recruit new Board members per LSC's regulations, orient new Board members and access the Board's performance.