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Volunteer Trustees In Urban United Way Agencies, Rosemarie Scoti Cook
Volunteer Trustees In Urban United Way Agencies, Rosemarie Scoti Cook
Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of role and function of trustees and chief professional officers (CPOs) in non-profit, human services agencies that are members of the United Way of South Hampton Roads. Thousands of volunteer hours are expended annually in serving on boards of directors in the Hampton Roads area. These trustees who serve are legally accountable for the agencies, and have certain duties prescribed by their by-laws. However, role confusion and conflict exist over specific duties of trustees.
Responsibilities of for-profit board members were divided into four areas: management--control and oversight; adherence to legal …