Homeschool Board Duties
Did you know the 4 main duties of homeschool board members? They are the duty of care, loyalty, management and compliance.
Category Boards
Welcome to HomeschoolCPA’s collection of blog posts about boards: the leadership for a homeschool nonprofit organization. You’ll find helpful tips for recruiting and replacing board members and clear explanations of board duties.
The board’s duties are outlined in an organizations’ bylaws. You can find sample bylaws here: https://homeschoolcpa.com/leader-tools/sample-documents/
Board Members Who Don’t Do Anything
I hear from a lot of homeschool leaders that they have board members who don’t do much. How frustrating. Don’t ignore the problem. Do something. The problem is likely to get worse and a board member who is not participating…
Can a homeschool co-op board also be paid teachers?
I have a question about the conflict of interest issue. Three ladies and I would like to incorporate to teach classes together and form a homeschool co-op. If we are the three board members, then does that mean we can…
Board members and officers explained visually
Are you confused by the jargon used with nonprofits? Many homeschool leaders get confused by these titles and the roles they have in a homeschool nonprofit organizations, so I created a visual way to explain these terms using a Venn…
Homeschool Board Training videos
We are so pleased to announce that HomeschoolCPA.com and HomeschoolLeaders.com have released a set of three videos to train homeschool board members! We really felt the need to train board members since many homeschool leaders have never served on a…
Serving on a nonprofit board: What is required?
What are the duties of a nonprofit board member?
What to do about a controlling and narcissist leader
The leader of our co-op refers to the co-op as “her group to protect.” She has surrounded herself with a board who supports her fully and does her bidding without question. The difficulty is, when questioned about decisions she has…
Paying a homeschool leader to start business and benefit the homeschool group
We are a new unincorporated nonprofit association and our Director has applied to become a notary. Can we use our fundraising funds to cover the cost for her to become a notary? She would be offering complimentary notary services to…
How can our board members lead and get paid for it?
Hi Carol, We have questions about how and if we are able to file as a 501(c)3 so that our directors can continue to lead the group while getting compensated for their time and efforts. Do you have any resources…
What do the Duties of Care and Loyalty look like?
HomeschoolCPA Carol Topp frequently mentions that homeschool leaders have a duty of care and loyalty to their groups. What does a duty of care look like? How does a leader know know if she is being loyal? This is the…