A board function that is inappropriate, except in rare instances is

A. fund-raising.
B. policy formulation.
C. monitoring day to day activities.
D. establishing new organizational goals.


C. monitoring day to day activities.

Board functions can vary but it is highly unusual for a Board to intrude on the domains of the executive director. Day-to-day program operations are a clear boundary that Boards should observe. The creation of board policy directions, planning, fund-raising, and future directions are clearly within the parameters of Board responsibility.

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