Board of Directors Elections

NRM Board Responsibilities and Expectations of Board Members

The NRM Board of Directors is responsible for setting the overall direction for NRM and translating member needs into a long-range plan of action. Board member positions open up every spring. There are seven total positions on the Board.

We encourage any interested member to run. Direct experience serving in a nonprofit board capacity is not necessary. We believe that everyone has their own skill set to bring to the table. If you feel you have something to offer and to gain in return via service on the board, please consider running for one of the open seats. Here is an overview of Board operation for those considering taking the plunge.

The Board of Directors has the principal responsibility for fulfillment of the organization’s mission and the legal accountability for its operations. This means that, as a group, they are in charge of:

• Establishing a clear organizational mission.
• Forming the strategic plan to accomplish the mission.
• Overseeing and evaluating the plan’s success.
• Hiring a competent executive director and providing adequate supervision and support to that individual.
• Ensuring financial solvency of the organization.
• Interpreting and representing the community to the organization.
• Instituting a fair system of policies and procedures for human resource management

Board members have a host of responsibilities to the NRM membership, to one another and to the state of Montana.  In addition to the following, we encourage you to read the Board of Directors Job Description before you decide to run for a seat on the NRM Board.

Board members have a duty of loyalty to the organization, its staff and other board members. While differences of opinion are sure to arise, board members should seek to keep disagreements impersonal. Practicing discretion and accepting decisions made on a majority basis promotes board unity and confidence.

Board members accomplish their functions through regular meetings and by establishing a committee structure that is appropriate to the size of the organization and the board. Ideally, Board members arrive at meetings prepared and ready to engage in thoughtful dialogue to ensure a group process that generates, encourages, and uses the best ideas and efforts of its members.

Board members should be open to self-evaluation and regularly review their own composition to ensure constituent representation, board expertise and commitment. The Board also is responsible for evaluating and determining compensation for the executive director.

Under Montana law, nonprofit directors are responsible for management of the business and affairs of the corporation. In carrying out their responsibilities, the law imposes on these directors specific fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and obedience to the law. Further information can be found online in the NRM Bylaws and NRM Rules and Regulations.

Vision: “Create Lifelong Adventures Through Education”

Mission: We support our members, as a part of the snowsports industry, to:

• Develop personally and professionally.
• Create positive learning experiences.
• Have more fun.