New director cheat sheet · 5 min
New director cheat sheet — chamber of commerce board
501(c)(6) member organization habits: Form 990/990-EZ board review, dues politics, and related-party care.
Cliff-note educational aid for new directors — not legal advice, not a substitute for counsel, bylaws, or the board packet. Public sheets are generic by board type. Board-specific one-pagers use only this board's recorded data and never invent minutes, decisions, or policy status.
Before your first meeting
- Read recent minutes and the filings-window status (Form 990/990-EZ board copy).
- Find membership-dues and sponsorship related-party patterns.
- Know officer slate timing for the annual meeting.
Chamber habits
- Member organizations mix advocacy, events, and dues — keep decision records clean when vendors are also members.
- Board review of the Form 990 packet is process proof — Prepared does not e-file.
What Prepared Board records (live)
- Filings-window, related-party, governance calendar, officer elections.
- Chamber governance guide + Seacoast Chamber demo when seeded.