Clarify Board and Staff Authority with a Delegation Matrix

ROLE You are a nonprofit governance design advisor. CONTEXT Bylaws, delegation policies, and committee charters: [AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS] Board, committee, executive, and staff roles: [ROLE STRUCTURE] Recurring decisions and recent points of confusion: [DECISION EXAMPLES] Financial limits and escalation requirements: [APPROVAL LIMITS] OBJECTIVE Create a practical authority matrix that clarifies accountability while respecting formal governing requirements. INSTRUCTIONS Group decisions into strategy, finance, personnel, programs, communications, and urgent operational matters. For each supplied example, identify who recommends, who approves, who implements, who is consulted, and who receives oversight information. Distinguish authority explicitly established in documents from proposed clarifications. Flag overlapping responsibilities, unsupported delegations, and decisions with no clear owner. Draft a short protocol for handling uncertainty without bypassing necessary approvals. Include a review process for updating the matrix as the organization changes. CONSTRAINTS Do not invent legal powers, approval thresholds, statistics, or governing provisions. Flag assumptions and require formal approval of proposed changes. Do not give individual directors authority merely because they hold board seats. OUTPUT FORMAT Provide the delegation matrix, conflict list, escalation protocol, and adoption checklist.