NACD Bylaws

The specific objectives and purposes of this Association shall be to promote responsible corporate board leadership and participation by: (1) fostering and promoting education and advancing knowledge in board governance; (2) conducting research, training, publishing, or exchanging information with respect to best practices in corporate governance, performance standards, and methods for assessment of governance leadership and participation; and (3) engaging in such other and further related activities as may be necessary and proper to accomplish the foregoing, including the raising of funds through grants, gifts, devises, bequests or otherwise for carrying out these purposes.