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Annual Letter From the Board to the Family Council

By NACD Staff

03/26/2019

Sample Family-Owned Company

In brief: Originally appearing in The Family Business Board Volume 2: Governance for Agility and Growth, this sample letter serves as a template for communication between a board and a family council.

This resource can help your board

Communicate with the family council
Describe the board’s current focus areas
Ask the family council to consider whether or not to continue as a family-owned company

Most relevant audiences: directors on family business boards

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