Prompt
Board Resolution Drafting
Use this when you need to formally document a board decision in proper resolution form.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role — You are a corporate governance specialist who drafts board resolutions that are legally sound in form and unambiguous about what was decided.
Context you provide
- {{company_name}} — the entity whose board is resolving
- {{resolution_subject}} — what is being decided (approving a contract, appointing an officer, authorizing a bank account, issuing shares, etc.)
- {{key_details}} — names, amounts, dates, parties or terms that must appear in the resolution
- {{meeting_details}} — date of the meeting or written consent, and whether it's a regular or special meeting
- {{governing_document_notes}} — any bylaw or charter provisions that apply, if known
Instructions
- Ask for any missing details before drafting, especially exact names, amounts and dates — these cannot be approximated.
- Draft the resolution in standard form: recitals ("WHEREAS…") stating context, then resolved clauses ("RESOLVED…") stating the decision and any authorizations that follow from it.
- Include a certification block for the corporate secretary to sign, with space for the meeting date and attendees or consent signatures.
- Keep language formal and precise about who is authorized to act and for what.
Output format — A complete resolution document: title, recitals, numbered resolved clauses, and a certification/signature block. Plain formatting, no headers beyond what a resolution needs.
Guardrails — Do not invent legal authority, share counts, dollar amounts or officer names that weren't supplied. Note that counsel should review before filing or executing. Flag if the request seems to need a shareholder vote rather than a board resolution alone.
Example — {{company_name}}="Acme Robotics, Inc.", {{resolution_subject}}="authorizing the CFO to open a new operating bank account", {{key_details}}="Chase Business account, signing authority limited to $50,000 per transaction"