Difference between revisions of "Nonprofit Board Best Practices"
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* [https://www.boardsource.org/eweb/ Board Source] The website provides solutions, leadership tips, and governance information about board-related issues such as accountability and transparency to increase board capacity. While membership is not free, certain articles and essential research data can be downloaded at no charge. | * [https://www.boardsource.org/eweb/ Board Source] The website provides solutions, leadership tips, and governance information about board-related issues such as accountability and transparency to increase board capacity. While membership is not free, certain articles and essential research data can be downloaded at no charge. | ||
*[https://www.compasspoint.org/board-café-archives Board Cafe] Board Café is a column for and about nonprofit boards. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee, the column appears regularly in Blue Avocado, the online magazine for people who work and volunteer in the nonprofit sector. New Board Café articles can be read on the Blue Avocado website or you can have the magazine delivered to you via email sign up for a free subscription at blueavocado.org. | *[https://www.compasspoint.org/board-café-archives Board Cafe] Board Café is a column for and about nonprofit boards. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee, the column appears regularly in Blue Avocado, the online magazine for people who work and volunteer in the nonprofit sector. New Board Café articles can be read on the Blue Avocado website or you can have the magazine delivered to you via email sign up for a free subscription at blueavocado.org. From 1997 to mid-2008, Board Café was a standalone publication of CompassPoint's. You can access past issues from this period in the Board Café Archives at this website. | ||
From 1997 to mid-2008, Board Café was a standalone publication of CompassPoint's. You can access past issues from this period in the Board Café Archives at this website. | |||
* [http://www.independentsector.org/accountability Independent Sector] | * [http://www.independentsector.org/accountability Independent Sector] | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 25 May 2016
An organization will be able to make better decisions, make decisions more quickly, and maximize the talents of its board members and staff if the board:
- Has common understanding of the role of the board and of board members,
- Establishes clear procedures for how the board is going to operate, and
- Establishes a partnership with the ED/CEO, so that he or she can make the day-to-day decisions that need to be made if an organization is going to be effective.
File:501 Commons - Best Practices for Boards 8.2011.docx
Resources
- Board Development- A program of United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada, this site offers an abundance of good practices in governance and includes checklists, forms, documents, and tools.
- Boardnet USA- Boardnet USA connects people looking for board positions with organizations looking for board members. The site enables boards to reach people they normally wouldn't have connections to in order to strengthen their boards, and offers a way for people to find potential organizations on which to serve as board members.
- Board Source The website provides solutions, leadership tips, and governance information about board-related issues such as accountability and transparency to increase board capacity. While membership is not free, certain articles and essential research data can be downloaded at no charge.
- Board Cafe Board Café is a column for and about nonprofit boards. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee, the column appears regularly in Blue Avocado, the online magazine for people who work and volunteer in the nonprofit sector. New Board Café articles can be read on the Blue Avocado website or you can have the magazine delivered to you via email sign up for a free subscription at blueavocado.org. From 1997 to mid-2008, Board Café was a standalone publication of CompassPoint's. You can access past issues from this period in the Board Café Archives at this website.