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Board Development
American Hospital Association Board Governance Function Tool
AHA's free survey tool is for healthcare organizations focused on board leadership issues. Related survey questions include board member skills and values, clarity of board roles and responsibilities, board understanding of organization's role relative to others in the community, board access to information related to its fiduciary role, and board access to organizational performance indicators. Survey questions can provide a quick overview of healthcare board leadership as a whole and for individual board members. A summary of responses from over 2,000 healthcare organizations serves as a helpful benchmark to identifying priority issues for more in-depth review. For well-established nonprofit healthcare organizations and hospitals in particular; survey questions are also appropriate for smaller and larger organizations.
Board Café
Newsletter for nonprofit boards; links to a wide variety of resources.
BoardSource
The premier resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide.
BoardSource Board of Directors Self Assessment Survey
This $259 kit is designed to help nonprofit boards determine how well they are carrying out their responsibilities and to identify areas that need improvement. Confidential questionnaires allow board members to evaluate the board's performance as well as their own contribution. Objective summary reports based on results are prepared by BoardSource.
Carver Policy Governance
Overview of the model to ensure that organizations achieve board-stated goals and govern with integrity.
Free Complete Toolkit for Boards
Internet Nonprofit Center
Board of directors: key duties, job descriptions, evaluation of, legal responsibilities, relationship between board and executive director, meeting documents, D & O insurance, board compensation, sample conflict of interest policies, board policies, board manuals, etc.
National Association of Parliamentarians
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Office of Minnesota Attorney General
Fiduciary Duties of Directors of Charitable Organizations
The Corporate Fund Board Self-Assessment Kit
The free Board Self-Assessment Kit allows nonprofit boards to assess their effectiveness in 12 different areas. Assessment results can provide a picture of where a board's strengths lie and areas to focus on for improvement. The 12 areas of board function assessed include:
- Board-staff roles
- Policy-making practices
- Fiscal management practices
- Fundraising practices
- Board structure and practice
- Board committees
- Board meetings
- Board membership and orientation
- Board-executive relationship
- Monitoring and evaluation practices
The Official Robert's Rules of Order Web Site
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