Links
Board Café
Ideas, information, opinion, news, and resources for board members. http://www.compasspoint.org/board-cafe provides links to articles that address practically every issue that ever comes up on a board of directors.
Boardcheckup.com
Now a super-convenient way exists to find out your board's status, to get advice about how to improve, and to assist other boards at the same time - go to boardcheckup.com and follow the easy instructions.
The Attorney General's Web site
http://www.oag.state.ny.us/bureaus/charities/about.html
Links to Charities Bureau and other resources for not-for-profit boards and publications
BoardSource, Inc.
Basic information for board members and other suggested resources.
New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc.
Information concerning membership and resources for nonprofit organizations.
National Association of Planning Councils
A national non-profit organization which seeks to improve the human condition through encouraging research-based community planning and action.
GuideStar
www.guidestar.org
A national database of information about the operations and finances of nonprofit organizations.
Independent Sector (IS)
www.independentsector.org
IS advocates on behalf of and provides educational services to the nonprofit sector.
The Minnesota Council on NonProfits (MCN)
www.mncn.org/infocentral.htm
Information of interest to not-for-profit organizations.
ManagementHelp
is comprehensive and easy to navigate, but is not exclusively about non-profit management: www.managementhelp.org.
Governance Matters
governancematters.org, especially its resources page, provides information similar to the more complete Board Cafe website above.
The Support Center for Nonprofit Management
http://www.supportcenteronline.org/, especially its online magazine http://www.supportcenteronline.org/resources.php, provides excellent articles on a wide variety of non-profit management topics.
The Stanford Social Innovation Review
ssireview.org, is the "Harvard Business Review" of non-profit management.
Resources for Non-Profit Boards
The following documents are in .pdf format. If you require a Word or Excel document in order to adjust the piece for your needs, please contact registration@hsctc.org.
Board Chair and Chief Executive
19 Suggestions for Board Chairs and Chief Executives
Guidelines for Avoiding Role Problems
The Chief Executive's Role in Developing a Non-profit Board
The Partnership of the Board Chair and the Chief Executive
Board Meetings
Chairperson's Checklist for Great Meetings
Ten Quick Ways to Improve Board Meetings
Fundraising
Governance - Board Duties and Roles
Better Practices of Effective Non-Profit Boards
Boards That Make a Difference by John Carver
Difficult Board & Staff Situations
Keeping Board Members Involved
Nine Keys for Reinvigorating Board Leadership
Nom & Board Development Committee Job Descriptions
NYS Attorney General - Responsibilities of Directors and Officers of Not-for-Profit Boards
Principles of Governances for Exceptional Boards
Problem Boards or Board Problems
Some Ways Modern Non-profit Boards Are Changing
The Three Hats of a Board Member
Working Agreements of the Board
Monitoring and Evaluating
Board Monitoring of the Agency Fiscal Position
Ten Key Assumptions about Chief Executive Evaluation
Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse, Effective Board
Guidelines for the Nominating Process
Keeping Board Members Involved
Keeping Board Members Involved - Participatory Groups - Conventional Groups
Sustaining Board Commitment through the Life-cycles of an Agency
The 3 Ds, 3 Gs, 3 Ts & 3 Ws of Boards
Types of People Needed for the Board
Sample Board Documents
Annual Nominating and Board Development Committee Calendar
Board Demographics & Expertise Tracking for Nominating Committees
Chief Executive Performance Review Process
Key Considerations in Scheduling Agency and Board Activities
Nominating and Board Development Committee Job Descriptions
Sample Table of Contents for Board Manual
Self-Assessment
Board of Directors Self-evaluation
Individual Board Member Self-evaluation
Improving Board Effectiveness - Board Self-assessment Survey - Long version
Improving Board Effectiveness - Short version
Strategic Planning