These featured resources are meant to help provide access to useful educational interactive tools, webinars, worksheets and articles. A brief description and direct link to each resource can be found below. Additionally, for your convenience a google drive folder with downloaded materials has been provided by and for each competency area.
Access Google Drive Folder: Board Resources
Resources:
BoardStrong- Article Library, DEI self-assessment (purchase) Good Governance Guide
BoardStrong is an affiliate of NYCON, dedicated to supporting nonprofit governance best practices (formerly known as Governance Matters).
The Good Governance Guide, BoardStrong
Flagship guide that provides a thorough overview of nonprofit governance best practices, including a list of questions your board should be asking as part of its evaluation procedures.
- Program Effectiveness
- Funding Stability
- Financial Oversight
- Constituent Voice
- External Relations
- Organizational Evaluation
- Board Effectiveness
- Board Operations
- Strategic Planning
BoardSource– PDF informational sheets, templates & worksheets
Informational sheets board education, training and orientation
- Recommended Governance Practices
- Acceptable Board Staff Interaction
- Board Member Job Description Template
- Board Matrix
- Six Essential Ingredients of Effective Board Governance
- Check list Roles and Responsibilities
- Roles/ Functions/ Responsibilities Worksheet: who should serve on what committee
- Board Responsibilities, BoardSource
- Bylaws, BoardSource
- Board Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, BoardSource
Boards in Gear-Unlocking the Why, What, Who and How of Nonprofit Boards, Washington Nonprofits Institute- PDF Toolkit and videos
Comprehensive toolkit (38 pages) with accompanying videos. Board in Gear was designed to provide actionable information and tools that elevate board practice; and is guided by three values: quality, simplicity and accessibility. Major Topics include:
- Good board governance
- Connection to a cause
- Board member responsibilities and job description
- Board composition and development
- Board operations
- Fundraising
- Board Reflection worksheet
Right From the Start: Responsibilities of Directors of Not-For-Profit Corporations, NYS Charities Bureau
CharitiesNYS.com from the NYS Attorney General’s Charities Bureau offers resources on annual filing forms, trusts and estates, fundraising professionals and links to helpful websites and news alerts. The Right from the Start document offers guidance to assist nonprofit board of directors to understand and carry out their fiduciary responsibility.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity
Diversity on Nonprofit Boards, National Council of Nonprofits
Beyond Political Correctness: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Board, BoardSource
Taking Action on Board Diversity- 5 Questions to Get You Started, BoardSource
Recruiting for Board Diversity-Without Disrespecting People of Color, BoardSource
Related Resources:
- The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership, Stanford Social Innovation Review
- Webinar: Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times, Boardable
- Webinar: Boards & Asking Styles, CharityHowTo