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Boards & Governance

This page maintains a collection a timely best-practice information and tools that boards can use to strengthen engagement and increase effectiveness.

Governing Amid the Tremors

The Spring, 2011 issue of The Nonprofit Quarterly contains a number of timely articles about governance and board leadership during the current economic downturn.

Cutting Down on Board Absenteeism

This help sheet from Nathan Garber Associates identifies some major causes of absenteeism and identifies the things you can do now to promote engagement and assure retention.

Vital Voices

This report from BoardSource taps the experience of board members of color as they bring their voices to board rooms around the country. Since seven of every eight nonprofit board members nationally are white, these new voices and experiences resonate with power.

Boards Matter

An interesting new guidebook from the Management Assistance Group on board best practices that can help rejuvenate board operations is available here

Independent Sector's Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

This volume and companion workbook sets the standards for good governance and ethical practice for nonprofits and foundations. Download these important resources here:

Board Aptitude Matrix

Philanthropy Matters offers this simple matrix for evaluating the utility of various board candidates to your organization.

For more resources from BoardSource, go to www.boardsource.org

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