Board Resources
This list of no-cost materials and links for board members will continue to grow. If you are offer professional services to board members and have something of possible interest to add to this collection, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). We are always looking for great new additions.
Also look on our more general Links to Resources page for the following topics:
•Advocacy
•Compliance with Regulations & Risk Management
•Fundraising
•Funders of Interest (mostly local)
•Jobs (places to post & find listings)
•Literature of the Field
• Organizational Management Libraries
•Marketing
•Places to Post Your Organization
•Professional Development & Resources (real time, real people)
•Starting a Nonprofit
•Technology
•Volunteers
BOARD GOVERNANCE
• BoardSource Most of the resources here require being a member, but it is a good resource. These are the traditionalists. Nothing wrong with that.
• Free Management Library There are approximately 650 topics in this Library, spanning 5,000 links. Maintained by Authenticity Consulting, LLC If you need a couple templates for just about anything… look here.
• The Nonprofit FAQ at Idealist is an indexed collection of answers to Frequently Asked Questions about nonprofit organizations. Started in 1994, the Q&A in the FAQ is continually updated using new materials from many sources including online discussion. The range of resources in the FAQ is accessed through five topical indexes: Organization, Management, Regulation, Resources, and Development.
• Oregon Department of Justice An excellent download PDF guide. (If you are an Oregon nonprofit you can request hard copies.)
• Washington Secretary of State Charities Program A new resource for Washington boards of directors. Charity & Nonprofit Board Service in Washington State. Download the 10-page PDF directly here:
QuickGuideHandbookFeb2011b-4.pdf Washington groups can request hard copies from .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
What Nonprofit Board Members Need to Know About Not-for-profit Finances and Accounting. A nifty 31-page PDF on reading finance statements, reviewing the Form 990, key finance policies. From Jacobson Jarvis CPA.
Actually Doing More with Less: Avoiding the Traps of Traditional Budget-Cutting
Agencies and departments at all levels of government are facing increased pressure to cut costs and become more efficient. In this article, leaders of Monitor’s™ High-Performance Bureaucracy™ practice explain how to avoid the traps of traditional budget-cutting, and outline the three keys to “doing more with less.” Although written for government programs - its looks like a useful tool for nonprofit boards of directors.
Board Development Basics
A program of United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada, site includes lots of checklists, forms, documents, and tools.
