Below is a list of my Governance Guides. These documents (PDF files) can be viewed, downloaded to your own computer and printed. They are mostly two or four pages long. Feedback on any of these is always welcome.
- Board’s Governance Calendar(Revised 2024)
- DYI Guide to Bylaw Revsions (Fall 2024)
- Ten Tips For Improving Your Board Meetings
- By-Laws and Policies: What is the Difference?
- Chairing a Board Meeting
- Should We Form a Board Committee?
- Governance and Financial Management
- Your Board’s Recruitment Package
- How Boards Can Have Better Conversations
- Creating a Board Member’s Manual
- Annual Reports-The Basic Ingredients
- Board-Staff E-Mail Communication
- Legal Responsibilities of Boards
- What Kind of Board Are You?(Revised 2022)
- In Camera Board Sessions – Careful How You Use Them
- Managing Conflict- A Guide for Volunteer Boards
- Vision, Mission and Values
- A Guide To Great Board Minutes
- Guide for Non-Profit Board Secretaries
- Pros and Cons of Representative Boards
- Refurbishing Your Chair
Board Tools
Here are some governance tools. Those in MS Word format can be adapted to your own organization.
- Board Self-Evaluation Questionnaire-Version IV Guidelines
- Board Self-Evaluation Questionnaire-Version IV
The Governing Good Board Self-Evaluation tool, 7 pages, has been revised in 2020. A MS Word copy of the Questionnaire is available on request. It is free. Please use the Contact form.
- Governance Policy Checklist (Updated January 2024) (Decloaking Policies -Oct 2020)
- Executive Director Self Evaluation (Re: Executive Evaluation Abridged post/View)
- Executive Director Self Evaluation (Re: Executive Evaluation Abridged post/MS Word Version -Download)
- Board Motivations Exercise (Re: Board Motivations post/ January 2017)
- Getting to Know One Another (Re: Kindling Board Trust post -January 2019)
- Board Ambassador Exercise (Re: Board Members as Ambassadors post – October 2019)
- Board Report Template (Re: Executive Director’s/CEO’s board report post- February 2021)