Learning Site for the CLCP > Working With Your Board
Working With Your Board
Complete Toolkit for Boards: This is an
excellent site which offers information on all aspects of Board activity: job descriptions, roles and responsibilities,
articles of incorporation, staffing and recruiting suggestions, how to run
meetings and form committees, as well as board orientation and training.
There are also links to the following:
- Field Guide to Developing and Operating Your Nonprofit Board of Directors (Boards in USA and Canada)
- Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff (USA and Canada)
- Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business (USA and Canada)
- Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development With Nonprofits (for consultants and internal leaders to solve problems in nonprofits)
- Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development (for consultants and leaders to solve problems in for-profit businesses and government)
Working with Nonprofits 101 and Beyond
: This article discusses the role of non-profits in public parks and
recreations. The insights in this article may be helpful for board
development for CLCP programs.
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boards of directors through our highly acclaimed consulting practice,
publications, tools, and membership program.
BoardSource provides
- resources to nonprofit leaders through workshops, training, and an extensive web-based database.
- overnance consultants who work directly with nonprofit leaders to design specialized solutions to meet an organization's needs.
- he most comprehensive selection of material on nonprofit governance, including a large selection of booklets, books, videotapes, and audiotapes.
- n annual conference that brings together approximately 600 Board members and Chief Executives of nonprofit organizations from around the world."