Key Governance Policies
Courtesy of Montana Nonprofit Association
Bylaws
Committee Charters
Board Governance Policy
Code of Ethics
Conflict of Interest and Annual Statement
Public Reporting and Transparency Policy
Whistleblower and Non-Retaliation Policy
Document Retention and Destruction Policy
Executive Compensation Policy
Note: Montana Nonprofit Association governance policies may be used as examples of governance policy practices and adapted by visitors to this site. However, these policies should not be used simply as templates. All policies should be reviewed in light of the unique circumstances and needs of each organization and adapted accordingly. All policies should be reviewed by an attorney knowledgeable in nonprofit law prior to adoption.
Board Development
Workbook: Hiring and Performance Appraisal of the Executive Director
 Capacity Assessment Survey: Two page, 53 point self-administered assessment of an organization's capacity. Patti Larson, Nonprofit Resources Center (Sacramento, CA)
Start Preparing Yesterday for the Redesigned Form 990: The new Form 990 "requires" substantially all exempt organizations to implement a whole bevy of policies and procedures. Additionally, they must undertake a number of tasks before filing their new 990 for the first time. This presentation, created by a CPA/JD who focuses in the NFP sector, includes a listing of the "required" policies, practices, and procedures and a "To Do List" for your Board. Windes & McClaughry (Long Beach, CA)
BoardSource has created a document that dissects the entire form 990 and explains how your governance is on the IRS radar screen.
 Benchmark Against Leading Practice: This bundle of 6 checklists are self-assessment instruments that help nonprofit organizations identify capacity strengths and challenges and establish capacity building goals - information technology, marketing, strategic outcome planning, fund development, & board leadership. ($45)
BoardLink is a program of the Nonprofit Resource Center whose goal is to train and match board candidates and nonprofits in the Sacramento Region. This material is copyrighted.
Board Member Engagement Pack
Sample documentation that provides all you need to recruit for new board members and set up key board committees. Includes position descriptions, recruitment matrix, attribute lists, sample terms of reference for committees and an article on recruiting your best board.
Newsletters & Blogs
Board Café
Leader to Leader
Philanthropy News Network Online
Board Source
Nonprofit Board Crisis
Internet Resources
Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
Foundation Center's Nonprofit Collaboration Database: Explore different collaboration models, learn about strategies for overcoming challenges to working together, find metrics for measuring outcomes, and more.
American Association of Corporate Secretaries
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Development Leadership Network
Free Management Library- Boards
Know.org
Management Information Exchange
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits: Governance
The Nonprofit Genie
John Carver’s Policy Governance® model
Management Assistance Program
Program for NonProfit Organizations at Yale University (PONPO)
Support Center for Nonprofit Management
Whatcom Council of Nonprofits
Sample Minutes of First Meeting of Board of Directors
What Should be the Relationship Between the Board and the Executive Director?
Strategic Growth Guide: Nonprofit leadership can use this guide to determine their organization’s stage of development and to assess whether the development of internal management systems is aligned.
Synthesis Partnership: A site dedicated to helping nonprofits in organizational techniques, Synthesis Partnership provides links to several useful, relevant e-letters pertaining to nonprofit boards and planning.
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