Excellence in Board Governance

Excellence in board governance is essential for a sustainable nonprofit educational institution or school district. Effective board governance includes:

  • Using nonprofit standards and best practices as a guide for board and organizational performance
  • Clarity of purpose – a strong understanding of the organizations’ mission and job descriptions for individual board members and committees
  • A strategic “agenda of work” that specifically supports strategic plan implementation and ensures board governance participation, not micromanagement
  • A nominating process that identifies, recruits, orients and supports board members
  • Annual performance assessments to ensure individual and collective board performance

The nonprofit sector is under increased scrutiny to produce tangible outcomes with greater transparency. Ensuring that your board understands and follows best practices in board governance is essential to the success of your organization’s programming and fundraising.


Strategy Solutions offers training and consulting support in each of these areas. We facilitate board assessments that quickly generate a clear "performance picture" for board members, as well as identify action steps to increase effectiveness. Using the OptionFinder, an advanced audience response polling technology, board members vote and express opinions anonymously. This type of non-threatening communication environment makes honest, in-depth dialogue possible and helps boards move to higher performance levels. Strategy Solutions’ one day “board workout” retreat is an effective way to assess your board’s performance and get started on a board governance action plan. 

Contact us at 866-480-8003 or info@getstrategy.com for more information. 

Resources on board governance excellence can be found at:
www.boardsource.org
http://www.pano.org/standards/standardscode.php

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