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Board Member Referral Sheet

Make it easy for your board members to suggest new board members with this simple form.

Assessing your Board’s DEI Gaps & Opportunities

An honest and thorough self-assessment of your board is the first step in centering diversity, equity, and inclusion within the nonprofit boardroom...

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Under the laws enforced by EEOC, it is illegal to discriminate against someone because of that person’s age, disability, national origin, race/color...

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Sample Gift Acknowledgement Procedure

Use this sample procedure to develop or edit your own.

How to Contact Federal Legislators

You can use this site to get contact information for members of the House of Representatives or Senate.

Advocacy/Public Policy

Document Retention Policies - National Council of Nonprofits

The National Council of Nonprofits resources on document retention.

Compliance/Legal

Excellent Board Members

Terry Knowles, Assistant Director of the NH Charitable Trusts Unit, describes what constituents an excellent board.

When in Crisis, What Should Boards Do?

This article from Nonprofit Quarterly offers suggestions for board members facing a crisis.

Working with Consultants

Finding the right consultant and developing a strong working relationship can have great results. This documents offers some key points on working...

Management & Operations

Distinguishing a Board’s Steering and Rowing Work

As described in the book Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards, to govern comprehensively, boards work in three modes...

Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Matter for Nonprofits

This article from the National Council of Nonprofits addresses the importance of DEI and offers a collection of online resources, questions to...

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Barriers to Volunteering: Hidden Messages in Your Recruitment

This document from the Energize online library explores the hidden messages of your recruitment techniques.