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Advisory Board Member Job Description Template

Adapt this template for an Advisory Board member for your organization.
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Is Your Nonprofit Ready for the Future?

Sometimes knowing which questions to ask is as important as knowing the answers. This resource offers 20 questions to ask about mission, revenue...
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IRS Governance Checklist

Part VI of the Form 990 asks a variety of questions covering the best practices in areas of governance and policy disclosures. The IRS has shared...
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Investigating Misconduct: Know When to Hire an External Investigator

The attorneys at Berstein Shur shared these guidelines for determining if you need to hire an external investigator to look into misconduct charges.
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Influence of the Lifecycle on the Role of the Board

The lifecycle stage of an organization often determines where the board is focused. This chart depicts the typical focus of the board during the...
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Conflicts of Loyalty

Too often we think only of the types of conflicts of interests that involve financial gains. However, in the nonprofit sector it is perhaps more...
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Governance Committee - Role Description Sample

This Governance Committee Member role description sample will help you create or update your own.
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Functions of the Board and Chief Executive

Who's responsible for that? Outline the responsibilities of the Chief Executive and the Board.
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Board Support Chart - Individual Self-Assessment

Shared by the Friendship Centers of Sarasota Florida, this chart gives board members an opportunity to look back at how they have supported (or not)...
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Four Realms of Board Responsibilities

In this document, Lee Bruder offers a different way of looking at board responsibilities.
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