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  • Executive Director Evaluation Survey Form

    Board evaluations of executive directors (CEOs) are different from all other performance evaluations in an organization. This difference – especially the limited ability of board members to observe the executive – represents many of the primary reasons why 45% of executives have not been reviewed in the previous year according to CompassPoint's "Daring to Lead" 2011 study.

  • Board and Staff Responsibilities Chart

    The board and staff responsibilities chart is meant to help guide nonprofit board and staff as they determine who’s involved in various activities of governing and managing the organization. You may adapt to fit your organization's needs.

     

  • Ambassadors Chart Sample

    Ambassadors charts highlight each board member's leadership actions. Acts such as committing to sponsor an event, emailing a donor, or talking with potential participants are all noted. This encourages board participation and highlights individual board members' efforts.

  • Advisory Boards and Committees

    Is your organization thinking about forming an advisory board? Make sure your organization specifies the advisory board's role and how it differs from the board of directors or trustees before taking the leap.  All advisory boards share common goal: to help the nonprofit organization. However, there are different types of nonprofit advisory boards.

  • A Board Member Contract

    One way to be sure that each person on the board is clear on his or her responsibilities is to adopt a Board Member "Contract" (Blue Avocado). Not intended to be legally enforced, the contract outlines explicitly what is expected of individual board members, and how the organization will in turn be responsible to them.

  • Sample Request for Liability and Insurance Consulting Services

    Sample request for proposal for property and liability risk management and insurance consulting services.

     

  • Donor Thank You Mini-Guide

    The Donor Communication Mini Guide - Guidelines, best practices, and creative ideas for thanking donors in various situations, and thanking them through other means beyond standard letters. Includes a letter template and a donor stewardship checklist. (Network for Good)

     

  • Sample Bylaws

    This document serves as a sample for constructing bylaws.

     

  • Volunteer Policies and Procedures

    Sample volunteer policy and procedures document from The National Wildlife Federation, as championed among other volunteer management practices by the National Council of Nonprofits.

     

  • Volunteer Intern Waiver

    Sample waiver for a volunter/intern.

     

    See also: The Hows and Whys of Volunteer Waivers

     

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