Partner Program: Tools for High Performing Boards

NOTE: This is a partner program through the National Council of Nonprofits, not hosted by Nonprofit Connect. 

 

All that you need to be a higher performing board. Take your board from good to great with MNA’s tools for high performing boards series. A few best practices separate high performing boards from the just okay boards. This two-part series will walk through proven tools to help board performance and cohesion. This series is best suited for board and staff leaders ready to level up board performance.

Resources and guidelines will include:

• Board policy checklist
• Board member job description
• Committee charters
• Board calendar planning
• Agenda and consent agenda guidelines
• Board evaluation guidelines and templates
• Board recruiting matrix

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Prioritize areas for board improvement
• Identify common board pitfalls and solutions
• Explain practices for high performing boards
• Implement tools to improve board performance