Writing Resources for Nonprofits
Board Manuals and Other Board Advice
Additional management resources (likely to include advice about working with boards) are linked in the folder called "What IS an NPO?" The links for board manuals were contributed by Mary Alice Berg.
4 Steps to Creating a Strong Nonprofit Board
From what looks to be a valuable resource called "Getting Attention." You can sign up for a free e-newsletter that is probably worth a
"trial subscription."
This website covers typical responsibilities of a board member. Obviously this changes from agency to agency, but this Web page gives general duties and also gives links to further explanations of some roles. ~ mab
Their motto is "Building Effective Nonprofit Boards. "Formerly was the National Center for Nonprofit Boards.
UWM portal says it's the best source for "everything board."
Governing Board Orientation Manual from the Washington State Hospital Association
This is an example of a complete Board Orientation Manual for a hospital. (Not all hospitals are nonprofit, but this one is.)
List of Checklists from Board Development.Org
A solid resource with quite a few pages of information all about boards. Also gives a layout of items and topics that should be included in a Board Orientation Manual. ~MAB
Manual from Ginsler and Associates
This Web page, also from the Ginsler site, downloads into an Adobe PDF that gives an outline of sorts for creating a manual, including headings and descriptions of what should be on each page.