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The purpose of this report is to advance thinking and stimulate action among grantmakers to strengthen the governance of their grantees and nonprofits in their communities.
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According to BoardSource’s Nonprofit Governance Index 2007, 87 percent of nonprofit chief executives rate their board of directors as effective but say boards could do a better job of fundraising, community relations, and board recruitment. The survey, which includes the responses of 2,152 nonprofit leaders, also reveals that chief executives and board members have a similar viewpoint on organizational challenges. Both groups listed their top three organizational challenges as financial...
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The 2004 BoardSource Governance Index is a survey of the governance of more than 900 chief executives and board members across the country. Each respondent received a four page survey which included questions on their organizations, board composition and structure, policies and practices and governance issues. Research was conducted over a three year period and included chief executives and board members from 501(c)(3)s, (c)(4)s and (c)(6)s and religious...
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BoardSource and the Credit Union Executives Society administered board self-assessments to 35 credit union boards (and a total of 291 board members) to gain knowledge about credit union governance issues, to provide information for credit union leaders that will assist them in supporting a continuous improvement perspective among board members, and to encourage the emergence of board self-assessment as a standard practice in the credit union...
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Under the leadership of BoardSource and in collaboration with the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University, the Governance Futures project is based in part on the assumption that some governance problems arise from the very design of our governance models -- not merely from poor execution of those models -- and that we ought to explore the potential of alternative governance designs, even as we continue to help boards perform better with the governance models they now...
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This research paper discusses the results of The National Survey of Nonprofit Governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley act. The survey from the Urban Institute gathered responses from 5,115 nonprofits of varied size, type and location and provides new insights into the potential impact of extending some provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to nonprofit organizations.
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This report provides insights into how board members think about their prescribed roles and responsibilities, their commitment to the organizations they govern, their desire to participate in meaningful ways, and the activities that they believe will improve the overall functioning of boards and ultimately the value of their organization.
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Exceptional boards add significant value to their organizations, making discernible differences in their advance on mission. How does a board rise to this level? Are there standards that describe this height of performance? BoardSource convened a group of governance experts and, together, explored the characteristics of exceptional boards.
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How do community foundation boards employ strategies that allow them to remain responsive to multiple constituencies (grantors, grantees, community representatives and providers of fiduciary oversight) while steering their organizations with accountability and authority? In March 2004, with a grant from the Aspen Institute's Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (www.nonprofitresearch.org) and additional support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (www.mott.org), BoardSource and Ohio University's...
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While more than 86 percent of board members of color recently surveyed said they either almost always or often feel comfortable voicing their opinions at meetings, 13 percent said they have encountered some form of tokenism. "Vital Voices: Lessons Learned from Board Members of Color" is BoardSource’s first survey designed to amplify the voices of people of color serving on nonprofit boards of directors. It is part of BoardSource's effort to discover why boards tend to lack...
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