CORPORATE SOLUTIONS

• Educational Programs. To be exceptional, boards should be composed of board members who are educated about governance. Individuals need resources and information to empower and prepare them for board service. This includes education in areas such as board member roles and responsibilities, financial oversight, fiduciary duties, and board structure. BoardSource governance consultants are prepared to help educate your employees and executives in all of these areas and can present any of our standard training workshops in-person or as Webinars.  
  
  
• Customized “On Demand” Online Training Programs. BoardSource can develop on-demand, self-paced, e-learning offerings that are customized for your employees and executives. Participants fully control this learning experience and can access the training at their convenience. Your company can purchase or license this content to distribute to your executives and employees.
  
  
• Leadership Counsel and Coaching. BoardSource consultants are available to meet one-on-one with individual employees or executives to provide personalized advice and guidance on any issues they, or their nonprofit board, may be facing.
  
  
• Licensing BoardSource Content. BoardSource holds the world’s largest, most comprehensive selection of materials on nonprofit governance and produces a wide range of informational resources, which are available both electronically and in print.  Your company may pay a licensing fee to post BoardSource content on a password-protected area of your company’s Web site. This option can apply to articles, sections of books or other publications, Web content, or topic papers.
  
  
• Customized Publications. Most BoardSource publications can be customized to meet the specific needs of your employees or include your company logo. Publications that might be of particular benefit to corporate employees include:
  
  
  • The Business Professional’s Guide to Nonprofit Board Service
  • The Source: Twelve Principles of Governance That Power Exceptional Boards
  • The Nonprofit Dashboard:  A Tool for Tracking Progress>
  • Who’s Minding the Money: An Investment Guide for Nonprofit Board Members
  • Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statement
    
    
• Corporate Membership Program. Support BoardSource by joining the Partnership for Effective Board Leadership, a premier group of corporations and foundations committed to effective nonprofit governance. As a corporate member, you will receive access to special opportunities, including the ability to extend BoardSource memberships to all interested employees.

• Nonprofit Board Leadership Program Design and Development. A BoardSource governance consultant can consult with your company to help design a new nonprofit board leadership program or to build upon your current program.
  
  
• Leadership Counsel and Coaching. BoardSource consultants are available to meet one-on-one with individual employees or executives to provide personalized advice and guidance on any issues they, or their nonprofit boards, may be facing.
  
  
• Special Initiatives and Programs. BoardSource can also work with your company to build customized approaches to leveraging your staff and brand resources, such as
  
  
  • executing an awards program to honor individual nonprofit boards or board leaders
  • hosting on-demand, Webinar, or live trainings for employees and executives
  • customizing a company-branded handbook on board leadership
    

• Board Matching Consultation. BoardSource consultants can help you develop and implement an effective process for matching your employees and executives with nonprofit boards. We can provide guidance on the questions you and/or your employees and executives should be asking when searching for new board leadership opportunities and recommend long-term strategies for monitoring and tracking the success of those matches. Note: BoardSource does not currently offer direct matching or employee placement services.
  

• Customized Consulting. BoardSource understands that each board and organization is unique. Accordingly, our consultants recommend the approach and tools best suited for each organization based on its unique needs, history, and circumstances. Depending on those needs, BoardSource consultants will recommend specific strategies that may include diagnostic or assessment services, governance training, one-on-one coaching, facilitated board retreats, and ongoing governance resources and support.

Consulting projects might focus on delivering the following outcomes:

• examining board structures and practices to ensure that the board is fulfilling its oversight functions responsibly
• developing a shared understanding of the strengths and challenges of the board and its practices and establishing an action plan to strengthen board performance
• creating an environment of accountability, performance, and intentional board practices
  
  
• Educational Programs. To be exceptional, boards should be composed of board members who are educated about governance. Individuals need resources and information to empower and prepare them for board service. This includes education in areas such as board member roles and responsibilities, financial oversight, fiduciary duties, and board structure. BoardSource governance consultants are prepared to help educate your board in all of these areas and can present any of our standard training workshops in-person or as Webinars.  
  
  
• Diagnostic and Assessment Tools
  
  
  • Board Self-Assessment (BSA). The BSA enables the board to establish a common understanding of its roles and responsibilities as well as discover critical areas for improvement. A BoardSource consultant can analyze and interpret the results of the assessment and apply the data when planning and facilitating your board retreat.
  • Assessment of the Chief Executive (ACE). This online tool will help a nonprofit avoid risks associated with poor chief executive performance. Itenables an organization to survey board members and receive an objective summary of their input on chief executive performance.  A BoardSource consultant can also provide an analytical report based on the results of the assessment

• Community Governance Index. BoardSource can survey your grantees or other community organizations to determine the baseline level of governance practices among existing board leaders and chief executives and to identify key areas where additional education and expertise is needed.  BoardSource will analyze and interpret the aggregated data to help your company or foundation identify and prioritize governance needs for the nonprofit community, including the educational resources you provide to your grantees.

• Governance Review. To encourage exceptional governance and protect you against risk, BoardSource can work with you to develop a governance review process that will help your staff exercise due diligence in vetting your company’s prospective nonprofit partners and grantees.

• “Moving Beyond Political Correctness: Cultivating a Diverse Board” Workshop. This workshop engages participants in a meaningful discussion on establishing diversity goals. Participants will learn about tools and techniques for building board diversity and cultural competency.
  
  
• “Bridging the Gap: Generations in Nonprofit Leadership” Workshop. This workshop focuses on how boards and chief executives can prepare for generational change and ready their boards and organizations to work effectively across generations