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Articles

A Good Board Practices Checklist . Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2003.

A History of Nonprofit Boards in the United States by Peter Dobkin Hall. BoardSource (2003)

Analyzing Boards of Directors. Unknown.

Best Practices In Nonprofit Governance In Light Of Sarbanes Oxley and Texas Law by Jan Soifer. Conference on Accountability in the New Century: Ethical and Legal Responsibilities for Nonprofits co-sponsored by Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College and Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (May 5, 2006).

Beyond Compliance: The Trustee Viewpoint on Effective Foundation Governance. The Center for Effective Philanthropy.

Board Self-Evaluation Questionnaire. Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University.

Building a Board Member's Manual. Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2001.

Drawing the lines between board, staff duties. San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. Apr 2006.

Effective Board Member's Orientation Manual, The. Ernie Ginsler. Ginsler & Associates. 2000.

Founder Transitions: Creating Good Endings and New Beginnings. The Annie E. Casey Foundation. 2005.

(Guide for New Board of Directors). Grant Thornton. 2001.

Legal Responsibilites of Boards. Nonprofit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2004.

Lessons for Boards from the Nonprofit Overhead Cost Project. Urban Institute and Indiana University. 2004.

Non-Profit Annual Report, The: The Basic Ingredients. Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2002.

Nonprofit Board Self-Assessment Guidebook. The Corporate Fund. 1995.

Nonprofit Corporations - The Board - Liabilities, Pleasures and Duties by Kathleen Ford Bay.

Nonprofit Governance Models: Problems and Prospects by Pat Bradshaw et al. 1998.

Nonprofit Governance Reform: Rating Agencies Join the Fray. Fulbright & Jaworski. Dec 2005.

Managing Board Conflict by E. Grant MacDonald. Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2003.

New Studies Show There's Trouble at the Top. San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. Apr 2006.

Nonprofit Governance Best Practices Review by Sharene Rekow. May 2006.

Nonprofit Governance Reform: The Fitch Report and Other Updates. Foley & Lardner. Sep 2005.

Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice: A Guide for Charities and Foundations. Panel on the Nonprofit Sector. 2007.

Proposed Governance Principles for Discussion with Large Foundations. Susan V. Berresford of The Ford Foundation et al.

Pros and Cons of Representative Boards, The. Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2002.

Questions Prospective Board Members Need to Ask. San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. Jan 2006.

Rational Exuberance: An Exploration of the Adaptation by California's Charitable Sector to Changing Governance Standards: Notes from the Field by Thomas Silk. The Exempt Organization Tax Review Special Report. Jun 2005.

Recent Reforms in Corporate Governance: Should Foundations Change Too by Janne G. Gallagher. Council on Foundations. Oct 2002.

Right From the Start: Resonpsibilities of Directors and Officers of Not-for-Profit Corporations by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer.

Sample Self-Assessment Survey for Board Members. Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies.

Sample Survey for Retiring Board Members. Missouri Association of Community Arts Agencies.

Should We Form a Board Committee? Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2003.

Strengthening Boards of Nonprofit Organizations by Anne Gardon. Suport Center for Nonprofit Management.

Ten Proven Ideas for Better Board Meetings. Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2003.

What Kinds of Boards Are There? Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2003.

What Makes an Effective Non Profit Board? San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. Sep 2005.

Why Boards Don't Govern by Jan Masaoka and Mike Allison. www.grassrootsfundraising.org.

Your Board's Director Recruitment Package. Non-Profit Sector Leadership Program, Dalhousie University. 2003.

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Audio Files

Importance of Effective Boards by Barry Silverberg, The (Length: 67:07). Nonprofit Audio Tool Kit produced by the Adult Literacy Organizational Training Project of the Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations at Austin Community College. Includes: Difference Between Nonprofits and For-Profits, Why People Serve on Boards, Boards from Hell, Guiding Principles for Nonprofits (Organizations 'R People, Purpose, Frustration, Role Delineation, Vision & Effort, Practicality, Leadership, Group Responsibility, (Personal Responsibility, Credibility, Due Diligence, Focus, Courage, Communications, Patience), Stakeholders, Who Has Primary Responsibility?, Legal Duties of Board Members, Board Role: Setting Organizational Priorities, Board Role: Providing Oversight, Board Role: Ensuring Necessary Resources, Ground Rules, Dead Horses

.Strengthening Your Board (Barry Silverberg) (32:05 min) Strengthening Your Nonprofit Organization DVD produced by ACC Center for Community-Based & Nonprofit Organizations. 2003. (view online ore purchase)

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Web Resources

BoardSource www.boardsource.org - provides information to board members through consulting, publications, tools, etc.