Nonprofit Boards

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Nonprofit Boards

• Overview of Roles and Responsibilities of Corporate Board of Directors of Corporate Board of Directors (includes nonprofits)
• Board and Staff Responsibilities
• The Legal Responsibilities of Boards
• Nonprofit Corporate Governance: The Board’s Role – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
• Board of directors – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Guide to Not-for-Profit Governance (good overview of roles)
• Policy Name: Role of the Board
• What Exactly is the Board’s Role?
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Nonprofit Board | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
• Overview of Board’s Role in Nonprofit (table depicts role of Board)
• System of Nonprofit Board

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For-Profit (Corporate) Boards

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For-Profit (Corporate) Boards

• Overview of Roles and Responsibilities of Corporate Board of Directors
• Board and Staff Responsibilities
• What Do Boards Really Do? Evidence from Minutes of Board Meetings – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
• Business Basics – The Board of Directors
• The Basics of Corporate Governance – Hutchison PLLC
• Board of directors – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Basics Of Corporate Structure
• Overview of Board’s Role in For-Profit (table depicts role of Board)
• System of a For-Profit Board

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Comparing For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards

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Comparing For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards

• How Nonprofits Differ From For-Profits – and How They Are the Same
• For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards: More Similarities Than Differences?
• Nonprofit and For-Profit Boards — a Comparison
• Nonprofit and Corporate Boards: Same or Different? | CompassPoint

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Overview: Board Operations and Systems

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Sections of This Topic Include

• Recurring, Annual Operations
• Overall “System” of Board
• Operations

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Recurring, Annual Operations

Boards meet their responsibilities usually by conducting certain major activities at certain times of the year. Often, the bylaws specify when certain activities will be conducted. Activities include, for example, conducting regular Board meetings (every month, two months, etc.), conducting the Board self-evaluation, evaluating the chief executive, reviewing and updating Board and personnel policies, conducting strategic planning, recruiting new members, holding an annual meeting, reviewing and authorizing the yearly budget, conducting fundraising (in the case of nonprofits), etc. The following sample Board Operations Calendar lists typical recurring activities of the Board and suggests the timing for these activities.
Sample Board Operations Calendar

Overall “System” of Board Operations

Below, in the links about systems, are handy one-page depictions of the various inputs to the operations of a Board, the Board processes that influence those inputs, and the various outputs from Board operations. This information gives a concise “snapshot” of the recurring activities — the loop of activities — in a Board. The links about where Boards “fit” are to one-page depictions that indicate the role of the Board in the overall planning, development, operations and evaluations in the organization.

For-Profit Boards

• Depiction of the system of a for-profit Board
• Depiction of where Board activities “fit” in for-profit organizations

Nonprofit Boards

• Depiction of the system of a nonprofit Board
• Depiction of where Board activities “fit” in nonprofit organizations

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Board Resolutions

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• General
• Sample Resolutions

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General

• How to Write a Resolution for a Non-Profit or Public Sector Organization | eHow.com
• Sample Guidelines for Writing Resolutions
• Board Resolution Form generic
• Sample Board Resolution generic template
• FREE CORPORATE RESOLUTION FORM – Corporation resolution
• Template for a Written Resolution of the Board of Directors | earlystagetechboards.com
• BOARD RESOLUTION – Free Board of Director Resolution
• Sample Board Resolution

Sample Resolutions

• Samples of numerous resolutions
• FREE SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTION TEMPLATE
• FREE FIRST SHAREHOLDER MEETING TEMPLATE, organizational meeting
• WAIVER OF NOTICE DIRECTORS FIRST MEETING
• FREE SOLE DIRECTOR RESOLUTIONS INITIAL MEETING TEMPLATE
• WAIVER OF NOTICE DIRECTORS SPECIAL MEETING
• WAIVER OF NOTICE SHAREHOLDERS SPECIAL MEETING
• WAIVER OF NOTICE SHAREHOLDERS FIRST MEETING

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Bylaws

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• General
• For-Profit
• Nonprofit

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General

• Video: What Are Corporate By-Laws? | eHow.com
• The Definition of Corporation Bylaws | Chron.com
• How to Create Corporate Bylaws | eHow.com
• Writing Corporate Bylaws | Reuters

For-Profit

• Free Corporation Bylaws – Corporate bylaws template
• What Are Corporate Bylaws and Why Are They Important? for-profit

Nonprofit

• Free By-Laws of Not-For-Profit Corporation Form
• By-Laws in Brief | CompassPoint
• Bylaws Checklist nonprofit
• Sample bylaws — with membership nonprofit
• Bylaws Template nonprofit
• Sample Nonprofit Bylaws
• Non-Profit Organization By-Laws

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Board Policies

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Sections of This Topic Include

• General
• Calendars
• Recruitment
• Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct
• Conflict of Interest
• Applications
• Contracts
• Attendance
• Media Relations
• Whistleblower
• Document Retention
• Confidentiality
• Decision Making

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General

• Core Governing Policies
• Samples of many Board policies
• Sample Board Policies and Procedures
• Board Cafe Archives (scan the list of topics)

Calendars

• Sample Board Calendar template
• Annual Board Planning Calendar
• Sample Board Operations Calendar

Recruitment

• Board Recruitment Policy sample
• Board Recruitment Policy sample

Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct

• Sample Ethics Policy
• Sample ethics policy (code of ethics)
• Sample Code of Ethics
• Board Member’s Code of Conduct
• Board Member’s Code of Conduct
  
• Sample Code of Conduct
  
• Model Code of Ethics for Nonprofits

Conflict of Interest

• Better Practices – Overview of Conflict of Interest
• Sample Conflict of Interest policy
• Sample Conflict of Interest policy
• Policy Name: Conflict of Interest
• Sample Conflict of Interest (US IRS policy)
• Sample Conflict of Interest Policy

Applications

• Sample Board Application Form
• Sample Application to the Board of Directors
• Sample Application to the Board of Directors
• Sample Application to the Board of Directors

Contracts

• Sample Board Member Agreement
• Agreement to Serve as a Member of the Board of Directors
• A Board Member “Contract”
• A Board Member Contract | CompassPoint

Attendance

• Board Attendance Policy (Sample)
• Board Attendance Policy
• Sample Board Attendance Policy

Media Relations

• How to Write and Implement a Media Policy! (includes a sample)
• Media Relations Policy Template – Download Now

Whistleblower

• Sample Whistleblower Policy for Nonprofits
• Sample whistleblower policy
• Sample Whistleblower Policy

Document Retention

• Sample Document Retention/Destruction Policy
• Document Retention Policies
• Sample Document Management Policy
• Document Destruction Policy

Confidentiality

• Handling Confidential Matters
• Confidentiality Policy sample

Decision Making

• Procedure for Making Decisions | Boards of Directors
• Vote for Consensus (guidelines for decision-making policy)

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Articles and Constitutions

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For-Profit
Nonprofit

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For-Profit

Board Resolution Amending the Articles of Incorporation
Nonprofit and Corporate Board: Same or Different?
Articles of Incorporation – Free Sample Template Form for for-profit
Certificate of Incorporation Delaware and any State template for for-profit
Sample Articles of Incorporation for-profits
Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation for-profit
Sample Articles of Incorporation for-profit

Nonprofit

Sample Articles of Incorporation (for-profit and nonprofit)
Sample Articles of Incorporation nonprofit
Sample Articles of Incorporation nonprofit
Articles of Incorporation for Nonprofits | Citizen Media Law Project
Sample Articles of Incorporation
Free Articles of Incorporation for a Not For Profit Organization Which is Not a Private Foundation Form Form

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Technology Committees

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Board Technology Committees – Guidelines

Creating
a Technology Team/Advisory Committee
Information
Technology and the Board of Directors

Board Technology Committees – Example Charters

Example
Charter for Technology Committee
The Technology
Committee of the Board of Directors
Science
and Technology Committee Charter

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Strategic Planning Committees

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Strategic Planning Committees

Strategic Planning Committee Description | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Programs Committee Charter sample
Strategic Planning Committee sample
Roles and Responsibilities of Strategic Planning Committee members
Charter of Strategic Planning and Programs Committee

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