Governance Resources
General
ECCS Partnership Guidelines (PDF) ↓
ECCS-endorsed Best Practices (PDF) ↓
HBR Blog: The Cure for the Not-for-Profit Crisis
Board Roles & Responsibilities
What Leaders Really Do (PDF)
Ten Basic Responsibilities for Not-for-Profit Boards »
An Executive Director's Guide to Financial Leadership
Board Job Descriptions
Board Chair (PDF) ↓
Board Vice-Chair (PDF) ↓
Board Treasurer (PDF) ↓
Board Secretary (PDF) ↓
Best Practices
NEW! Nonprofit Quarterly [Winter, 2012]: The Emerging Forms of Nonprofit Governance
Daring to Lead: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership (full report)
Daring to Lead: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership (brief)
Maximum Performance: Exploring Organizational Effectiveness
Nonprofit Governance: From Little League to Big Universities
Outcome Measurement in Nonprofit Organizations: Current Practices and Recommendations
Transparency in Financial Reporting »
Ethics
Code of Ethics (PDF) ↓
Code of Ethics (short version) (PDF) ↓
Conflict of Interest Policy (PDF) ↓
Board Development
Why Don't Board Members Do What They Are Supposed to Do? »
Teaching to Lead: Preparing Tomorrow's Nonprofit CEOs
Board Evaluation/Self Assessments
Board Self Assessment Questionnaire [Dalhousie University]
Basic Board Self-Assessment Questions ↓
Final Pilot Governance Roundtable Evaluation [complete report]