Twelve principles of outstanding boards
I have great admiration for nonprofit board members! I spend a lot of time working with boards and see the constant challenge of finding the time, energy, and people to keep boards strong. BoardSource has a very succinct and intelligent list of “Twelve Principles of Governance That Power Execptional Boards.”
I like this list and think the two-page PDF that you can download from BoardSource could be a great way to start off a board planning meeting…
- Constructive partnerhsip with the CEO
- Mission driven
- Strategic thinking
- Culture of inquiry
- Independent-mindedness (putting the organizaiton ahead of individual interests)
- Ethos of transparency
- Compliance with integrity
- Sustaining resources
- Results oriented
- Intentional board practices
- Continuous learning
- Revitalization
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