Boards / Governance
Board leadership can make or break a nonprofit's success. Here are selected resources to help you lead well.

Be sure to check out the FAQs about Boards and Governance at the N.C. Center for Nonprofits site.
Board Best Practices Training -- Three-hour on-site training for western North Carolina nonprofit organizations. Provided by WNC Nonprofit Pathways.
Board Cafe -- Free monthly electronic newsletter written for Board members and Executive Directors, a service of CompassPoint.
Board Source -- Formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards; a resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations.
Center for Creative Leadership -- CCL provides information and training to build creative leadership, defined as the capacity to think and act beyond the boundaries that limit our effectiveness. Publications and an online newsletter are available.
The Complete Board Toolkit -- Excellent toolkit for boards created by the Free Management Library. Resources include: advice, articles, tools, templates, guides, and legal information.
The Consent Agenda - a tool for improving meetings

