Resource Centre Content
A. Introduction
This section will help you get stared by understanding the
purpose of the Resource Centre and how to navigate it and use it
(along with some other valuable resources).
a) Resource Centre content
b) How to use this resource centre
c) Helpful web sites
B. Board Development
This section will help you understand the components of good
governance and how to re-energize your board for improved
performance.
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Elusiveness of Good Governance
Models of Good Governance
The Power of a Governance Vision
Board Culture
Getting Directors on the Same Page
Board Education
C. New Director Development
Here are some helpful resources to boost the effectiveness of
on-boarding new directors.
a) New Director Orientation
b) Mentoring New Directors
c) Director Orientation and Board Education (article)
D. Board and Committee Mandates
In addition to sample mandates for boards and committees,
there are some perspectives on the role of committees generally
and executive committees in particular.
a) Board Committees and Their Role
b) Perspectives on Executive Committees
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Committee Mandate Framework
Board of Directors Mandate
Board of Directors Work Plan
Elusiveness of a Board’s Value and Contribution
Audit Committee Mandate
Governance Committee Mandate
Human Resources Committee Mandate
Nomination Committee Mandate
E. Board Roles and Mandates
This section provides helpful frameworks and templates for key
board and related roles.
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Board Chair Role Framework
Critical Role of Board Leadership
Chairmanship: The Effective Chair/CEO Relationship
Board Vice Chair Role
Board Committee Chair Role
Individual Director Role
Individual Director Charter of Expectations
Dilemma of the Rogue Board Member
The Board / Staff Relationship
F. CEO and Executive Director Oversight
The Board’s most important responsibility is its oversight of
organizational leadership. These processes and tools will help
you do that.
a) CEO / ED Succession Planning
b) Evaluating CEO / ED Performance
G. Meeting Effectiveness
Meetings are where boards and committees do their work.
Proper meeting planning and execution are critical to boards
giving effective oversight and optimal decision-making. Here are
a series of practical processes and tools to help you improve the
quality of your meetings.
a) Board Meeting Planning Checklist
b) Meeting Preparation Tool
c) Sample Meeting Agenda Template
d) Meeting the Board’s Informational Needs
e) Board of Directors and Committee Meeting Pre-read
Framework
f) Consent Agendas
g) Consent Agendas: A tool for improving governance
h) In Camera Meetings
i) Good Decision Making
j) Strategic Discussions in the Boardroom
k) Meeting Minutes Template
l) Perspectives on Meeting Minutes
m) Board and Committee Meeting Assessment Process
H. Evaluation Processes and Tools
The content of this section provides detailed processes and tools
for evaluating all facets of board performance.
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Building a Better Board Assessment
Evaluating the Performance of the Full Board
Evaluating Committee Performance
Board Chair Evaluation Process and Tool
Evaluating Individual Trustee Performance (article)
Board Self-Assessment Process and Tool
Evaluating Individual Directors
I. Board Succession
Processes, tools and templates for recruiting new directors to
ensure sustained board capability and performance.
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Strategic Director Recruitment
Director Competencies
Director Recruitment Process
New Director Recruitment Matrix
Director Recruitment Package Content
New Director Application Form
J. Annual Meetings
Complete processes, tools and templates to make organizing
your next annual meeting and ensuring its success.
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Annual Meeting Checklist
Annual Meeting Information Guide
Annual Meeting Script
Annual Meeting Ballot
K. Reports and Articles
This represents a comprehensive library of reports and articles
for conducting research on the governance on not-for-profit,
voluntary sector and social enterprise boards.
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Benchmarks for Success in the Voluntary Sector
Building Strength – Improved Governance and
Accountability in Canada’s Voluntary Sector
Charity Governance Review 2013
National Study of Board Governance (Executive Summary)
Getting Governance Right
Governance Capacities: Training Needs of Small Ontariobased Nonprofits
National Study of Board Governance Practices in the Not
for Profit and Voluntary Sector in Canada
Not for Profit Governance
Social Enterprise Governance
L. Governance Workshop Materials
The accompanying materials are those used to support the
workshops sponsored by the Mississauga Halton LHIN in May and
June 2014.
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Board Training Session Slides
Cambridge Memorial Hospital Case Study
The Dynamic Not for Profit Board
The New Work of the Nonprofit Board
M. Bylaws and Policies
a) ONCA Draft Bylaws
b) Recommended Bylaw Content