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The Center's affiliate organization,
Western
State Strategies, is continuing our traditional work
on campaign finance reform, supporting voter-owned elections
and promoting a more transparent election system that
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Help Western States Center
support and grow the progressive movement in the West! |
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Virtually
all boards raise concerns at some time that their job
is not clear and their work is at times difficult and
confusing. Organizations are diverse, so the
structure, responsibilities and work boards and staff
assume to accomplish together can vary. The following
documents provide an overview of how boards should
effectively engage in the work of the organization and
how organizations might internally structure boards
and staff. |
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Documents for
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Helpful Web Sites:
- Board
Café (Online) -
Published by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, Board
Café is an electronic newsletter exclusively
for members of nonprofit boards of directors. Short
enough to read over a cup of coffee, Board Café
offers a menu of ideas, information, opinion, news,
and resources to help board members give and get the
most out of board service. There are over 70 issues
in their archive.
- BoardSource
(Online) - BoardSource increases the effectiveness
of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of
directors through our highly acclaimed consulting practice,
publications, tools and membership program.
- Free
Complete Toolkit for Boards (Online)
- Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD of
Authenticity Consulting, this free online toolkit contains
documents for both nonprofit and for-profit boards in
the United States and Canada.
- Management
Assistance Group, MAG (Washington, DC)
- MAG provides individualized, in depth support to nonprofit
groups that are grappling with organizational problems,
challenged by change or growth, or striving to become
stronger. MAG works exclusively with groups committed
to a just, humane and sustainable society. The issues
MAG helps social justice organizations to address include:
purpose and priorities, organizational structure, managerial
styles, financial management, fund-raising, working
relationships, board development and planning.
- Nonprofit
Assistance Center, NAC (Seattle, Washington)
- NAC's mission is to empower communities by building
strong nonprofits and community leaders and to shape
institutions and policies to achieve social justice
and equity. NAC influences and guides the practice of
the nonprofit sector and other institutions through
technical assistance, training, leadership development
and community-based research and evaluation.
- Technical
Assistance for Community Services, TACS (Portland,
Oregon) - TACS has served the nonprofit community
in Oregon for over 25 years providing training, consultation,
information, and resources that nonprofits need to do
their work better. Staff includes consultants who specialize
in board development.
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