Other Online Board Resources
The following compiled resources provide a variety of useful services, tools, and products for CHCs regarding Boards of Directors.
Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Resource Library
www.ideaencore.com/collection/AllianceOnline/Board+Governance
American Bar Association Tax Section Diversity Committee
The Tax Exempt Tool Kit
Basic overview of laws and financial responsibilities facing directors and executives at small exempt organizations
www.abanet.org/tax/pubs/tetk.html
Blue Avocado
Board Café, Newsletter for Nonprofit Boards
www.blueavocado.org/category/topic/board-café
Blue Ridge Foundation New York
Blue Ridge Resource Bank
Templates, guides, and articles on the following topics: Board, Communications, Financial Management, Fundraising, Human Resources, Legal, Program Development, Real Estate & Facilities, Strategic Management, and Technology
www.brfny.org/resource/resource.html
BoardSource
Building Effective Nonprofit Boards
Consulting services, workshops, and online board resources
www.boardsource.org
What all board members should know Q&As
www.boardsource.org/Knowledge.asp?ID=3.1014
Bridgestar
Becoming a More Effective Nonprofit Board
Article addressing what effective board performance looks like and how nonprofit boards can become more effective
www.bridgestar.org/Library/BecomingEffectiveBoard.aspx
Cain Consulting Group, Inc.
Building Effective Nonprofit Board Teams
Board governance articles, products, workshops, newsletters, burning questions hotline, etc.
www.cain-consulting.com/index.html
CharityChannel
Connecting Nonprofit Professional Worldwide
Discussion forums, newsletter archive, etc.
http://charitychannel.com
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
Consulting services, workshops, articles, case studies, etc.
www.compasspoint.org
Board Café, Newsletter for Nonprofit Boards
www.compasspoint.org/board-caf%C3%A9-home
Creating the Future
Nonprofit resources including online newsletter, training, and library
www.creatingthefuture.org
GuideStar.org
Nonprofit resources including database of nonprofit organizations
www2.guidestar.org
Independent Sector
Leadership forum for the charitable community
www.independentsector.org
Internal Revenue Service
Sample "Conflict of Interest" policy
www.irs.gov/instructions/i1023/ar03.html
Internal Revenue Service
Online Training: Maintaining Your Tax Exempt Status
www.stayexempt.org
Jean Block Consulting, Inc.
Consulting, newsletter, trainings, fundraising, retreats, etc.
www.jblockinc.com
Lake Chapala Society
LCS Board of Directors Job Description
Document includes list of responsibilities and personal characteristics for individual board members, position descriptions for the board President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, etc., and process for evaluating board effectiveness
www.lakechapalasociety.org/LCS_BOD_Job_Desc_proposed.pdf
Leader to Leader Institute
The Peter F. Drucker Foundation
Resources to buy (books, articles, workshops, etc.)
www.pfdf.org
Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits
Free complete toolkit for boards
www.mapnp.org/library/boards/boards.htm
Managementhelp.org/Authenticity Consulting
Why Board Training or Team Building Alone Seldom Restores Boards
Document addressing a board's need for a variety of activities to ensure successful absorption of training topics
http://managementhelp.org/misc/Board-Training-Team-Building-Not-Fix-Boards.pdf
Michigan State University Libraries
Grants and Related Resources Nonprofit Virtual Library
Nonprofit directories and other websites providing advice and information about running nonprofits
http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znonprof.htm
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Reference document: "So You Want to Start a Health Center: a Practical Guide for Starting a Federally Qualified Health Center"
www.nachc.org/client/documents/Starting%20a%20FQHC%20Manual-September%202011.pdf
National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
Governance Series Bulletins
http://iweb.nachc.com/Purchase/SearchCatalog.aspx (Select Governance Series Bulletins)
National Center for Charitable Statistics
Nonprofit FAQ: Board of Directors
http://nccsdataweb.urban.org/PubApps/nonprofitfaq.php?c=3
National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc. (NCFH)
Governance and Board Training for Board Member and Executive Staff
Training for conferences or as on-site consultation for Migrant Health Centers
www.ncfh.org/?pid=36
Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
Nonprofit Resources
Resources addressing board management, board member 101, board policies and procedures, board responsibilities, board staff relations, board structure, and governance models
www.npgoodpractice.org/category/Governance
Nonprofit Management Fund
BoardStar Inc.
Edcucation, recruitment, podcasts, and consulting services
www.nonprofitmanagementfund.org/Pages/30/BoardStar_Inc.aspx
Oklahoma Primary Care Association
Board Bulletin of articles addressing CHC-specific board challenges
www.okpca.org/board-bulletins
Panel on the Nonprofit Sector
Coalition of charities and foundations to ensure the nonprofit community remains a vibrant and healthy part of American society
www.nonprofitpanel.org
Ray & Associates, LLC
The Board Response to Health Care Reform: Be Prepared
2010 CHAMPS/NWRPCA Annual Conference session presentation slides
www.champsonline.org/assets/files/ToolsProducts/CHCBoardResources/BoardDocs/17_BoardResponse_HCReform.pdf
Richard Male & Associates
Archive of online newsletter, "Rich Tips"
www.richardmale.com/?page_id=93
Sumption and Wyland
Online resources, training & evaluation, coaching, e-newsletters, etc.
www.sumptionandwyland.com
Virginia Community Helathcare Association: For Board Members
Online resources, training & evaluation, coaching, e-newsletters, etc.
www.vacommunityhealth.org/boardmembers.cfm
