Sample for Practice 3B: Board Member Self-Assessment Form

This includes two sample self-evaluation forms for board members from the publication Land Trust Boards: Preparing for Perpetuity by Marc Smiley.

These board governance policies from the accredited Harpswell Heritage Land Trust describe board member and board responsibilities, procedures, recruitment and committees.

This is a template for assessing a potential board member's skills and knowledge, contacts and influence, values/organizational styles, and demographics from the Land Trust Alliance.

This is a sample board member job description from the accredited Bayfield Regional Conservancy.

This is a board committee description from the accredited Whidbey Camano Land Trust.

This is a Board Responsibility excerpt from the accredited West Virginia Land Trust's board manual.

Sample board meeting minutes from the accredited Land Trust of Virginia showing the easement committee's review of a potential project.

This guidance covers Practice 3B: Board Composition and Structure.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 3B: Board Composition and Structure, includes five elements. This 15-minute module covers the third element:

3. Have a board development process that includes procedures for recruiting and training board members

This is a Board of Directors interest and nomination form from the accredited E.L. Rose Conservancy of Susquehanna County.