Sample for Practice 3C: Board Governance Policies

This guidance covers Practice 3C: Board Governance.

This is a policies and obligations sample for a Board of Trustees from the accredited Tinicum Conservancy.

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

This is a sample board member self assessment form from the accredited Marin Agricultural Land Trust.

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

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

A table outlining board and staff roles in the development and approval of key strategic actions from the accredited Mass Audubon.

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

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

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.