Sample for Practice 3C: Board Governance Policies

This guidance covers Practice 3C: Board Governance.

These ten popular Nonprofit Quarterly articles will give you a more comprehensive understanding of what governance is and what best practices are for nonprofits.

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

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

This is a conflict of interest policy and disclosure form from the accredited Kansas Land Trust.

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

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

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

A sample board member application and letter of responsibility from the accredited Wallowa Land Trust.