Sample for Practice 3C: Board of Directors Interest and Nomination

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

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 3B. Board Composition and Structure, includes five elements. This module addresses Practice 3B1: Have a board of sufficient size, skills, backgrounds and experiences to conduct its work effectively

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 dashboard reporting form for boards from the accredited Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy.

This guidance covers Practice 3C: Board Governance.

This template is checklist land trusts can use when considering a potential grant or contract.

Preparing for meetings, making decisions and holding executive sessions

This document lays out the typical steps land trusts take when developing a budget, including projecting income and expenses and identifying fixed and variable expenses and their impact on costs.

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

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