Sample for Practice 3C: Operations Manual

This guidance covers Practice 3C: Board Governance.

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

Preparing for meetings, making decisions and holding executive sessions

Land Trust Standards and Practices Practice Element 3A2 on board oversight, includes five elements. This module addresses the first element, 3A2a: Reviewing and approving an annual budget.

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

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

This is a template board policy for delegating decision-making authority and was reviewed and approved by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission in December 2014.

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.

The choice of easement monitoring personnel will depend on the skill level or expertise needed, the resources available to the land trust, and the land trust’s goals for its monitoring program. This document provides guidance for choosing monitoring personnel.