The Work of the Board and Its Members

You’ve joined the board of a land trust — wonderful! What’s next? In this webinar, you’ll take a look under the hood to learn what land trusts do, how they do it and how you fit in.

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

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

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

This document presents different ways people can participate in your land trust, from service on the board or on a committee or as a special advisor. It presents a "circle of involvement" that can be a means for more effectively recruit people into your land trust.  

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

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 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.