Association
Xpertise Inc. (AXI) Resources
http://www.axi.ca/services/resources.htm
Wide variety of articles
on board and association management from this Canadian consulting
firm.
Board Cafe
http://www.boardcafe.org
Archive of past issues of this monthly e-newsletter for board
members from CompassPoint Nonprofit Services.
boardnetUSA
http://www.boardnetusa.org
A site "revolutionizing
the way nonprofit boards and new leaders find each other." Nonprofits
can post their board member vacancies and individuals interested
in board service can browse what might suit their interests.
BoardSource
http://www.boardsource.org
Major American source
for information about nonprofit boards of directors. Especially
see their "Essential
Questions" about board membership, the rest of their
Q&A
topics, and their 107-page compilation (PDF), A
Guide to the Literature on Governance: An Annotated Bibliography.
"Dynamic
Nonprofit Board" (PowerPoint presentation)
http://www.nassembly.org/nassembly/documents/Dynamic
_Nonprofit_Board.ppt#5
Free, downloadable presentation
in PowerPoint for teaching boardsmanship, from the Executive Leadership
Institute of the National Assembly of Health & Human
Service Organizations.
Ethics Q&A Archives – “Doing Good Right”
http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/archive/aeth.html
From CharityVillage NewsWeek (Canada), this archive of questions and answers to ethical questions by Jane Garthson focuses on sticky issues confronted by nonprofit boards.
Free Complete
Toolkit for Boards
http://www.mapnp.org/library/boards/boards.htm
Comprehensive site compiled
by Carter McNamara, with many articles and links on specific board-related
topics.
Good Governance Guide
http://www.governancematters.org/index.cfm?section_id=1086
Governance Matters has developed this multi-section guide to help funders and nonprofit organizations in improving board performance.
Help 4 NonProfits
http://www.help4nonprofits.com/H4NP.htm
Library of articles
on boards and nonprofit management.
Non-Profit Nuts
& Bolts
http://www.nutsbolts.com/np-articles.htm
Practical tips from the archive of a monthly printed newsletter,
with articles on several topics in addition to board relations.
Silk, Adler
& Colvin
http://www.silklaw.com/
Click to the "Articles
and Publications" area of this law firm's Web site and you'll
see a number of excellent articles on ethics, what corporate scandals
may mean to nonprofits, and other legal issues for boards of directors.