Effective director orientation

Includes various types of orientations for board members and examples of written material to provide them. 

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Diversity matters : changing the face of public boards

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Succession planning for the board

A brief Q & A addressing best practices and essentials of succession planning for the board. 

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Board Terms: Friend or Foe? From our Vantage Point Podcast - Episode 1

This podcast from Vantage Point presents Michael Blatchford, lawyer with Bull Housser, to dive into the topic: Board Term Limits: Friend or Foe? In just 15 minutes learn about board term limits, where they are helpful and where you want to review what they imply for your board succession planning...

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20 questions que les administrateurs des organismes sans but lucratif devraient poser sur le recrutement, la formation et l’évaluation des membres du conseil

Disponible aussi en anglais sous le titre: 20 questions directors of not-for-profit organizations should ask about board recruitment, development, and assessment Table des matières Sélection des administrateurs 1. Quelles sont les exigences relatives à l’élection ou à la nomination d’...

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Board member motivations : board exercise

Guide and checklist for a board member motivation exercise. Useful for recruitment and board succession planning processes.  This alongside other resources available from Governing Good: http://www.governinggood.ca/resources/governance-guides-dalhousie-collection/

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Your board's recruitment package

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Board member's job description (sample)

Outlines key areas of a typical board member's job description. Copyright from Governing Good  states that it may be freely used by non-profit organizations.

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Board chair job description (sample)

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20 questions directors of not-for-profit organizations should ask about board recruitment, development and assessment

Available in French under the title "20 Questions que les administrateurs des organismes sans but lucratif devraient poser sur le recrutement, la formation et l’évaluation des membres du conseil" Table of contents :  Selection of Directors 1. What are the requirements for electing or...

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