This Month's Featured Products
Management Tools
Through his Institute for Nonprofit Excellence work, Bill Bennington has developed more than 200 useful management tools designed to solve problems and create leverage within nonprofit organizations.
Following is a list of the Board-related tools documents available for purchase individually, by subject area or as a complete set.
Available tool sets other than the board set listed below include: Strategic Planning, Fundraising, Public Relations and Selling, Agency Administration, Succession Planning, Financial Management, Risk Management, Managing in Difficult Times Tool Kit, Donor Care Protocols and Volunteerism. For a complete listing and price guide, contact Bill Bennington at wjbpjb@comcast.net.
Basic Responsibilities of Non-Profit Boards
Board Member Code of Ethics
Board Member Fundraising Commitment/Scorecard
Board Member Manual
Board Member Orientation Tips
Conflict of Interest Policy
Draft Board Member Agreement
Resource Board Roles and Responsibilities
Responsibilities of Individual Board Members
Setting Up an Emeritus Board
Statistics on the Typical Nonprofit Board
Two-Tier Board Planning Sheet
Board Performance Analysis
Board Issues Analysis Form
Board Issues Analysis Tool Kit
Board Skills Profile
Board Recruiting and Nominating
Board Evolution Planner
Board Officer Prospect Ranking Tool
Board Succession Planning and Prospect Evaluation Matrix
Identifying 40 Board Prospects in Four Minutes Tool
Prospective Board Member Evaluation Matrix
Questions to Ask Every Prospective Board Member
Questions to Ask Every Prospective Board Member
Talking Points for Approaching New Board Prospects
Board Committee Management
Annual Committee Meeting Scheduling Calendar
Committee Meeting Tracking Report
Committee Performance Evaluation Tools
Committee Planning and Responsibilities
Committee Report Template
Draft Committee Charter
Board Meeting Performance Improvement
An Efficient Board Meeting Agenda
Annual Events and Board/ Committee Meeting Calendar
Board Behavioral Norms
Board Meeting Agenda/Minutes Templates
Board Meeting Attendance Report
Conducting an Effective Meeting
Meeting Planning/Conflict Resolution Chart
Sample Board Retreat Agenda
Strategies for Countering Disruptive Group Behavior
Tips for Making Your Meeting Agenda Work
Tips for Overcoming Common Board Problems
Tips for Running More Effective Meetings
Tips for Shortening Board Meetings
Two Day Retreat Outline
Board Chairs and Executive Directors Tips and Tools
50+ ways to Motivate Your Board
Board Chair and CEO Conflict Resolver
Board Chair Relationships with Chief Staff officer (Ex. Dir.)
Board Chair Roles and Responsibilities
Board/Executive Director Conflict Resolution Tool
Chairman’s Leadership Test
Executive Director Candidate Analysis Form
Executive Director Job Description
Executive Director Leadership Test
Executive Director Performance Appraisal Form
Executive Director Review of Board Chair Performance
Personal Success Assessment
CEO Annual Perfformance Evaluation Tool
Make the annual performance review of your CEO or executive director a painless and useful process. This tool allows board members to rate the CEO on what is important to the future of the organization. Takes the guesswork out of the process. This tool is easy to use, and it can be easily modified to fit any organization or staffing level.
Our Price $19.95 Shipped via e-mail
Board Evaluation Tool Kit
This set of six board analysis tools enables you to evaluate your board of directors from the perspective of talent and balance, individual board member performance, the ability of your board to impact key agency issues, the board's working process and evaluating and ranking new board prospects in terms of your organizational priorities.
Our Price $29.95 Shipped via e-mail
Basic Board Development Tools
Get the complete set of basic board development tools on a CD. this set includes the Board Evaluation Toolkit above as well as responsibilities of individual board members, an efficient board meeting agenda, a tool for improving board meeting attendance, sample two board retreat agendas, a board skills profile, board committee responsibilities, quick organizational analysis tool, a 22-page set of recommendations on fixing board problems and more...
Our Price $49.95 Price includes shipping via U.S. Mail
Strategic Planning Tool Kit
Want to plan without hiring a consultant? Included in this CD is everything you need to complete a strategic plan including a sample plan for a non-profit organization, a blank planning master form, tools for doing analysis and projections, a tool for assessing the likelihood of goals being achieved, how to go from problem identification to consensus, annual and monthly compounding charts, a generic planning survey, alternatives analysis tools, a values development work sheet and much more...
Our Price $79.95 Price includes shipping via U.S. Mail