Resources

Approximately 30 minutes

Anatomy of a Board Agreement covers the limitations of board agreements and the essential components of a comprehensive board agreement.

Approximately 90-120 minutes

Board Development - The Foundation for Nonprofits Method covers statutory duties of nonprofit board members, the basic responsibilities of a nonprofit board, developing specific board commitments for a particular organization, and how to structure a board to create engagement and empower board members to contribute. Handouts include: board matrix template, sample board role descriptions, and board structure worksheet.

*Only available to Foundation for Nonprofit Clients

Approximately 45 minutes

Board Service 101 covers the impact and role nonprofit boards play in our community and the qualities of good board members. Handouts include: Financial Literacy for Nonprofit Board Members, Fundraising Literacy for Nonprofit Board Members, Legal and Regulatory Requirements for Arizona Nonprofit Organizations, and Importance of Personal Ethics and Integrity in Nonprofit Organizations.

Approximately 60 minutes

For Donors - A Framework for Evaluating Nonprofits Before Donating provides donors with a framework for evaluating nonprofit organizations before making a donation with a focus on understanding the nonprofit landscape and possible questions to ask to help assess donor alignment with a given organization.

Approximately 60 minutes

Governance 101 covers the role of a board in nonprofit organizations and delves into the responsibilities of the board including oversight, compliance, planning, sustainability, advocacy, evaluation, roles of various board members, division of labor between board and management, the difference between governing and working boards, board recruiting, and Founder’s Syndrome.

COMING SOON!

Approximately 45 minutes

Insurance 101 covers the importance of insurance to nonprofit organizations, the legal requirements regarding insurance for Arizona nonprofit organizations, the types of insurance every nonprofit should have, and the most common types of insurance nonprofits should consider.

Approximately 45 minutes

Organization Lifecycles covers the typical stages every organization experiences over its lifetime.

Approximately 45 minutes

Power of Advocacy covers why advocacy by the board and management is important to nonprofit success and facilitates a conversation between board and management to establish a uniform understanding of what is being advocated for and a list of discussion points to start from.

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Approximately 60 minutes

Your Case for Support covers why every nonprofit organization should have a case for support, what a case for support is, a template outline for a case for support, and ways to utilize a case for support when it is complete.