Board Web Site Resource List compiled by Angela Rester
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cilp-pdci.nsf/eng/h_cl00020.html
Primer workbook - https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cilp-pdci.nsf/vwapj/Primer_en.pdf/$FILE/Primer_en.pdf
Board development, training, accountability and governance in the Canadian Voluntary Sector.
Your one stop site to improve accountability and governance.
www.Compasspoint.org – Nonprofit Genie
http://www.nsba.org/resource-library/board-leadership - Strategic planning tools
National School Board Association
http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/FAQ/Nonprofit/Home/default
Welcome to Idealist.org!
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 with offices in the
United States and Argentina. Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange
resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all
people can lead free and dignified lives.
http://www.1800net.com/nprc/index.html
The Nonprofit Resource Center
http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/
Maryland Nonprofits
www.muridae.com/nporegulation/accounting.html#other_resources
Financial Accounting for NPO’s
http://www.nonprofitissues.com/
Nonprofit Issues provides a one-stop place to keep current on nonprofit legal issues and find
answers to your questions of nonprofit law and governance. $6/month
http://www.ptotoday.com/filesharing/document/65-pto-today-samplebylaws?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=nonprofit%20issues&utm_content=bylaws_ori
ginal&utm_campaign=PTObylaws
By-Laws Sample
http://www.npguides.org/
Grantwriting tools for nonprofits
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http://www.managementhelp.org/
The Library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources regarding the
leadership and management of yourself, other individuals, groups and organizations. Content is
relevant to the vast majority of people, whether they are in large or small for-profit or nonprofit
organizations. Over the past 10 years, the Library has grown to be one of the world's largest wellorganized collections of these types of resources.
Address specific to boards - http://www.managementhelp.org/boards/boards.htm
Free and complete toolkit for Boards
http://www.mentoringcanada.ca/training/Boards/
Mentoring Canada’s site – Fundamentals of Effective Board Involvement
http://www.muttart.org/board_development_workbooks
The Muttart Foundation has numerous free resource books. Designed for Canadian nonprofits,
much is useful in the USA.
The workbooks currently in print are:
Board Building: Recruiting and Developing Effective Boards
Drafting and Revising Bylaws
Developing Job Descriptions for Board Members
Hiring and Performance Appraisal of the Executive Director
Financial Responsibilities of Non-Profit Boards
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Other Board Development Workbooks
Through a grant to the University of Alberta, The Muttart Foundation has commissioned more workbooks to
assist not-for-profit organizations.
This series of workbooks will provide practical advice to help board members of not-for-profit organizations
organize themselves and comply with their legal requirements. New workbooks will be posted as they become
available.
Organizing Your Corporate Documents
Understanding Your Corporate Documents
http://volunteeralberta.ab.ca/varc/
Canadian – Connecting the nonprofit/voluntary sector
Numerous resources
http://www.robertsrules.com/faq.html
Official Robert’s Rules of Order Website – Frequently Asked Questions, etc.
http://www.wkkf.org/resource-directory#pp=10&p=1&q=Logic%20model
Kellogg Foundation – downloads helping NP’s understand role in advocacy, developing communications
plans including in crisis, understanding and using the Logic Model, Strategic Planning in Smaller
Nonprofits, etc.
Updated 1/2015 – Angela Rester
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