Boards, Working with

The "resources" area of this law firm's Web site offers a number of excellent articles on legal issues for nonprofit boards of directors.

Comprehensive site compiled by Carter McNamara, with many articles and links on specific board-related topics.

Archive of past issues of this monthly e-newsletter for board members from CompassPoint Nonprofit Services.

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.

Major American source for information about nonprofit boards of directors. Especially see their "Essential Questions" about board membership, the rest of theirQ&A topics, and their 107-page compilation (PDF),A Guide to the Literature on Governance: An Annotated Bibliography.

Career Volunteer is "here to make it easier for you to search and recruit trustees, skilled volunteers, potential mentors, and Board Members for your charity, NGO or social enterprise...By skilled volunteers we mean people who can provide pro bono assistance in specialist areas - marketing, finance, fundraising, strategy or people with technical abilities in other professions." Career Volunteer gives you access to fully funded expertise and Board-level skills from outside the sector, provided on a pro bono basis -- candidates are drawn from large corporates participating and funding the programme.  Also have an interesting blog, "Volunteers do it for free" at http://blog.careervolunteer.co.uk/

Written by four nonprofit consultants led by Terrie Temkin, this blog frequently offers volunteer-related posts.

Erik Anderson writes this blog about donor relations and one of his categories is volunteers -- specifically how to work with nonprofit boards of directors.  This link takes you to the compilation of posts archived under "volunteer," but you can also view posts on fundraising and other topics.

This consulting, publishing, training, and research organization is focused on strong nonprofit performance. In this area of the site are articles and tools on various subjects, including boards, management and finance.

From JFFixler Group, consultants in volunteer engagement and board developement

Blog postings by Lori Gotlieb, who teaches volunteer management at Humber  College, Toronto, ON. Most of her posts are focused on board leadership.

Nonprofit Issues® is a national Web newsletter of "Nonprofit Law You Need To Know." Written for nonprofit executives and their advisors, lawyer Donald Kramer provides clear, concise and comprehensive coverage of real issues that affect nonprofits every day. While there is a fee for subscribing to the full publication or participating in webinars, sign up for the free weekly e-mailed "Question and Answer" where Don Kramer responds to readers' questions on topics of general interest, often volunteer-related.

Wonderful publication and online resource for parent-teacher organizations -- but with all sorts of useful nuggets for ANY all-volunteer organization.

Developed by The Independent Sector, a the leadership network for nonprofits, foundations, and corporations committed to advancing the common good.  This area of the site is devoted to improving the quality of boards of directors. 

Focused on helping nonprofits create a growth or strategic plan, determine how to bring more money in the door, and get their boards engaged and invested.

Part of Reach...Skilled Volunteers in the UK, this site helps both organizations and board members work more effectively.

This website containsfact sheets,role descriptions,worksheets, andadditional resourcesto assist volunteers and 4-H members in developing effective committees within their club -- but applicable elsewhere.