1) Please identify yourself.

Name:
Number of years as Board Member:
Phone number:
Your email address:
2) Board responsibilities:
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a. New Board members are trained about the fiduciary/legal roles
and responsibilities of a nonprofit governing Board, including that,
in their current Board's activities and deliberations, member are to
exercise the duties of care and loyalty only to that Board's
nonprofit, rather than to themselves or others.
b. Roles of a Board member, each committee (if used) and the
CEO (if used) are clearly defined and communicated among
members.
c. Board members understand the mission (and vision and values,
if applicable) of the organization.
d. Board members understand each of the nonprofit's
programs/services, including the desired results from each.
3) Staffing and equipping Board members - Board members ensure:
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a. Potential new Board members are identified during the year as
part of the Board's succession planning
b. New Board members are selected by a quorum of Board
members, and the official list of Board member is updated.
c. New Board members are oriented to the unique aspects of the
nonprofit, e.g., it's history, employees staffing (if applicable),
successes, plans, etc..
d. New Board members are organized into appropriate committees
or task forces.
e. Each Board member has a manual that contains sufficient
information for members to conduct their roles, e.g., Bylaws, Board
policies, fiscal policies, personnel policies, meeting minutes,
resolutions, etc.
4) Board committees (or task forces) - Board members ensure:
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a. Appropriate committees or task forces exist to address each of

the most important types of priorities in the organization.
b. Each committee or task force has a written description about it's
overall purpose and its goals for the current year.
c. Each committee member fully understands the charter of each
committee or task force that he/she is on.
5) Board meetings - Board members ensure:
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a. All Board meetings are scheduled and announced per terms for
Board meetings in the bylaws.
b. Meeting materials are provided before meetings, in time for
members to sufficiently review materials in preparation for the
upcoming meeting.
c. Board meetings are facilitated to a useful agenda that lists
topics, timing to address each topic, and the type of action needed
for each topic (e.g., approval, resolution, etc.).
d. Each topic on the agenda receives sufficient attention. If more
time needed for a topic, Board members decide to extend the time
or delegate the topic for additional research.
e. Board receives regular, accurate reports on finances, taxes,
program performance and other important matters.
f. Board attends to policy-related decisions, which guide the
activities of members and senior staff.
g. Each meeting is evaluated, near the end of the meeting, to
ensure continuous improvements of meetings.
h. Members have a process for handling urgent matters between
meetings, e.g., the Executive Committee handles these matters
and promptly reports them to the Board.
i. The Board has an annual calendar of meetings, which specify
when important duties are to occur, e.g., Board retreats, planning,
evaluation the CEO, updating Bylaws, etc.

6) Board policies - Board members ensure:

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a. Board bylaws are reviewed annually and the Board operates

according to terms in the Bylaws.
b. Board has up-to-date, approved and implemented conflict-ofinterest policy, of which all members are aware.
c. Board has up-to-date, approved and implemented Board
attendance policy, of which all members are aware.
d. Board policies are reviewed and updated as necessary.
7) Board's oversight of legal matters - Board members ensure:
a. Members ensure all legal filings are current, e.g., evidence of
IRS granting tax-exempt status, filing annual income taxes, filing
payroll taxes, etc.
b. Members ensure nonprofit has registered in each state in which
it does fundraising.
c. Board-approved meeting minutes result from each Board
meeting.
d. Members serve without payment unless the nonprofit has a
policy for reimbursing members for out-of-pocket expenses.
e. Members ensure compliance with licensing requirements of all
software packages.
8) Strategic planning - Board members ensure:
a. All Board members participate in relevant an realistic strategic
planning, at least annually.
b. Planning process includes research to identify the needs, wants
and opinions of relevant stakeholders, such as clients,
collaborators, community leaders, etc.
c. Planning process analyzes the opportunities and threats facing
the organization, as identified from analyses of political, economic,
social and technical influences affecting the organization.
d. Planning process includes analyses of the strengths and
weaknesses of the organization, as identified from objective
assessment of the organization.
e. Planning process identifies suitable strategies and/or goals to
address the opportunities, threat, strengths and weaknesses
f. Plan includes action plans to address each strategies and/or
goal, specify who will do what and by when to address each priority
in the strategic plan.
g. Strategic plan is communicated to all relevant stakeholders.
h. Members regularly monitor status of implementation of the
strategic plan.
i. The plan is changes, as needed, in a systematic manner and
then communicated to all necessary stakeholders.
9) Board's oversight of programs - Board members ensure:
a. Planning of each program is based on meeting the verified
needs and wants of certain groups of clients.
b. All programs are aligned with the organization's mission.
c. Desired outcomes are specified for each program (outcomes are
changes to be accomplished in participants in programs).
d. Programs are sufficiently staffed and resources to provide highquality services to clients.
e. Evaluations are conducted of each program to ensure highquality program processes and achievement of desired results.
f. Program processes are documented to ensure maximize
efficiencies and reliability of each program.
g. Board regularly monitors and evaluates progress toward
strategic goals and each program's performance.
h. Programs and the organization are effectively promoted to each
of the major stakeholders, and in a manner that each stakeholder
prefers (e.g., social media vs. print vs. radio, etc.).

10) Boards oversight of personnel management - Board members ensure:

(NOTE: The CEO position is a staff/personnel position. Volunteers are staff/personnel positions.)

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a. The organization has a written personnel handbook/policy that is

regularly reviewed, updated and approved by Board: a) to describe
the recruitment, hiring, termination and standard work rules for all
staff (including volunteers) and b) to maintain compliance with
government employment laws and regulations.
b. The organization has job descriptions for paid staff and
volunteers, including qualifications, duties, reporting relationships
and key indicators.
c. Paid staff and volunteers receive adequate training and
resources to effectively perform their roles and jobs.
d. Executive and management positions have annual performance
goals that are aligned with goals from the strategic plan.
e. CEO is formally evaluated annually by the Board with reference
to the job description and performance goals, and includes input
from all Board members, and results in a written performance
evaluation.
f. The organization has a compensation plan for paid staff, and a
periodic review of salary ranges an benefits is conducted.
Volunteers are sufficiently rewarded for their services.
g. The organization does succession planning for key roles,
including a timely process for filling vacant positions to prevent an
interruption of program services or disruption to organization
cooperation's.
h. The organization maintains contemporaneous records
documenting volunteer time in program allocations. Financial
records can be maintained for the volunteer time spent on
programs and recorded as in-kind contributions.
i. Staff morale is high and stress levels are manageable, resulting
in work that is satisfying for all staff positions.
11) Board's oversight of financial activities - Board members ensure:
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a. Nonprofit has approved up-to-date fiscal policies and procedures
documents that are followed, and ensure compliance to relevant
rules and regulations, and safety of all assets.
b. Board approves an annual operating budget, based on funds
needed to obtained and develop resources needed to implement
the strategic plan and operate the organization.
c. Board receives accurate and timely reports on status of
finances, including as compared to plans and conformance to
relevant rules and regulations.
d. If organization has more than one program, budget organizes
expected revenues and expenses on a pre-program basis.
e. Nonprofit has adequate risk management arrangements,
including suitable insurance an review of insurance.
f. Nonprofit has annual audit if federal contract funds exceed
$500,000 (the Center does not need to do an audit).
g. Board members are trained to analyze and make decisions on
financial reports and information.

12) Board's oversight of fundraising activities - Board members ensure:

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a. Board sets fundraising goals based on the difference between
expected revenues and expenses.
b. Board approves Fundraising Plan that includes fundraising
goals, sources of funding, how each will be approached, who will
approach each source and how, along with how donations will be
documented and report.
c. Board members are actively involved in raising funds.
d. All Board members contribute financially or in-kind.
13) Board participation and morale:
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a. All members actively participate in Board activities (and
committees, if applicable).
b. Board members value and trust each other, and feel they can
rely on each other to effectively perform their roles.
c. Overall, Board operates in a planful, proactive manner, rather
than reactive, crisis driven manner.

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14) What is the most important priority for the Network to address over the next 12 months?

15) What is the second most important priority for the Network to address over the next 12 months?

16) What is the third most important priority for theNetwork to address over the next 12 months?

17) What is the fourth most important priority for the Network to address over the next 12 months?