Design a board performance assessment tool for your organization. This can take the form of a matrix, a survey, a set of discussion questions for facilitation, or any form you would like – but please be prepared to share the rationale for choosing the form you do.
Building on the exercises completed and concepts learned throughout the course, write a 5-page (double-spaced) assignment, covering the following components:
Design rationale for the board performance tool, including recommendations for administration tactics.
Assessment of your boards effectiveness from your unique point of view.
Assessment of your boards satisfaction of their legal duties as fiduciaries of the organization.
Recommendations for improving your organizations governance.
The following resources may be particularly helpful:
I have also uploaded them as additional materials
BoardSource, Sample Board Performance Matrix, January 2017: https://boardsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Sample-BOD-Performance-Matrix.pdf?hsCtaTracking=9fa4e675-dc23-4484-902f-b0a0c459b7ff%7C6c8dbf2e-655d-4758-975d-5de5d3903e6f
BoardSource, Every Boards Must Have Documents, January 2017: https://boardsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Every-Board-Must-Have-Docs.pdf?hsCtaTracking=084a0bf2-8ded-40a2-8910-f89bf65c0af8%7C43dcec71-e0e9-49c8-a7e1-6fcc6f052c9c
Board member interview – optional, but very useful!
Any additional organizational materials you can get your hands on
For this assignment, please use the Penn NPL program’s Governance Committee as my organization. More details are attached as additional materials.
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