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On the first day of Christmas, my board gave to me: A simple, sound conflict-of-interest policy for all board members and staff to sign.
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/bc_2004_05.pdf
On the 2nd day of Christmas, my board gave to me: A fun and thought-provoking list of Myths and Urban Legends About Nonprofits
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/board_cafe/bc_2005_07.pdf
On the 3rd day of Christmas, our executive director gave to me and everyone on the Audit/Finance Committee, an article on the board's role with the budget
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/board_cafe/bc_2002_09.pdf
On the 4th day of Christmas, I gave to the Nominating Committee: Four Ideas for Recruiting New Board Members
http://www.boardcafe.org/bc698.html
On the 5th day of Christmas, the Fundraising Committee chairperson gave to me: Five Ways One Board Member Can Raise $500 to $5,000
http://www.boardcafe.org/bc1999_05.html
On the 6th day of Christmas, the board president got from me: Six Things for the Board Chair to Check Before Filing Federal Form 990
http://www.boardcafe.org/bc498.html
On the 7th day of Christmas, the board president gave to me, clarifying my responsibilities AND the organization's responsibilities to me, a Board Member Agreement
http://www.boardcafe.org/bc2003_10.html
On the 8th day of Christmas, I got "How Much to Pay Your Executive Director" from the Board Cafe website, as I wondered about what my committee should recommend to the full board
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/board_cafe/bc_2005_06.pdf
On the 9th day of Christmas, I forwarded this issue of the Board Cafe to nine friends and urged them to subscribe (free) to the Board Cafe
On the 10th day of Christmas, our board president gave to all of us: Ten Ways to Invigorate Board Meetings
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/bc_2004_08.pdf
On the 11th day of Christmas, our executive director got from me: the Best of the Board Café, which has all these articles and more, at
www.compasspoint.org/bookstore.
And on the 12th day of Christmas, I had another cup of eggnog, and I rested!
Double-Tall Peppermint Holiday Mocha from Board Cafe
06:30 PM Dec 27, 2005
An oldie but goodie from Board Cafe, whose mailing list makes at least as good reading for nonprofit staff as for board: its "Twelve Board Cafe Days of Christmas". In the absence of an evident Internet link to this resource, I've taken the liberty of reproducing it in its entirety here.
THE TWELVE BOARD CAFE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
On the first day of Christmas, my board gave to me: A simple, sound conflict-of-interest policy for all board members and staff to sign.
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/bc_2004_05.pdf
On the 2nd day of Christmas, my board gave to me: A fun and thought-provoking list of Myths and Urban Legends About Nonprofits
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/board_cafe/bc_2005_07.pdf
On the 3rd day of Christmas, our executive director gave to me and everyone on the Audit/Finance Committee, an article on the board's role with the budget
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/board_cafe/bc_2002_09.pdf
On the 4th day of Christmas, I gave to the Nominating Committee: Four Ideas for Recruiting New Board Members
http://www.boardcafe.org/bc698.html
On the 5th day of Christmas, the Fundraising Committee chairperson gave to me: Five Ways One Board Member Can Raise $500 to $5,000
http://www.boardcafe.org/bc1999_05.html
On the 6th day of Christmas, the board president got from me: Six Things for the Board Chair to Check Before Filing Federal Form 990
http://www.boardcafe.org/bc498.html
On the 7th day of Christmas, the board president gave to me, clarifying my responsibilities AND the organization's responsibilities to me, a Board Member Agreement
http://www.boardcafe.org/bc2003_10.html
On the 8th day of Christmas, I got "How Much to Pay Your Executive Director" from the Board Cafe website, as I wondered about what my committee should recommend to the full board
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/board_cafe/bc_2005_06.pdf
On the 9th day of Christmas, I forwarded this issue of the Board Cafe to nine friends and urged them to subscribe (free) to the Board Cafe
On the 10th day of Christmas, our board president gave to all of us: Ten Ways to Invigorate Board Meetings
http://www4.compasspoint.org/cpDir/files/documents/bc_2004_08.pdf
On the 11th day of Christmas, our executive director got from me: the Best of the Board Café, which has all these articles and more, at
www.compasspoint.org/bookstore.
And on the 12th day of Christmas, I had another cup of eggnog, and I rested!
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