BoardSource

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BoardSource, formerly called National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1988. Its mission is to increase the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors.


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[edit] History

In the early 1980s, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and Independent Sector conducted a survey and found that although 30 percent of respondents believed they were doing a good job of board education and training, the rest of the respondents reported little, if any, activity in strengthening governance. As a result, the two organizations proposed the creation of a new organization whose mission was to increase the effectiveness of nonprofit boards[1].

With a lead grant from the W._K._Kellogg_Foundation [2] as well as funding from five other donors, the National Center for Nonprofit Boards opened its doors in 1988. It changed its name to BoardSource in 2002.


[edit] Current Status

It now serves more than 75,000 nonprofit leaders yearly through its web site, a bimonthly magazine, workshops, consulting, an annual conference, and a series of books.[3] Its first publication, the “Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards,” remains organization’s top-selling publication.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Campbell, Mary Beth, "NOT Governance as Usual", Foundation News & Commentary, Council on Foundations, January/February 2001
  2. ^ Kellogg Grant Information
  3. ^ "BoardSource", Company Information, Businessweek, Jan. 23, 2008

[edit] External Links

Independent Sector
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
BoardSource's Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
Business Week

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