BoardSource
For Enhancements To Board Assessment Program
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Amount$50,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/7/2014
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
BoardSource is a membership organization that provides resources, training, and sector-wide infrastructure support focused on domestic governance practices to nonprofits and funders. BoardSource provides consistent guidance on what constitutes good governance and offers educational opportunities in new approaches to governance. In addition, the organization has an affiliated pool of associates and trainers who conduct consulting engagements around the country. With this capacity-building grant, BoardSource will invest in the technology architecture to make its flagship board self-assessments less time/resource-intensive to administer, thus significantly increasing the number of them that BaordSource can offer nonprofits per year.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.boardsource.org/eweb
Address
750 9th Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
BoardSource is a membership organization that provides resources, training, research, conferences and convenings, consulting, and other sectorwide supports focused on governance practices of U.S. nonprofits and foundations. BoardSource provides guidance on what constitutes good governance and offers educational opportunities on new approaches to governance. Leading with Intent is BoardSource’s flagship research report, conducted biennially and focused on studying the status and trends in board composition, practices, and culture. In March 2021, they released a new framework, entitled Purpose-Driven Board Leadership. This is a general operating support grant that augments an existing multiyear general operating support grant under the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
for general operating support
BoardSource is a membership organization that provides resources, training, research, conferences and convenings, consulting, and other sectorwide supports focused on governance practices of U.S. nonprofits and foundations. BoardSource provides guidance on what constitutes good governance and offers educational opportunities on new approaches to governance. Leading with Intent is BoardSource’s flagship study conducted biennially and focused on studying the status and trends in board composition, practices, and culture. In March 2021, they released a new framework, entitled Purpose-Driven Board Leadership. This grant is for general operating support and supplements an existing grant as part of the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
