BoardSource

BoardSource's logo

BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1988. Its mission is to build nonprofit boards and encourage board service.

BoardSource offers consulting services, publications and a membership program to increase the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors.

History

In the early 1980s, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges and Independent Sector conducted a survey and found that 30 percent of respondents believed they were doing a good job of board education and training, with the rest of the respondents reporting 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 with a staff of three and an operating budget of US$385,000.[3]

The National Center for Nonprofit Boards changed its name to BoardSource in 2002.

Current status

BoardSource is based in Washington, D.C. and has an annual budget in fiscal year 2013 of approximately $6 million. It maintains a staff of more than 40 employees. In addition, the organization has an affiliated pool of associates[4] who conduct consulting and training engagements around the country on behalf of the organization.

BoardSource collaborates with organizations such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the American Association of Museums, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Habitat for Humanity International, the National Council of La Raza and the United Way of America to provide guidance on what constitutes good governance and to offer educational opportunities in new approaches to governance.[5]

According to its website, "BoardSource supports a community of more than 90,000 individuals with customized diagnostics, live and virtual trainings, membership programs, and a comprehensive library of governance resources and publications that include original content."[6]

Special Initiatives

In addition to its own web portal, BoardSource manages content-rich online platforms Exceptional Boards[7] and the online portal Leading with Intent.[8] Leading with Intent is a rolling annual report on nonprofit board governance across the United States that has captures and compares social sector governance data since 1994.[9]

Board of directors

BoardSource's own board of directors includes:

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, Mary Beth, "NOT Governance as Usual," Foundation News & Commentary, Council on Foundations, January/February 2001 Archived October 7, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Kellogg Grant Information
  3. ↑ "BoardSource Financial Statements". Boardsource.org. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Consulting". BoardSource. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  5. ↑ "BoardSource - About Us". Boardsource.org. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  6. ↑ https://boardsource.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=bds2012&WebKey=4f48fa0d-b122-4988-8ffc-7b2ad020981f
  7. ↑ http://www.execeptionalboards.org
  8. ↑ http://leadingwithintent.org
  9. ↑ http://leadingwithintent.org/past-reports/
  10. ↑ http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/nonprofit-times-names-top-50-leaders

External links

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