Publications
- Nonprofit Board Excellence Workshop (1.7 MB PDF) by Trisha Matthieu is a training workbook for board members with useful insights for anyone involved with nonprofit organizations. The workbook was developed in 2004 with support from the Scottish Rite Scholarship Foundation of Washington and the Nancy Bell Evans Center on Nonprofits & Philanthropy.
- The Guide to Starting a Nonprofit (175 KB PDF) by 501 Commons (formerly Executive Service Corps of Washington) describes the steps you should take to getting started and includes many links on topics such as: board development, nonprofit finances, business and strategic planning, and other topics important to making nonprofits successful.
- What Board Members Need to Know (1.1 MB PDF) by Jacobsen Jarvis outlines key indicators nonprofit board members overlook.
Websites
- Board Development: An abundance of good practices from the United Way of Canada in governance including checklists, forms, documents, and tools
- boardnetUSA: Connects people looking for board positions with organizations looking for board members
- BoardSource: Provides solutions, leadership tips, and governance information about board-related issues to increase board capacity (requires paid membership, but offers some free research data)
- United Way of King County Boards Connections: Assists and helping people find available board and board committee opportunities in Seattle and King County
Find out more about other resources and our research on nonprofits and philanthropy by contacting the Nancy Bell Evans Center at 206.221.4629 or nbec@u.washington.edu.