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The new regulations clarify and reinforce that all FVPSA grantees and subgrantees must adhere to statutory and regulatory requirements that are vital to the FVPSA mission of supporting welcoming, inclusive, and accessible services for all survivors of domestic and dating violence and their families.

These sample documents are intended to help in board recruitment efforts. Included are a sample job description, nominating and application form, board recruitment grid, and board manual outline.

This is a workbook designed to facilitate discussions that can lead to a better understanding of the culture of the board, strengths and challenges relating to how the board works together, and exploring strategies to help strengthen the board's ability to carry out its governing responsibilities.

This document is a larger resource that gives detailed direction on building a strong board that can effectively fundraise for your nonprofit organization.

This resource from BoardSource provides additional information on the nominating and recruitment process, along with a free webinar on how to determine the skills, knowledge and expertise needed on your board by using a recruitment matrix.

This resource is a step-by-step overview of what actions are necessary to build a strong board, from initial review of what skills and expertise are needed for board members through board orientation. It provides a general understanding of how to develop your board of directors into the governing body you need.

This seven page guide provides detailed procedures to make sure conflict during board deliberation is productive.

This article offers common sense solutions to common problems that nonprofits may have with board meetings.

This summary gives pointers on how to improve board meetings in order to make them more productive and meaningful.

This resource provides answers to some basic questions about how board meetings should run, including whether to use a consent agenda, how long meetings should last, whether staff should attend meetings, and what to include in minutes, among other things.