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This page on BoardSource's website provides a general overview of the partnership between the board and the chief executive and includes links to additional resources.

This resource provides additional information on board and staff roles, as well as a look at how those roles change during different stages of an organization’s life cycle and a targeted understanding of roles within each of the board’s governance responsibilities.

This overview provides a basic orientation to the roles of shared leadership between the board of directors and the chief executive. A chart is provided that outlines guidance on specific responsibilities between both parties in several key governance areas.

This self-assessment tool is designed to help board members determine the level of effectiveness in various components of governance responsibilities.

This resource includes a comprehensive review of nonprofit board practices, policies and performance based on a 2015 survey completed by over 800 nonprofit organizations.

The Nonprofit Risk Management Center has created a checklist of governance tasks specifically related to the IRS Form 990. This checklist can also be a handy tool for assessing where an organization's board of directors is on effective governance practices.

This resource provides an overview of a more detailed 2015 guide created by Independent Sector. It lists 33 principles for successful practice in the areas of governance, legal compliance, financial oversight, and responsible fundraising.

This resource describes good governance practices that boards should strive to achieve.

An excellent outline of the basic responsibilities of a board of directors can be found within this general overview. The document describes the three primary governing responsibilities as well as the supportive role of individual board members.

The goal of this report is to highlight the concerns of transgender immigrants as an especially vulnerable group within the immigration system and to aid advocacy organizations and policy makers alike to include a consideration of trans immigrants’ rights in their work toward Comprehensive Immigration Reform.