Good governance is critical to excellence in our nonprofit sector, and good governance doesn't happen by accident.  In our effort to strive for excellence, we provide these resources for our friends and neighbors who unselfishly serve on the Boards of Directors of our many nonprofit organizations.  If you don't see what you need, please contact us and well try to find it. 

The Basics

IRS Nonprofit Information website - StayExempt.org   
Ohio Attorney General's Charitable Organization Information  - New & Improved
BoardSource Board Essentials
BoardSource Nonprofit Essentials


Tools


Ohio Secretary of State - Business Search - is your nonprofit filing in order
Guidestar - lookup any 501(c)(3) that files and IRS990
Ohio Nonprofit Resource Center - Ohio oriented web resources


Some Useful Links


Board Builders - Carol Weisman's Board Builders is a company dedicated to helping non-profits reach a higher level of success - free articles.

Board Cafe- A free electronic newsletter for members of nonprofit boards of directors published by CompassPoint in San Francisco. Back issues and instructions for subscribing to the newsletter can be found on the web site.

BoardNet - A unique website revolutionizing the way nonprofit boards and new leaders find each other. 

Board Source -  A nonprofit organization that exists to help nonprofit boards do their work.

Carver Governance - A for-profit business advocating a specific set of concepts and principles and their application to the servant-leadership of boards and the board-management partnership.

Compass Point - Formally known as the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. includes some outstanding resources including G.E.N.I.E.. G.E.N.I.E. has a section with answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) on the subject of Board Development.

Free Toolkit - A large collection of helpful tools maintained by Dr. Carter McNamara at the Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits, St. Paul, MN.

Governance Matters -  Governance Matters, formerly the Alliance for Nonprofit Governance (ANG), educates, convenes, and advocates for good governance of New York’s nonprofits.

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide - is a one-stop shop for widely-accepted and innovative nonprofit practices offering Preferred Practices and Pitfalls, Glossaries, Resources, Trends and Web site Profiles within ten topic areas.

STRIVE - provides assessment and development tools for nonprofit boards, including a new book"The Imperfect Board Member". 

and resources closer to home

Leadership Lorain County
Public Services Institute @ LCCC
Business Volunteers Unlimited
Ohio Association of Nonprofit Organizations