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Building Stronger Boards — Board Manual and Governance Handbook Workshop Guide | Nonprofit Board Development Toolkit with Complete Sample Board Manual (71-Page Digital Download)

Building Stronger Boards — Board Manual and Governance Handbook Workshop Guide | Nonprofit Board Development Toolkit with Complete Sample Board Manual (71-Page Digital Download)

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Practical by designBuilt for real decisions and conversations
Nonprofit focusedCreated for boards, leaders and teams

Give your board one focused day to build the governance documents it keeps postponing.

Building Stronger Boards is a complete 8-hour workshop system for nonprofit boards that need to create or refresh a practical Board Manual together. It combines facilitation, working exercises, and a fully completed sample manual so participants can see what strong governance documentation looks like before drafting their own.

What you receive

  • 71-page facilitator and participant guide in Word and PDF
  • Five workshop modules covering board-manual architecture, role descriptions, skills matrix, onboarding, ethics, delegation of authority, and action planning
  • 10 participant worksheets with ready-to-print working tables
  • Complete filled-in sample Board Manual
  • Director and officer role descriptions, Code of Ethics, Conflict of Interest policy and disclosure form, Delegation of Authority table, 12-month board calendar, and review process
  • Committee charters for Executive, Finance/Audit, and Governance committees, plus additional committee guidance
  • Bonus governance essentials including whistleblower and document-retention policies, meeting-minutes template, welcome letter, and board commitment form

Best for

Board chairs, Executive Directors, governance committees, nominating committees, and nonprofit consultants supporting boards that need a usable, current governance manual.

Format: 71-page editable Word document plus print-ready PDF. Designed for a full-day workshop and single-organization use.

Digital product. No physical item will be shipped. As a digital download, all sales are final and non-refundable.

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