Board Assessments
Board Assessments
Strong board performance is vital to the success of every organization. PQC LLC recommends that organizations regularly benchmark their board’s oversight against leading governance practices. A board assessment is an opportunity for the board to reflect on its performance and ask, "How are we doing as a board?".
This survey will:
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Provide insights on how the board assesses its current performance.
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Benchmark the board's current performance against leading practices.
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Provide a baseline to measure the improvement of governance.
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The assessment questions are customizable and based on practices that characterize effective nonprofit board governance, divided into the following areas:
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Board structure, policy making, and planning practices
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Fiscal management and fundraising practices
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Board committees
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Board meetings
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Board succession and development
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Board Effectiveness and Accountability
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Board and President & CEO relationship
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Board and staff relationship
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Open-ended governance questions
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Confidentiality - Individual confidentiality is maintained with responses submitted directly to PQC LLC. Aggregate answers are shared via a summary report to the Nominating & Governance Committee Chair.
