While a large part of a board’s role is monitoring the organization’s overall performance, it should also regularly assess its own performance in guiding the organization. A board self-evaluation is a formal assessment of the full board’s functions and ability to work well as a group. In this Discussion, you will analyze the various tools and processes used in board self-evaluations.
Review this week’s Learning Resources in preparation for the Discussion.
Imagine you are a new executive director to a local nonprofit organization that has not completed a board self-evaluation in more than 4 years because a number of the board members were reluctant about participating in such evaluations.
With these thoughts in mind:
Post the strategies you might use to help overcome this resistance to self-assessment. Next, provide an explanation to your board about the benefits of a self-evaluation process to them and the organization. Finally, what informal and formal tools and processes would you use in a board self-evaluation, and why?
As you consider your response, conduct research using the course resources and/or other academic/professional peer-reviewed literature. In your post, cite a minimum of 2–4 specific, evidence-based best practices that you might use to create and maintain an effective board self-evaluation process.
