The Board Self-Assessment Process

Boards are ultimately responsible for their organization, yet they spend little time examining their performance. Fundraising, budgets, and policies take meeting time away from the bigger picture. A board self-assessment puts governance in perspective by allowing the board to review its responsibilities and ask, “How can we improve so that we better help the organization?” This workshop will define criteria for an effective board, outline the benefits of a board self-assessment, describe the self-assessment process, and identify steps that need to be taken after the self-assessment process.