Charities Review Council

Books and Articles
Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement. John M. Bryson, Third Edition, 2004. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Conducting Effective Meetings
Basic Guide to Conducting Effective Meetings from The Free Management Library

General Information on Conducting Meetings
The Free Management Library has lots of information on conducting meetings

Governance Indicator Guide
Governance Matters has a "Nonprofit Governance Indicator Guide"

Principles for Good Governance
The Independent Sector has Principles for Good Governance

Recruiting Board Members

The Free Management Library has links to information on recruiting board members
Bridgestar.org has many articles on recruiting boards. (Registration required)
The Center for Nonprofit Excellence has a downloadable document with guidelines for recruiting board members

Sample of Meeting Minutes
The Free Management Library has sample Meeting Minutes

Starting a Nonprofit
The Board Source has some free information on starting a nonprofit and roles and responsibilities of the Board

Tax-Exempt Compliance Guide from the IRS
Download this PDF Compliance Guide from the IRS