Consider Enlisting Outside Help for Proper Board Self‐Assessments

In the business world, companies usually have plenty of resources to support evaluations of their governing boards to ensure effectiveness—a process that often entails hiring legal counsel or consultants with deep knowledge and experience in this area. But in the nonprofit sector, such resources are often harder to come by, leading many organizations' boards to conduct self‐evaluations of their own performance, which, if not done properly, may not offer a clear picture of the board's effectiveness.