Governance

Learn what it means to be an effective board member and how to create a healthy board by visiting these resources and links.

Carter McNamara's information for nonprofit Boards, taken from his Free Management library

An organization dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit boards

An awesome compilation of links for community organizing. Well explained and easy to read and follow, with topics including protests and demonstrations, media activism, event planning, tabling, and anti-oppression.

One of the most complete charity/non-profity/community organization sites which informative articles and research on topics from establishing a non-profit to volunteer management.

A very complete and popular resource for community groups.

  They have research on Boards and Governance , Giving & Volunteering, Charities & Nonprofit Organizations ,Corporate Citizenship, Public Policy & Government Relations, and Insurance and Liability.

Check out their index to the subjects covered

A great all-in-one organizational development site. Resources include: outreach, strategic planning, facilitation, managing, advocacy, research, evaluation, and more.

Information on starting a non-profit from boardsource.org, an American organization. This source has useful information but be cautious with legality issues, Canadian contexts may differ. .

Info on starting a non-profit from boardsource.org, an American organization. So useful info's, but be careful in terms of legality, because laws in Canada may differ.

"The intent of the toolkit is to support youth between the ages of 15 to 29 establish a voice in their community through the formation of a youth council. The toolkit can also be an effective guide for persons involved in the development of youth initiatives."

There are also lots of resources listed under "Resource Information" including First Nation Youth Councils, First Nation Youth Networks, Youth Resource Links
First Nation Links, Funding Sources, Technology, and Contact Lists.

This toolkit was created by the Ontario First Nation's Young People's Council in 2007.

"The following is a list of tools that we have found helpful in our youth engagement work. These are hands-on, how to do… resources such as handbooks, manuals, reports of initiatives that proved successful in an organization or community, and so on."

Youth on Board have helpful resources, publications and links for people wanting to know more about empowering approaches to board membership for young people.