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Self-assessment by nonprofit boards.

T P Holland1

  • 1School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens.

Nonprofit Management & Leadership
|March 4, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Nonprofit boards face challenges in self-evaluation due to limited tools and trustee skills. A new instrument, based on six board competency dimensions, was developed and tested to improve nonprofit board performance assessments.

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Area of Science:

  • Nonprofit Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Performance Evaluation

Background:

  • Nonprofit boards are crucial for organizational governance and success.
  • Accurate self-evaluation is essential for nonprofit board effectiveness.
  • Existing methods for trustee self-assessments have limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the limitations in nonprofit board self-assessment.
  • To develop and test a new instrument for evaluating nonprofit board performance.
  • To enhance the accuracy and trustworthiness of board self-evaluations.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review to identify key dimensions of board competencies.
  • Development of a new instrument based on identified competencies.
  • Field-testing of the new instrument for reliability and validity.

Main Results:

  • The study presents information on the reliability and validity of the new assessment instrument.
  • The developed instrument addresses identified limitations in trustee self-assessments.
  • The new approach shows promise for improving board self-monitoring.

Conclusions:

  • The new instrument offers a more reliable and valid method for nonprofit board self-evaluation.
  • Findings have implications for enhancing how nonprofit boards monitor and appraise their performance.
  • Improved self-assessment can lead to greater nonprofit effectiveness and accountability.

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