Action Work Plan: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxmZ2V4cGxvcmF0b3JpdW18Z3g6NjdjMjRjYjhmNWZkMGMzNA
Recruitment packet:
Why join us?
What will my responsibilities be?
Etc.
http://www.councilofnonprofits.org/resources/resources-topic/boards-governance/board-development
Board Roles and Responsibilities
The Board's primary responsibilities are:
Determine mission and purpose. It is the board's responsibility to create and review a statement of mission and purpose that articulates the organization's goals, means, and primary constituents served.
Select the executive staff through an appropriate process. Boards must reach consensus on the chief executive's responsibilities and undertake a careful search to find the most qualified individual for the position.
Provide ongoing support and guidance for the executive; review his/her performance. The board should ensure that the chief executive has the moral and professional support he or she needs to further the goals of the organization.
Ensure effective organizational planning. Boards must actively participate in an overall planning process and assist in implementing and monitoring the plan's goals.
Monitor and strengthen programs and services. The board's responsibility is to determine which programs are consistent with the organization's mission and monitor their effectiveness.
Ensure adequate financial resources. One of the board's foremost responsibilities is to secure adequate resources for the organization to fulfill its mission.
Protect assets and provide proper financial oversight. The board must assist in developing the annual budget and ensuring that proper financial controls are in place.
Build a competent board and assess its own performance. All boards have a responsibility to articulate prerequisites for candidates, orient new members, and periodically and comprehensively evaluate their own performance.
Ensure legal and ethical integrity. The board is ultimately responsible for adherence to legal standards and ethical norms.
Enhance the organization's public standing/image. The board should clearly articulate the organization's mission, accomplishments, and goals to the public and garner support from the community.
Board Report Card
Board Performance Sheet
Board Manual
Executive Director Roles and Responsibilities
Executive Director Performance Sheet
Executive Director Report Card
Resources
http://leadingwithintent.org/core-report/
Legal Contacts (From Nellie McAdams)
As for attorneys, Nancy Murray murraylaw@comcast.net leads the Oregon Nonprofit Law Attorney's listserve. If you email her, she could direct your inquiry to the listseve and send you referrals.
I know that Anita Grinich at Cable Huston in Portland has a good deal of experience assisting nonprofits. I don't think there would be a discount.
University of Oregon has a clinic that assists nonprofits.
And you can use the Bar's referral service to find attorneys as well.