Resources
People
- Coaching and Consultation - Highly effective Boards of Trustees regularly use coaching to improve their performance
Books
- "From Dream to Reality: A Guide to Planning a New Jewish Day School" PEJE Publication
- "Trustee Handbook: A Guide to Effective Governance for Independent School Boards, Ninth Edition" Mary Hundley DeKuyper, NAIS
- The Source: Twelve Principles of Governance That Power Exceptional Boards, BoardSource
- "The Board Building Cycle: Nine Steps to Finding, Recruiting and Engaging Nonprofit Board Members, 2nd Edition" Berit M. Lakey, BoardSource
- "Cultivating and Recruiting New Board Members" Pearl Mattenson, PEJE coach
- "Principles of Good Practice/Boards of Trustees/Independent School Trustees" NAIS
- "The Jewish Day School Head Search Process: Strategies and Resources" PEJE Publication
- ISM Compendia
- The NAIS Head Search Handbook, NAIS, 2006
- "Nonprofit Board Answer Book" Robert C. Andringa, Ted W. Engstrom, BoardSource, 1997
- "Nonprofit Board Answer Book II: Beyond the Basics" Robert C. Andringa, BoardSource, 2002
- "Evaluating the Performance of Trustees and School Heads" Eric W. Johnson, NAIS
Articles
- Timeless Wisdom: Day School Board, a collection of wisdom from PEJE's Day School Matters Newsletters, 2002-2008
- A Review of Recent Articles from ISM's Ideas & Perspectives June 2, 2005 Newsletter
- ISACS Monograph Library: "Board Of Trustees – Case Studies" www.isacs.org
- "Education for Freedom: The Mission of Lay Leadership in This Generation" by Rabbi Irving Greenberg at the PEJE 2003 Donor Assembly
- "The Troublesome Board Member" booklet, Mark Bailey, BoardSource, 1996
- ISM Strategic Board Organizer toolkit
- "Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards" booklet, Richard T. Ingram, BoardSource, 2002
- "Building a Successful Team: A Guide to Nonprofit Board Development" BoardSource video, 2002
- "Transforming Board Structure: Strategies for Committees and Task Forces" booklet, Marla J. Bobowick, Sandra R. Hughes, Berit M. Lakey, BoardSource, 2001
- "Planning Successful Board Retreats" booklet, BoardSource Governance Series
- Board Member newsletter, the periodical for members of BoardSource
- "How to Help Your Board Govern More and Manage Less" booklet, Richard P. Chait, BoardSource, 1994
- "Presenting: Board Orientation. An Introductory Presentation for Nonprofit Board Members" BoardSource, 2001
- "Self-Assessment for Nonprofit Governing Boards" questionnaire, Larry H. Slesinger, BoardSource, 1995
- "The Board-Savvy CEO: How to Build Strong, Positive Relationship With Your Board" booklet, Douglas C. Eadie, BoardSource, 2001
Conferences & Websites
The organizations listed below have conferences pertaining to non-profit and school governance.