Governance Select the LEVEL 1: level that LEVEL 2: LEVEL 3: 4: Assessment Clear need reflects the Basic level Moderate level High level Categories for increased organization's of capacity in place of capacity in place of capacity in place current capacity capacity Board Size, Board membership with Some diversity in fields of Good diversity in fields of Board membership with Composition limited diversity of fields of practice; board membership practice and expertise; board broad variety of fields of and Diversity practice and expertise; represents a few different membership represents most practice and expertise, and drawn from a narrow constituencies of the of the organization's drawn from the full spectrum of the organization (nonprofit, constituencies (nonprofit, spectrum of the organization's academia, for-profit, academia, for-profit, organization's constituencies (community, government, etc.). The government, etc.). The board constituencies (nonprofit, nonprofit, academia, board has some diversity in has good diversity in terms of academia, for-profit, government, etc.). terms of ethnic/racial ethnic/racial makeup and government, etc.). The The board is not diverse in makeup and other critical other critical factors that board is diverse in terms of terms of ethnic/racial demographic factors that reflect the mission. A formal ethnic/racial makeup and makeup and other critical reflect the mission. Board plan is underway to expand other critical demographic demographic factors has an informal plan to this diversity. Board size for factors that reflect the reflecting the mission. expand this diversity. Board most part adequately meets mission. The board has a Board either too small, size is largely result of past the board’s needs. continuing action plan to creating heavy work for decisions; imbalances exist maintain diversity. Board members or inadequate in workload and/or coverage discusses issue of size coverage of key of board roles. explicitly and directors responsibilities, or too widely believe the current large to form cohesive size adequately balances group. coverage of roles, cohesiveness among members, and workload.
Governance Assessment Categories LEVEL 1: Clear need for increased capacity LEVEL 2: Basic level of capacity in place LEVEL 3: Moderate level of capacity in place 4: High level of capacity in place Select the level that reflects the organization's current capacity Board Size, Composition and Diversity Board membership with limited diversity of fields of practice and expertise; drawn from a narrow spectrum of the organization's constituencies (community, nonprofit, academia, government, etc.). The board is not diverse in terms of ethnic/racial makeup and other critical demographic factors reflecting the mission. Board either too small, creating heavy work for members or inadequate coverage of key responsibilities, or too large to form cohesive group. Some diversity in fields of practice; board membership represents a few different constituencies of the organization (nonprofit, academia, for-profit, government, etc.). The board has some diversity in terms of ethnic/racial makeup and other critical demographic factors that reflect the mission. Board has an informal plan to expand this diversity. Board size is largely result of past decisions; imbalances exist in workload and/or coverage of board roles. Good diversity in fields of practice and expertise; board membership represents most of the organization's constituencies (nonprofit, academia, for-profit, government, etc.). The board has good diversity in terms of ethnic/racial makeup and other critical factors that reflect the mission. A formal plan is underway to expand this diversity. Board size for most part adequately meets the board’s needs. Board membership with broad variety of fields of practice and expertise, and drawn from the full spectrum of the organization's constituencies (nonprofit, academia, for-profit, government, etc.). The board is diverse in terms of ethnic/racial makeup and other critical demographic factors that reflect the mission. The board has a continuing action plan to maintain diversity. Board discusses issue of size explicitly and directors widely believe the current size adequately balances coverage of roles, cohesiveness among members, and workload.
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