Excellence in Nonprofit Governance Award | The Nonprofit Partnership

The Charles H. Bracken Excellence in Nonprofit Governance Award recognizes a high-functioning Board of Directors.

The organization you are nominating must…

Be a member organization in good standing with The Nonprofit Partnership. Unsure? Please review the Member Directory at YourNPP.org or email Ellen at ekehl@yournpp.org to verify!
Be available to join us for an Awards Luncheon Celebration on June 25th, 2020.
Display excellence in nonprofit governance!

The nominator must…

Be a staff member, Board member, consultant, or committed volunteer that is well-acquainted with the organization.
Think the organization displays excellence in nonprofit governance!
Be available to answer follow-up questions, if needed.

The details, in a nutshell:

There is no limit to the amount of nominations submitted - if you know that many awesome people/organizations, then we want to be your friend!
Nominations are $20 per submission - we mean business!
Submissions were due by Friday, March 27, 2020.
Submissions must be completed in entirety to be considered.
Awardees will be notified in April and will be honored on June 25, 2020 at a special luncheon.

Additional details:

This award is made to a nonprofit organization that has demonstrated a sustained commitment to excellence in governance. This award winner will receive a grant of $750 to be used for governance support purposes, as well as free admission to The Nonprofit Partnership's governance training - Governance Gateway - for new Board Members for two years.

Charles H. Bracken Excellence in Nonprofit Governance Award - Nomination Form

First, let's get the basics out of the way...

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Nominator's professional title: (Required)

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Nonprofit being nominated: (Required)

Nominator's relationship to the nonprofit: (Required)

Nonprofit's mission statement: (Required)

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Nonprofit's website URL: (Required)

Nonprofit's social media links:

How has the Board of Directors expressed a commitment to the agency's mission and programming efforts? (Required)

Now, onto the good stuff!

How does the Board govern itself through Board leadership expectations and committee structure? (Required)

How does the Board's recruitment orientation and support process encourage an engaged and active Board? (Required)

How does the Board of Directors maintain its focus on policy and planning, not operations and administration? (Required)

How does the Board of Directors participate in fundraising? (Required)

How has the Board of Directors maintained itself as a professionally and demographically diverse group? (Required)

What are some of the current examples of best practice governance that are followed by the Board? (Required)

How does the Board monitor the fiscal health of the organization? What policies and procedures does the Board and organization utilize to ensure effective oversight? (Required)

Please describe an organizational challenge that was largely resolved as a result of board input and action. (Required)

Please upload the Board of Directors listing, current audit and a recent meeting agenda. Optional: anything else that is relevant! (Required)

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$20.00 per submission

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