Self-assessment by nonprofit boards.
Can nonprofit boards conduct accurate and trustworthy evaluations of their own performance? Factors that limit trustee self-assessments include problems with available instruments as well as with trustees' critical abilities. Drawing upon previous research that identified six dimensions of board competencies, the author developed and field-tested a new instrument for use in board self-assessments. Information on the reliability and validity of this approach is presented, and implications are drawn for board efforts to monitor and appraise their performance.
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School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens.
D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008330:Management Audit / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012107:Research Design; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States