Evaluating the Chief Executive: Resources for Trustees

Annual Evaluation of the Executive Director
By Jan Masaoka

Explains what to keep in mind during reviews and offers a model questionnaire to help charities design their own executive-director reviews.

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This article appeared in the September 1999 issue of Board Café, a monthly newsletter available free by fax, e-mail, or on the Support Center’s Web site.

Publisher: Support Center for Nonprofit Management/Nonprofit Development Center, San Francisco Office, 706 Mission Street, Fifth Floor, San Francisco 94103-3113; (415) 541-9000; fax (415) 541-7708; http://www.supportcenter.org

Assessment of the Chief Executive: A Tool for Governing Boards and Chief Executives of Nonprofit Organizations
By Jane Pierson and Joshua Mintz

Provides a six-step plan for conducting an assessment, a questionnaire and scoring system, and a computer disk containing the forms in three word-processing formats.

Publisher: National Center for Nonprofit Boards, 1828 L Street, N.W., Suite 900, Washington 20036; (202) 452-6262 or (800) 883-6262; fax (202) 452-6299; http://www.ncnb.org; 48 pages; $47 for members, $63 for non-members; I.S.B.N. 0-925299-47-2.

Boards That Make a Difference: A New Design for Leadership in Nonprofit and Public Organizations
By John Carver

Discusses the role of boards in non-profit organizations. Topics include the board’s structure, how to design the organization’s policy, the relationship between trustees and staff members, and methods for monitoring and evaluating the organization.

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 350 Sansome Street, San Francisco 94104; (415) 433-1767 or (800) 956-7739; fax (800) 605-2665; http://www.josseybass.com; 241 pages; $28.95 plus postage and handling; I.S.B.N. 0-7879-0811-8.

Evaluating the Nonprofit CEO: A Guide for Chief Executives and Board Members
By John Gillis

Explains how board members can conduct regular, consistent, and fair evaluations and salary reviews.

Publisher: Aspen Publishers, 200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Gaithersburg, Md. 20878; (301) 417-7500 or (800) 638-8437; http://www.aspenpublishers.com; 160 pages; $96; I.S.B.N. 0-8342-0486-x.