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GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT RESOURCES
Governance Training
NAVREF and the VA NPC Program Office have
collaborated on Governance Training for NPC boards of directors. VA has
made this training mandatory for statutory VA members of the board.
Attendance by other board members and executive directors is optional,
but recommended. Regional Counsel attorneys and other interested parties
are also welcome to attend. VA covers the travel cost for the statutory
board members; NPC pays for the executive director and other board
members. Upcoming training sessions:
- September 16, 2004 in St Louis, MO
(VISNs 12, 15 and 23)
- October 21, 2004 in New Orleans,
LA (VISNs 7, 16, and 17)
- November 1, 2004 in San Francisco,
CA (VISNs 19, 20, and 21)
- November 16, 2004 in San Diego, CA
(VISNs 18 and 22)
Information regarding hotel
accommodations and session meeting place will be forthcoming from the VA
Non-profit Program Office. If you have any questions concerning the
upcoming Governance Training sessions please contact Nancy Maher at
Nancy.Maher@hq.med.va.gov
or Kawan.Taylor@hq.med.va.gov
For follow up, contact:
NAVREF - http://www.navref.org
5018 Sangamore Road,
Suite 300
Bethesda, MD 20816
Phone: 301-229-1048; Fax: 301-229-0442
Refer to NAVREF Best Practices Program section on Governance:
http://www.navref.org/bestpractices/Governance.htm
For additional copies of the training
manual, contact
VA Non-Profit Program Office - http://www.vanpc.org
Office of Research and
Development
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
Phone: 202-254-0201; Fax: 202-254-0472
BoardSource -
http://www.boardsource.org
1828 L Street NW Suite
900
Washington DC 20036-5114
Phone: 202-452-6262 or 800-883-6262; Fax 202-452-6299
BoardSource is the premier resource for
practical information, tools and best practices, training, and
leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations.
Through highly acclaimed programs and services, including an array of
published guides, BoardSource enables organizations to fulfill their
missions by helping build strong and effective nonprofit boards.
National Management Resources (Many
have state and local chapters and/or offer training around the country.)
National Council of Nonprofit
Associations - http://www.ncna.org
1030 15th Street NW, Suite 870
Washington, DC 20005-1525
Phone: 202-962-0322; Fax: 202-962-0321
The National Council of Nonprofit
Associations (NCNA) is an organization of state and regional
associations that represent thousands of nonprofits throughout the
country. Members work at the state and local level to provide training
and technical assistance to improve the operations and effectiveness of
organizations while promoting the value and accountability of the
nonprofit sector.
Nonprofit Risk Management Center -
http://www.nonprofitrisk.org
1130 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 210
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 785-3891; Fax: (202) 296-0349
A resource for advice on managing risk
through internal controls, best practices and insurance. Offers a free
newsletter and Q&A service.
Society of Research Administrators
International - http://www.srainternational.org
1901 North Moore Street, Suite
1004
Arlington, VA 22209
Phone: 703.741.0140; Fax: 703.741.0142
Founded in 1967, the Society of Research Administrators International is
a nonprofit association dedicated to the education and the professional
development of research administrators, as well as the enhancement of
public understanding of the importance of research and its
administration.
Management Concepts, Inc. - http://www.mgmtconcepts.com
8230 Leesburg Pike, Suite 800
Vienna, VA 22182
Phone: (703) 790-9595; Fax: (703) 790-1371
Management Concepts partners with
individuals and organizations to improve performance of federal funds
management through consulting, high impact training courses, certificate
programs for career development, onsite and customized training, and
publications. Management Concepts develops, continually updates, and
delivers over 250 practical, competency-based, results-oriented courses.
Society for Human Resource Management - http://www.shrm.org
1800 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314 USA
Phone: (800) 283-SHRM; Fax (703) 535-6490
The Society for Human Resource Management
(SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource
management. The Society's mission is to serve the needs of HR
professionals by providing comprehensive HR resources and training.
BBB Wise Giving Alliance - http://us.bbb.org/
4200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 800
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone (703) 276-0100; Fax (703) 525-8277
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance was formed in 2001
with the merger of the National Charities Information Bureau and the Council of
Better Business Bureaus Foundation and its Philanthropic Advisory Service. The
BBB Wise Giving Alliance is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, affiliated with
the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance collects and
distributes information on hundreds of nonprofit organizations that solicit
nationally or have national or international program services. It routinely asks
such organizations for information about their programs, governance, fund
raising practices, and finances when the charities have been the subject of
inquiries.
The BBB Wise Giving Alliance never recommends one
charity over another, and selects charities for evaluation based on the volume
of donor inquiries about individual organizations. These policies allow the
Alliance to serve donors' information needs and also help donors to make their
own decisions regarding charitable giving.
Maryland Nonprofits -
http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/
190 W. Ostend Street, Suite 201
Baltimore, MD 21230
Toll Free: 800-273-6367; Phone: 410-727-6367; Fax: 410-727-1914
The Maryland Association of Nonprofit
Organizations ("Maryland Nonprofits") offers a full range of services
designed to help all nonprofits more effectively serve the community. The
Maryland Nonprofits Standards for Excellence Program is designed to promote
excellence and integrity in nonprofit organizations. The program is based on a
code of conduct called the Standards for Excellence: An Ethics and
Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector. The Standards for Excellence
program provides a wide array of services to help nonprofit organization
implement the Standards in an effort to improve their work. As part of the
Standards certification program, organizations voluntarily submit to a rigorous
review of all aspects of their program operations. Organizations that have
earned the Seal of Excellence have passed this review and found to be exemplary.
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