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Understand how board members can play a role in advocacy efforts. This guide helps boards and leaders appropriately leverage their networks, volunteer status, and passion to impact policies. Download this FAQ guide to learn answers to the following: Can board …

Understand the importance of independence from external influences. This guide helps boards and leaders avoid undue pressure from external influences and stakeholders, as well as understand how this supports academic freedom and accreditation. This resource is part of the Board Chair Toolkit, which …

The essential guide to effectively assessing individual board members. This guide helps boards and leaders understand the basics of individual board member assessment and identifies complimentary tools to help you get started. Download this FAQ guide to learn …

The essential guide to effective presidential assessments. This guide helps boards and leaders prepare for presidential assessments. Understand the benefits of presidential assessments, different types of assessments, and the sequence assessments typically follow. Download this FAQ guide to …

Strengthen the relationship between the board chair and president. This guide helps boards and leaders understand the importance of healthy board chair-presidential relations. Learn best practices for maintaining and strengthening this key partnership. Download this FAQ guide to …

The essential guide to assessing the board chair. This guide helps boards and leaders prepare for assessing the board chair. Understand the benefits, timing, and process of board chair assessments. Download this FAQ guide to learn answers to the …

The essential guide to effectively assessing the board. This guide helps boards and leaders understand the basics of board assessment and outlines recommendations based on AGB's experience. Download this FAQ guide to learn answers to the following: Why is …

Understand the basics of academic freedom and freedom of speech. This guide helps boards and leaders understand the purpose and scope of academic freedom and freedom of speech, including the impact on higher education academics and programming. Download …

The essential guide to setting the strategic direction of an institution or foundation. This guide equips board members to understand the elements of strategy and planning, the situations requiring different types of strategic planning processes, and the responsibility of boards for …

The essential guide and benchmarks for selecting a board chair. This guide captures the process of selecting a board chair and outlines characteristics of an effective board chair, responsibilities, and some potential red flags. This resource is part of the Board Chair Toolkit, …