We circulate flyers, newsletters, brochures, etc. from state and national organizations as appropriate. We belong to one or more service organizations that I am aware of. Someone from our organization attends at least one workshop, conference, or meeting each year. The board of directors regularly evaluates the director, programs, and activities of the organization. When possible, we ask audience members to evaluate the programs they attend.
Committees are regularly involved in evaluation.
This check list can be useful in helping you assess your agency and what it provides to its constituents. No More Volunteers, Only Unpaid Staff Americans today are not acting like their fathers and mothers when they join the boards of nonprofit organizations. In the past, a sense of civic obligation, mixed with low expectations for personal reward, created the classic volunteer. This is the person much of the board development literature holds up to us as an ideal board member. Well, times have changed.