Board Appointment Guide for Charities
A guide for charity boards in Singapore on composing, renewing and recruiting a board. It has 5 sections: the role of the board, 10 steps to compose the board, how to nominate and appoint new members, board culture and relationships with the chair and executive head, and how to attract new members. Appendices give sample terms of reference, a term-limits example and a diversity matrix for mapping skills and gaps.
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Council for Board Diversity (Singapore) (2021). Board Appointment Guide for Charities. https://www.charities.gov.sg/PublishingImages/Resource-and-Training/Guides-Templates-Awards/Guides/Documents/Board%20Appointment%20Guide%20for%20Charities.pdf
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