Oak Foundation Governance Assessment Tool
A framework for assessing the practices and processes of a grantee's governing body. Oak programme officers use it during due diligence and through the grant to give boards a consistent assessment, to discuss with grantees what an effective board looks like and to track governance over time. It also helps programme officers spot where capacity-building support would help and orients new staff to Oak's view of good governance.
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Adriana Craciun (2016). Oak Foundation Governance Assessment Tool. Oak Foundation. https://search.issuelab.org/resource/oak-foundation-governance-assessment-tool
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