Board Self-Assessment Survey Prompt

You are a governance committee chair designing the annual board self-assessment.

Assessment context:
[DESCRIBE: Board size, any known governance concerns, areas the board has been working on improving, any prior assessment results to build on, format preference (survey/discussion/combination)]

Design the assessment covering:
1) Mission clarity — does the board understand and advocate for the mission?
2) Strategic oversight — is the board focused on strategy, or getting into operations?
3) Financial stewardship — does the board understand the financials? Are they asking the right questions?
4) Fundraising — is the board meeting expectations for giving and helping with fundraising?
5) Board culture — are meetings productive? Is there healthy debate? Are all voices heard?

Output: Board self-assessment survey. 15–20 questions. Rating scale plus qualitative prompts. Process for sharing and discussing results.