We Have Solutions
for Your Governance Problems
Whether you need to understand a recurring problem, update your bylaws, prepare your board, resolve a dispute, or put decisions into practice, we offer focused support tailored to your organization.
YOUR BYLAWS MAY NO LONGER REFLECT HOW YOUR ORGANIZATION ACTUALLY OPERATES.
Bylaws Alignment Review
Your bylaws may have been right for the organization you were several years ago. That does not necessarily mean they still meet your organization's needs today.
As laws change and organizations evolve, bylaws can become outdated, unclear, or disconnected from how the organization is actually governed. Even when the rules are clear, board members may have different understandings of what they require.
Our Bylaws Alignment Review examines whether your bylaws align with applicable law, sound governance standards, your organization's current needs, and how your board understands and carries out its responsibilities.
Using our Living Bylaws principles, we review your governing documents and assess how well your board understands and applies the rules that guide its work.
You'll receive a summary of our findings and recommendations, followed by a meeting to discuss what is working, where gaps or risks exist, and what steps may be needed to strengthen your governance foundation.
WHAT KIND OF HELP DO YOU NEED?
YOUR BOARD NEEDS TRAINING THAT PREPARES IT FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES IT IS ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO CARRY.
Customized Board Training
Board members are entrusted with real authority and real responsibility. Yet many are expected to understand fiduciary duties, oversight, decision-making, board-executive roles, and organizational accountability without meaningful preparation for the work.
A generic “Board 101” presentation can explain the vocabulary. It may not help your directors understand how those responsibilities show up in the decisions, relationships, and governance challenges your organization is actually facing.
Customized Board Training is built around your board, your organization, and the responsibilities your directors need to carry out well.
Depending on your needs, training may help directors develop:
a stronger understanding of their governance responsibilities;
greater clarity about the roles of the board, officers, individual directors, and executive leadership;
better judgment when governance questions are not straightforward;
more disciplined approaches to oversight and decision-making; and
greater confidence in exercising their authority responsibly.
Your board spends its time learning what is most relevant to the responsibilities it actually carries.
YOU ARE FACING A GOVERNANCE DECISION AND WANT EXPERIENCED GUIDANCE BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD.
Governance Advisory Support
Sometimes you need a knowledgeable governance advisor to help you make sense of the situation, identify what matters most, and think carefully about the decision in front of you.
Governance Advisory Support provides focused, practical guidance for nonprofit leaders navigating questions involving authority, accountability, board and executive roles, decision-making, leadership relationships, and other governance concerns.
The goal is to help you understand the issue more clearly, consider the implications, and move forward with greater confidence and sounder judgment.
For board leaders who need more sustained support in their leadership role, Good Works also offers the Board Chair Leadership Accelerator and Governance Committee Leadership Accelerator, structured coaching programs designed to strengthen governance judgment, leadership practices, and the ability to navigate real governance situations over time.
More Ways We Can Help
Governance Health Audit
Look across governance structures and actual board practice to identify gaps in authority, oversight, and accountability.
Governance Mediation
Structured, neutral support for governance disputes where participating leaders need a constructive process to address disagreement.
Workplace Integrity Review
Governance review of workplace policies, procedures, and board oversight practices to identify gaps and areas of organizational risk.
Workplace Integrity Training
Practical training for supervisors and managers to recognize, prevent, and address workplace risks throughout the employee lifecycle, from hiring and onboarding through performance management, discipline, and separation.
Implementation Support
Put governance decisions, policies, and recommendations into practice through clear processes, assigned responsibilities, and follow-through.
Customized Governance Transformation Engagements
Combine assessment, advisory guidance, and implementation support to address complex governance challenges and strengthen organizational systems.
Start the Conversation
Tell us what your organization is experiencing, what you are trying to figure out, or what you would like to improve. We will review what you share and get back to you within two business days to help you identify a reasonable next step.
