Hi all, The discussion around board committees got me thinking that there might be some good ideas out there about board handbooks. Here at the Gardner we have distributed our handbooks to all board members in specially-made binders and then send out revised information to the board members to be put into the binders whenever changes are made (such as revisions to bylaws, new board contact list, or updated programming information). I'm working on revising ours now (for both our trustees and overseers) and I am curious as to what other organizations do. So I've got a few questions for the group: If you have a board handbook, how often do you revise and send them to your board? When they first join? Every year? Only when revisions are needed? What kinds of information do you include in the handbooks? Strictly board related information, such as bylaws, code of ethics, or committee charges, or do you also include general information on the organization, such as history, mission statement, general programming/conservation/financial information? In what format are they distributed -- bound notebooks, in binders, via email? Thanks for any and all help! Lydia K. Hellrich Board Relations Coordinator Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston, MA ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).