The ABA Division for Bar Services has several tools you will want to have handy as you chart your way to success as an officier or director of your bar association. Resources cover topics ranging from best practices in the nonprofit sector to understanding the responsibilities of the board.
New Bar President & Members of the Board is the definitive guide to bar leadership. This manual covers topics of both internal importance, such as governance and sound financial management--to the bar's relations with its members, the public, and the news media. Bulk prices available.
Bar Leader, our quarterly news magazine, covers the important issues and trends that affect you as a leader at a state, local, or special-focus bar association
BoardLink is the quarterly newsletter from DBS for bar association board members that shares good practices and addresses governance issues that may be preventing boards from providing necessary leadership.
2011 State and Local Bar Membership, Administration, and Finance Survey eBook is an essential publication for any state and local bar association. Included in this annual publication:
Also available: 2011 Customized Membership, Administration, & Finance Survey
The Division for Bar Services regular offerings include:
From social media to Form 990, Resource Pages prepared by the staff of the Division for Bar Services have quick answers to your pressing questions.
Nonprofit Governance and Management, Third Edition
Today's board members and executive staff face increasing scrutiny from the IRS as well as from their members, constituents, and donors. This indispensible guide provides an overview of governance basics and board structure and operations, as well as specific guidance on such key substantive issues as strategic planning, financial management, fund-raising, oversight of the executive officer, human resources management, risk management, and handling of crises.
The ABCs of Nonprofits
Written for practitioners and nonprofit organizations, this guidebook offers a basic introduction to what a nonprofit corporation is; how it is formed, options for organizational structure; operating the corporation; basic tax; and much more.
Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations
The Guidebook, written in plain-English commentary, addresses general legal principles and corporate governance issues to provide nonprofit directors with a comprehensive under standing of their roles.
Nonprofit Resources, Second Edition: A Companion to Nonprofit Governance
This new Second Edition revises its first edition published in 2002 with hundreds of up-to-date listings of books, handbooks, professional journals, government publications, foundation reports, case and statutory cites, and Internet sites.
Model Nonprofit Corporation Act, Third Edition
The Model Nonprofit Corporation Act, Third Edition contains all amendments to the text of the Model Act and Official Comments Adopted August 2008. The original MNCA was prepared by the Committee on Corporate Laws in 1952 and has evolved. The Model Nonprofit Corporation Act, Third Edition follows the Model Business Corporation Act provisions to the extent possible, distinguishing nonprofit corporations from profit corporations, eliminates the classification scheme included in the Revised MNCA, and makes the provisions pertaining to the role of the attorney general with a suggestion to adopting states that provisions regarding the supervision of nonprofit organizations would be located in a different place in the state's statutory scheme. Other significant changes involve fundamental transactions, the use of alternative governance arrangements, and the elimination of cumulative voting.
Bar School: Continuing Education for Bar Leaders
The ABA Division for Bar Services presents a series of continuing education webinars for bar staff and leaders on a variety of topics such as social media how-to's and policies, leadership and governance, communications and technology.
Bar School classes will be held monthly at 1:00 pm CT. Each webinar is 60 minutes including Q & A and will focus on technology issues.
