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This grant provides continued general support to BoardSource, an organization that provides governance training, information, and leadership opportunities to increase the effectiveness of the nation's 1.6 million nonprofit agencies. Major activities during 2004 include disseminating findings from a three-year study of new or alternative governance models and practices; release of the 2004 Nonprofit Governance Index, the only statistical analysis of the status of nonprofit governance across the United States; convening the 2004 BoardSource Leadership Forum, Challenging Board Practices; and expanding electronic product offerings to include new tools available online, especially ones that are customizable and affordable.
The Mott Foundation, through its Civil Society program, supports efforts to build a vibrant and independent philanthropic and nonprofit sector.