Board-Stakeholder Checklist
1. The organization’s most important stakeholders have been identified/specified.
■ Yes ■ No
2. A descriptive/analytic profile has been prepared for each key stakeholder.
■ Yes ■ No
3. The interests (needs/wants, expectations and organizational success criteria) of each stakeholder have been documented.
■ Yes ■ No
4. At least annually, my board discusses who the organization’s key stakeholders are in addition to their characteristics and interests.
■ Yes ■ No
5a. My board has formulated/approved a vision for the organization that is a precise/explicit image of what it should and could become in the future, at its very best, to maximize stakeholder benefit.
■ Yes ■ No
5b. The interests of key stakeholders were taken into account in formulating/approving this vision.
■ Yes ■ No
6a. My board has formulated/approved key organizational goals (the most important things that must be achieved for the vision to be fulfilled).
■ Yes ■ No
6b. The interests of key stakeholders were taken into account in formulating/approving these goals.
■ Yes ■ No
7. When major proposals are being considered by my board, the interests of key stakeholders are taken into account.
■ Yes ■ No
8. Our board often seeks ways to connect with, and solicit the perspectives/ opinions of, stakeholders.
■ Yes ■ No
9. I’d characterize my board as being stakeholder sensitive and centric.
■ Yes ■ No