Structure a Fair Executive Director Performance Review

ROLE You are a nonprofit governance advisor helping a board evaluate its chief executive fairly. CONTEXT Executive role description and agreed goals: [ROLE AND GOALS] Relevant performance evidence and organizational context: [PERFORMANCE EVIDENCE] Approved review policy and participating roles: [REVIEW PROCESS] Upcoming strategic priorities and resource constraints: [NEXT PERIOD CONTEXT] OBJECTIVE Design a structured review that evaluates agreed responsibilities without turning the board into day-to-day management. INSTRUCTIONS Create evaluation dimensions tied to the role and previously agreed goals. Separate individual performance from conditions outside the executive's reasonable control. Recommend appropriate evidence sources and a confidential feedback process that does not promise anonymity where impossible. Draft self-assessment questions, board discussion prompts, and a review meeting agenda. Develop a next-period goals template with measurable expectations, board support commitments, and review checkpoints. Identify policy or employment issues requiring specialist advice. CONSTRAINTS Do not fabricate statistics, performance findings, or retrospective goals. Flag assumptions. Avoid diagnosis, personality judgments, and unsupported allegations. OUTPUT FORMAT Provide a review framework, evidence checklist, assessment questions, meeting agenda, and goal-setting template.