Inside the Nonprofit Boardroom: What You Need to Know for Satisfaction and Success

by Golding, Charles William; Stewart, Craig W.; Gates, William H., Sr.; Watkins, Tedrowe

• ISBN13: 9780295989327
• ISBN10: 0295989327
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-30
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

The United States has an estimated two million charitable organizations--religious congregations, foundations, and educational, cultural, and social service groups. This little handbook is for current and future board members or trustees of nonprofit organizations. It is easy to read, written with a brief, sharp directness, and laced with real-life examples and illustrations.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Why this Handbook	p. 9
What is a Board?	p. 10
What is a Trustee?	p. 11
Big Boards, Little Boards	p. 12
Why have a Board in the First Place?	p. 14
Qualities of a Trustee	p. 18
The Passionate Trustee	p. 20
The Rewards	p. 23
What Does a Board do?	p. 27
What Does a Trustee Do?	p. 35
The Keys to Success	p. 41
Money and People	p. 44
What the Board Needs to Know	p. 48
How Meetings Work	p. 51
A crash course in Committees	p. 57
Spreading the Word	p. 61
A Snapshot of the Ideal Board	p. 63
The Truth about Trustee Elections	p. 68
Tenure: How Long is Long Enough?	p. 71
How to Get on a Board	p. 73
How to Leave a Board	p. 79
Have Fun	p. 81
Addendum	p. 82
The Changing Relationship Between the Ceo and the Board	p. 83
Board Size, Structure, and Composition	p. 85
Deploy your Assets	p. 87
Accountability and Finances	p. 88
Risk Management	p. 89
Raising the Bar with Sarbanes-Oxley	p. 90
Taking on Debt	p. 91
The Uniform Prudent Investor Act	p. 92
Avoid Self-Dealing	p. 93
Succession Plans	p. 94
Research	p. 95
Simple Tips for More Effective Meetings	p. 97
Board Executive Sessions	p. 98
The Board Executive Committee	p. 99
Trustee voting and the Chief Executive	p. 100
Chief Executive and Board Performance Indicators	p. 101
Recognition	p. 102
Acknowledgments	p. 103
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