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LEADER: 04690cam 2200421 i 4500
001 on1035956311
003 OCoLC
005 20220520090825.0
008 180518s2017 vaua b 001 0 eng d
040 $aNHP$beng$erda$cNHP$dOCLCO$dIHT$dOCLCQ$dNHP$dOCLCO$dOCLCQ$dOCLCO
020 $a9781936233779
020 $a1936233770
035 $a(OCoLC)1035956311
050 4 $aHD62.6$b.B873 2017
082 14 $a658.048
100 1 $aBusby, Dan,$eauthor.
245 10 $aLessons from the nonprofit boardroom /$cDan Busby and John Pearson.
264 1 $aWinchester, Va. :$bECFAPress,$c2017.
264 4 $c©2017
300 $axii, 227 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-220) and index.
505 0 $aPart 1: The powerful impact of highly engaged boards -- Wanted: lifelong learners -- Ask the gold standard question -- Assess your boardroom demeanor and engagement -- Part 2: Boardroom tools, templates, and typos -- Do unwritten board policies really exist? -- Before the board meeting -- Eliminate hallway whining -- Typos matter! -- part 3: Nominees for the board member hall of fame -- Listen to the wisdom of many counselors -- Serve with humility and experience God's presence -- Prioritize prayer over problems -- Part 4: Epiphanies in the boardroom -- Tap! tap! tap! -- Vision growth must equal leader growth -- If you need a volunteer, recruit a volunteer -- If you need a board member, recruit a board member -- Part 5: Boardroom bloopers -- Cut your losses -- Date board prospects before you propose marriage -- Sidetrack harebrained ideas -- Do not interrupt! -- Part 6: Boardroom time-wasters, troublemakers, and truth-tellers -- Never throw red meat on the board table -- Apply for a staff position and you can deal with that issue! -- Back off the ledge of dysfunctional mayhem -- Part 7: Boardroom best practices -- The most underrated board position -- Focus on mission impact and sustainability -- Ministry fundraising 101 for board members -- Part 8: Boardroom worst practices -- Align board member strengths with committee assignments -- Spotting, catching, or exiting a falling CEO -- Report once and report with clarity -- Part 9: Holy ground and other locations -- Slow down and wait on God -- Think and pray outside the box--and the county -- The truck driver was no match for the faith-filled board chair -- Part 10: Building a 24/7 board culture -- Cut the cord!: invite board members to exit when they don't live your values -- Loose lips sink the boardroom ship -- "Good is the enemy of great" -- Part 11: Boards that lead and boards that read -- Envision your best board member orientation ever -- Is your board color-blind -- Decrease staff reporting and increase heavy lifting -- Don't stretch credulity with BHAGs and stretch goals -- Great boards delegate their reading -- Invest "10 minutes for governance" in every board meeting -- A board prayer -- Study guide.
520 $aDo we really need another book on board governance? Would you trust a surgeon or an airline pilot who stopped learning? Would givers trust your organization if the board stopped learning? Is your board adding value or subtracting value? How do you know? When the Spirit nudges your board, does He hear a busy signal? Do board members focus on high priority Kingdom opportunities -- or do they squander their time in the operational weeds? At your last board meeting, was the boardroom flag green, yellow, or red? Would a "pruning moment" improve future board meetings? Does your CEO's spiritualized rhetoric make it difficult for the board to "vote against God?" Would you nominate any of your board members to the Board Member Hall of Fame? Do board members inappropriately wear their governance hats while volunteering? Do board members inappropriately wear their volunteer hats while governing? Is spiritual discernment a boardroom value? Do we really need another book on board governance? Yes. --$cProvided by publisher
650 0 $aNonprofit organizations$xManagement.
650 0 $aCorporate governance.
650 0 $aBoards of directors.
650 6 $aAssociations sans but lucratif$xGestion.
650 6 $aGouvernement d'entreprise.
650 6 $aConseils d'administration.
650 7 $aBoards of directors.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00835113
650 7 $aCorporate governance.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00879649
650 7 $aNonprofit organizations$xManagement.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01038913
700 1 $aPearson, John W.,$d1946-$eauthor.
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 6 OTHER HOLDINGS