An edition of The ultimate board member's book (2003)

The ultimate board member's book

a 1-hour guide to understanding and fulfilling your role and responsibilities

Rev. ed.

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An edition of The ultimate board member's book (2003)

The ultimate board member's book

a 1-hour guide to understanding and fulfilling your role and responsibilities

Rev. ed.

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Publisher
Emerson & Church
Language
English
Pages
111

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Table of Contents

Forward. 5
Introduction. 7
I. Noble Service
1. America's Nonprofit Sector
Page 15
2. Your Unique Role
Page 17
3. Why You Were Recruited
Page 19
4. What the Job Entails
Page 21
5. The Time COmmitment
Page 23
6. Deriving Satisfaction from your Service
Page 25
7. Honoring Your Position
Page 27
II. Holding in Trust
8. The Mission of Your Organization
Page 31
9. Championing the Values
Page 33
10. Your Legal Responsibilities
Page 35
11. The Right to Be Informed
Page 37
12. Conflicts of Interest
Page 39
III. How Boards Work
13. Qualities of an Effective Board
Page 43
14. Decision Making
Page 45
15. The Board and Planning
Page 47
16. Collective Wisdom, Individual Initiative
17. Committees and Task Forces
Page 51
18. Working with Other Volunteers
Page 53
19. Developing Yourself as a Board Member
Page 55
20. Subverting Mediocrity
Page 57
IV. Meetings
21. The Purpose of Board Meetings
Page 61
22. Attendance Required
Page 63
23. Your Responsibility After Meetings
Page 65
24. Bored or Board: It's Up to You
Page 67
25. Regional and National Meetings
Page 69
V. Development and Fundraising
26. Investment, Not Obligation
Page 73
27. Philanthropy, Development, and Fundraising
Page 75
28. Whose Responsibility to Raise Money?
Page 77
29. Your Role in Raising Funds
Page 79
30. Serving as Steward
Page 81
VI. Working with Staff
31. Role of the CEO
Page 87
32. Relating to the CEO
Page 89
33. Assessing the CEO
Page 91
34. Working with Other Staff
Page 93
35. Resisting the Urge to Micromanage
Page 95
VII. Recruiting and Retaining
36. Recruiting an Effective Board
37. The Most Important Committee
Page 101
38. Evaluating Your Own Effectiveness
Page 103
39. De-enlisting Board Members
Page 105
40. Yearly Meetings with Individual Members
Page 106
41. When It's time to Resign
Page 109
Conclusion. 111

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
Medfield, Mass

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
658.4/22
Library of Congress
HD62.6 .G714 2009

Contributors

Foreword
Chris Boskin

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
111
Dimensions
8.5 x 5.375 x .375 inches

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17051426M
Internet Archive
ultimateboardmem0000grac
ISBN 13
9781889102399
LCCN
2008034691
OCLC/WorldCat
242570681
Library Thing
6774889
Goodreads
6386358

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