Guidelines for Improving the Effectiveness of Boards of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations

by Murray & Harrison

The purpose of this book is to help boards of directors of nonprofit organizations improve their performance after completing the online board self-assessment tool found at www.boardcheckup.com. However, it can also be used as a stand-alone resource for any board seeking to enhance its effectiveness in that it also contains the diagnostic questions on which the online tool is based.

Description from LibreTexts.

Publisher
University at Albany and University of Victoria
Subjects
Business, Management
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Introduction
  7. 2: The Board’s Role and Responsibilities
  8. 3: The Board’s Role in Planning
  9. 4: The Board’s Role in Performance Assessment
  10. 5: The Board’s Role in Fundraising
  11. 6: The Board’s Structure and Operating Procedures
  12. 7: Effective Board Meetings
  13. 8: The Composition and Development of the Board
  14. 9: The Informal Culture of the Board
  15. 10: Leadership on the Board
  16. 11: Conclusions
  17. About the Authors
  18. Back Matter
  19. Index
  20. Glossary
  21. Detailed Licensing