The ultimate board member's book
Subtitle: a 1-hour guide to understanding and fulfilling your role and responsibilities
By: Kay Sprinkel Grace.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Emerson & Church
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Medfield, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781889102399
Subjects: Nonprofit organizations; Leadership; Voluntarism
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: label: Forward
title: 5; label: Introduction
title: 7; title: I. Noble Service; label: 1.
title: America's Nonprofit Sector
pagenum: 15; label: 2.
title: Your Unique Role
pagenum: 17; label: 3.
title: Why You Were Recruited
pagenum: 19; label: 4.
title: What the Job Entails
pagenum: 21; label: 5.
title: The Time COmmitment
pagenum: 23; label: 6.
title: Deriving Satisfaction from your Service
pagenum: 25; label: 7.
title: Honoring Your Position
pagenum: 27; title: II. Holding in Trust; label: 8.
title: The Mission of Your Organization
pagenum: 31; label: 9.
title: Championing the Values
pagenum: 33; label: 10.
title: Your Legal Responsibilities
pagenum: 35; label: 11.
title: The Right to Be Informed
pagenum: 37; label: 12.
title: Conflicts of Interest
pagenum: 39; title: III. How Boards Work; label: 13.
title: Qualities of an Effective Board
pagenum: 43; label: 14.
title: Decision Making
pagenum: 45; label: 15.
title: The Board and Planning
pagenum: 47; label: 16.
title: Collective Wisdom, Individual Initiative; label: 17.
title: Committees and Task Forces
pagenum: 51; label: 18.
title: Working with Other Volunteers
pagenum: 53; label: 19.
title: Developing Yourself as a Board Member
pagenum: 55; label: 20.
title: Subverting Mediocrity
pagenum: 57; title: IV. Meetings; label: 21.
title: The Purpose of Board Meetings
pagenum: 61; label: 22.
title: Attendance Required
pagenum: 63; label: 23.
title: Your Responsibility After Meetings
pagenum: 65; label: 24.
title: Bored or Board: It's Up to You
pagenum: 67; label: 25.
title: Regional and National Meetings
pagenum: 69; title: V. Development and Fundraising; label: 26.
title: Investment, Not Obligation
pagenum: 73; label: 27.
title: Philanthropy, Development, and Fundraising
pagenum: 75; label: 28.
title: Whose Responsibility to Raise Money?
pagenum: 77; label: 29.
title: Your Role in Raising Funds
pagenum: 79; label: 30.
title: Serving as Steward
pagenum: 81; title: VI. Working with Staff; label: 31.
title: Role of the CEO
pagenum: 87; label: 32.
title: Relating to the CEO
pagenum: 89; label: 33.
title: Assessing the CEO
pagenum: 91; label: 34.
title: Working with Other Staff
pagenum: 93; label: 35.
title: Resisting the Urge to Micromanage
pagenum: 95; title: VII. Recruiting and Retaining; label: 36.
title: Recruiting an Effective Board; label: 37.
title: The Most Important Committee
pagenum: 101; label: 38.
title: Evaluating Your Own Effectiveness
pagenum: 103; label: 39.
title: De-enlisting Board Members
pagenum: 105; label: 40.
title: Yearly Meetings with Individual Members
pagenum: 106; label: 41.
title: When It's time to Resign
pagenum: 109; label: Conclusion
title: 111