Doing good even better : how to be an effective board member of a nonprofit organization

Doing good even better How to be an effective board member of a nonprofit organization

Edgar Stoesz

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Subjects
Nonprofit organizations > Management.
Directors of corporations.
Board of directors.
Associations, institutions, etc. > Management.
Published
Intercourse, PA : Good Books [2007]
Language
English
Main Author
Edgar Stoesz (-)
Edition
[Newly expanded and updated]
Physical Description
190 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN
9781561486014
  • Preface
  • Part I. Doing Good Even Better Begins with People
  • 1. Organizational Greatness Begins with People
  • 2. Growing Great Directors
  • 3. Helping Directors Become Great Leaders
  • 4. Making Room for Greatness
  • Part II. Helping Directors Understand Their Governance Role
  • 5. Distinguishing Governance from Management
  • 6. Defining the Purpose-Duty #1
  • 7. Planning to Fulfill the Purpose-Duty #2
  • 8. Delegating Responsibility for Plan Implementation-Duty #3
  • 9. Resourcing the Plan-Duty #4
  • 10. Monitoring and Evaluating-Duty #5
  • 11. Reporting Back to the Members-Duty #6
  • Part III. Helping Boards Have Better Meetings
  • 12. Meetings-Why Have Them?
  • 13. A Strategic Agenda
  • 14. Planning Effective Meetings
  • 15. Whose Rules of Order?
  • 16. Bad Habits Great Boards Overcome
  • 17. The Role of the Chair
  • 18. The Role of Recording
  • 19. Great Boards Have A Good Fight (Occasionally)
  • Part IV. Great Boards Evaluate Performance
  • 20. Great Boards Evaluate Themselves
  • 21. Great Boards Evaluate Program
  • 22. Great Boards Evaluate Their CEO
  • Part V. More Tools to Increase Board Effectiveness
  • 23. Governing Through Policies
  • 24. The Board's Role in Fund-Raising
  • 25. The Budget-A Necessary Management Tool
  • 26. Cautions about Committees
  • 27. Committees-Getting More with Less
  • 28. Managing Conflict Constructively
  • 29. Working Your Way Through a Crisis
  • 30. Smelling Salts for Discouraged Organizations
  • 31. Under the Shadow of Litigation
  • 32. Great Board Celebrate
  • 33. Leaving Right
  • Afterword
  • Exhibits
  • A. Board Self-Evaluation: Board Responsibilities-The Full Scope
  • B. Board Self-Evaluation: Board Duties-How Well Are We Accomplishing Them?
  • C. Board Self-Evaluation: Board Meetings-Our Work Together
  • D. Director Self-Evaluation
  • E. Suggestions for Committees
  • F. Writing Effective Proposals for Board Action
  • G. CEO Annual Review Outline
  • H. CEO Search Checklist
  • I. Suggestions for Interviewing a Candidate for the CEO Position
  • J. Governance Guidelines: A Model for a Start-Up Organization
  • K. Thoughts for Reflection
  • About the Author

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