Board Development 

Audit Committee: The Key to Financial Accountability in Nonprofit Organizations, The

Sandra L. Johnson1995

This book explains the importance of having an audit committee and their duties.

 

Board Assessment of the Chief Executive

John W. Nason 1997                                                          

Explains how assessment of the board, chief executive, and the organization as a whole is a responsibility essential to good governance.

 

Board Assessment Of The Organization: How Are We Doing?

Peter Szanton 1995                    

Explains the importance of assessment of the organization.

 

Board Building Cycle: 9 Steps to Finding, Recruiting, and Engaging Nonprofit Board Members, The

Sandra R. Hughes, Berit M. Lakey, & Marla J. Bobowick 2000 

The Board Building Cycle builds on the key role of the governance committee and presents an overview and a road map to this process, discussing each phase in detail.

 

Board Marketplace Program, The

Volunteer Consulting Group   

This manual has been specifically developed for staff boards of local community foundations, leadership programs, management support organizations and volunteer centers.

 

Board Meeting Rescue Kit, The

National Center for Nonprofit Boards 2001                                       

Twenty ideas for jumpstarting your board meetings.

 

Board Overboard: Laughs and Lessons for All but the Perfect Nonprofit

Brian O'Connell 1996     

O'Connell draws on forty years of camaraderie and affection to offer this hilarious spoof. Presented in the form of one organization's board meetings' minutes, Board Overboard is a witty sendup of a world that is too seldom treated with humor.

 

Board Passages: Three Key Stages in a Nonprofit Board's Life Cycle

Karl Mathiasen, III 1997 

Outlines the typical stages in a board’s development and the challenges of each phase.

 

Board Recruitment and Orientation

Hildy  Gottlieb 2001                                                                     

An individualized approach for attracting the best people and preparing them to govern your organization.

 

Board's Role In Public Relations And Communication, The

Joyce L. Fitzpatrick 1996                    

Includes eight keys to unlock the secrets to effective public relations.

 

Boards That Make a Difference

John Carver 1997                                                                               

This proven model offers an empowering and fundamental redesign of the board role and emphasizes values, vision, empowerment of both the board and staff, and strategic ability to lead leaders.

 

Bridging The Gap Between Nonprofit And For-Profit Board Members

David M. Lascell & Cary M. Jensen 1993                                                                                              

Nonprofit & For-Profit boards share the same role's. This book is to help bring the two closer together by examining their similarities and differences.

 

Building Board Diversity

Jennifer M. Rutledge 1994                                                                             

This book focuses on the kind of basic board practices that are essential to successful identification, recruitment, and orientation of board members.

 

Building Boards That Work w/ video

Maureen K. Robinson 1998                                                        

This book offers a refreshing and candid look at the challenges of nonprofit boards & ways to implement success.

 

Business Corporation Act

Legislative Service Bureau 2003                                                           

Nonprofit corporation act and related statutes.

 

Checks and Balances: The Board Member's Guide to Nonprofit Financial Audits

Andrew S. Lang 2001

This booklet will show board members the goal of an audit, How to select an audit firm, the basic of the audit process, and alternative types of audit.

 

Chief Executive's Role In Developing The Nonprofit Board, The

Nancy R. Axelrod 1996                                                                                             

This workbook helps boards analyze strengths and weaknesses and identify areas of board action where better performance would help the board become a more effective governing body.

 

Corporate Employee's Guide to Nonprofit Board Service, A

Carol E. Weisman 1996                         

This publication provides a brief overview of the special demands and rewards of board service for corporate employees and other business leaders. A road map to the initial challenges of board service.

 

Creating And Renewing Advisory Boards: Strategies For Success

Nancy R. Axelrod 1996                

This booklet is designed to help executive directors who are contemplating the creation of a new advisory board, or the reconstruction of an ineffective one.

 

Creating and Using Investment Policies

Robert P. Fry, Jr. 1997                                                          

This book guides nonprofits through the basics of investing and formulating investment policies to help maximize their organizations' financial future.

 

Development Committee: Fund Raising Begins With the Board, The

Eugene R. Tempel 1996                                                                                              

This workbook explains the importance of having a strong development for the basis of fund raising in the organization.

 

Developing the Nonprofit Board: Strategies for Orienting, Educating, and Motivating Board Members

Maureen K. Robinson 1997                                                                                              

This book promotes continuous development of the board & suggests activities to help them focus on their roles and responsibilities as stewards of the organization they serve.

 

Executive Committee: Making It Work For Your Organization, The

Robert C. Andringa 1994                                                                                              

To understand how to use-or not use an executive committee to help your board accomplish its work.

 

Finance Committee: The Fiscal Conscience of the Nonprofit Board, The

Norah Holmgren 1995                                                                                             

This workbook explains the six major tasks that a finance committee has, including reviews information for consistency, accuracy, and completeness in light of an organization's mission.

 

Fulfilling the Public Trust: Ten Ways to Help Nonprofit Boards Maintain Accountability

Peter D. Bell 1993                                                                                               

This booklet provides guidelines for reflection and action on the nonprofit behave.

 

Fund Raising And The Nonprofit Board Member

Fisher Howe 1995                                                   

The 5 key principles to fund-raising is outlined.

 

Generations: The Challenge of a Lifetime for Your Nonprofit

Peter C. Brinckerhoff 2007                 

This book is designed to help you understand why planning for and managing generation change is crucial to your nonprofit and its continued ability to provide high-quality mission in your community.

 

Governance

Council on Foundations 1990                                                                                   

Community Foundation Training Manual.

 

Governing Boards

Cyril O. Houle 1989                                                                                             

How to successfully handle the full range of challenges and problems facing board members.

 

History Matters: Lessons from The New-York Historical Society Boardroom

Kevin M. Guthrie,1997        

A history lesson to help nonprofits realize that the organizations past have an effect on its future and survival!

 

History of Nonprofit Boards in the United States, A

Peter Dobkin Hall 1997                                     

Contains a history of nonprofit boards in the United States.

 

How to Build a More Effective Board

Thomas P. Holland 1996                                                            

A look at the six characteristics that separate high-performing boards from their less successful counterparts.

 

How To Help Your Board Govern More and Manage Less

Richard P. Chait 1996                               

A guideline to help trustees and executive directors shift their focus from management to governance.

 

How to Manage Conflicts of Interest

Daniel L. Kurtz 1995                                                                  

The purpose of this booklet is to define conflicts of interest & give examples of problems and ways to solve them.

 

Improving The Performance Of Governing Boards

Richard P. Chait, Thomas P. Holland, & Barbara E. Taylor 1996          

Chait, Holland, and Taylor conducted an in-depth study of how boards of colleges, universities, and other nonprofit organizations can raise their level of competence. They detail the findings of their study, and address the topics of effective trusteeship.

 

Inside The Boardroom

William G. Bowen 1994                                                                                 

William Bowen explores the role of the board of directors in today's for-profit and nonprofit corporations and offers his, at times, controversial recommendations on how boards can better serve the interests of organizations and their stakeholders.

 

Leave Nothing to Chance: Achieving Board Accountability Through Risk Management (2 copies)

Melanie L. Herman & Leslie T. White 1999                                                                                              A series of suggestions to help nonprofit boards use risk management as a framework for improving accountability.

 

Legal Obligations of Nonprofit Boards, The (2 copies)

Jaqueline C. Leifer & Michael B. Glomb            

This guidebook may be used in a number of ways: as an orientation tool for new board members, as a continuing guide for experienced board members, and as a reference for executive staff.

Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards (Governance Series Book 2)

Bruce Hopkins   2003

This book, provides a preliminary understanding of the nonprofit legal landscape delivered in easy-to-understand terms. It discusses the concept of fiduciary responsibility, summarizes strategies for protecting board members from personal liability, and outlines the policies and procedures that, increasingly, are becoming best practices within the sector.

 

Lobbying Advocacy and Nonprofit Boards (2 copies)

John D. Sparks 1997                                      

This booklet is for all board members-from those who are old hands at the state capitol to those who need an introduction to advocacy. This booklet may also interest staff members and other volunteers in nonprofits.

 

Meeting Will Come To Order, The (4 copies)

North Central Region Extension 1994                    

Simplified guidelines to preliminary procedure.

 

Nominating Committee: Laying a Foundation for Your Organization's Future, The

Ellen Cochran Hirzy 1994                

This workbook explains the importance of a nominating committee in a nonprofit board.

 

Nonprofit Board Committees: How to Make Them Work

Ellen Cochran Hirzy 1995                           

A guide to making nonprofit board committees work.

 

Nonprofit Board's Guide to Bylaws, The

Kim Zeitline & Susan Dorn   1996

Provides a basic definition of bylaws and an overview of the issues and areas bylaws should address. Gives examples to illustrate the relationship between state law and bylaws, and also explains how to amend the bylaws.

Nonprofit Board's Role in Establishing Financial Policies, The

Herrington J. Bryce 1996  

This booklet provides an overview and offers specific suggestions to help board members meet the significant challenge of financial stewardship with confidence and competence.

 

Nonprofit Board's Role In Risk Management: More Than Buying Insurance, The

Charles Tremper & George Babcock 1996    

This workbook discusses how to effectively manage all of the increasing risks in a nonprofit.

 

Nonprofit Boards: What to Do and How to Do it

John E. Tropman & Elmer J. Tropman 1999              

An essential resource for every nonprofit board director and board leader, Nonprofit Boards is also an excellent text for students of social work administration.

 

Nonprofit Governance: Case Studies

National Center for Nonprofit Boards 1994                                 

A Collection of Case Studies from Board Member, NCNB's Periodical for Nonprofit Leaders.

 

Planning Successful Board Retreats: A Guide For Board Members And Chief Executives

Barry S. Bader,1996     

This guide includes planning procedures for board retreats and sample agendas.

 

Policy Sampler, The

Kathleen Fletcher 2000                                

The policy section of this booklet is meant to help boards be productive in policymaking. Sample policies cover a broad range of organizational functions, including the board's policies about itself.

 

Principles for Good Governance and Ethical practice

Panel on Nonprofit Sector 2007                       

A guide for charities and foundations; helping them run business legally & ethically.

 

Presenting: Board Orientation

National Center for Nonprofit Boards 2001                                           

An Introductory Presentation for Nonprofit Board Members.

 

Reinventing Your Board

John Carver & Mariam Mayhew Carver 1997                                                  

This hands-on, step-by-step guide serves as a practical manual for implementing the Policy Governance model and provides guidelines for staying on track.

 

Role Of The Board Chairperson, The

Eugene C. Dorsey 1994                                                               

This guidebook explains the role of the board chairperson in a nonprofit.

 

Self-Assessment for Nonprofit Governing Boards (2 copies)

Larry H. Slesinger 1999                     

This revised edition of Self-Assessment for Nonprofit Governing Boards incorporates some of the suggestions collected from board members and facilitators who have used this tool over the past several years. In this edition the scoring system has been changed.

 

Six Keys To Recruiting, Orienting, and Involving Nonprofit Board Members Judith Grummon Nelson 1995   

This guide attempts to be comprehensive and is detailed. Its six keys are designed to help you build a strong and well-orchestrated governing board.

 

Smarter Board Meetings: For Effective Nonprofit Governance

Robert K. Mueller 1994                      

This book in cludes ways to improve your nonprofit board to become more productive.

Structures and Practices of Nonprofit Boards (Board Governance Series Book 6)

Charles Dambach, Melissa Davis, & Robert Gale    2003

This book provides a set of basic guidelines to enable nonprofit boards to meet these challenges and develop board members who are actively engaged in the life of the organization. This book discusses how the board is organized (including board size and term limits); who is on the board; the roles of the board chair, chief executive, and committees; and productive ways for board members to work together.

 

Teaching About Nonprofit Boards

National Center for Nonprofit Boards 1991                                       

This book is designed to encourage colleges and universities, and other teaching organizations that offer nonprofit management programs to include governance in their curricula as well.

 

Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards w/ cassette tapes (Governance Series, Book 1) (2 copies)

Richard T. Ingram     2009

The Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards are explained. 

 

Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements

John Paul Dalsimer 1999                                           

This guidebook explains how reviewing the nonprofit's financial statements allows board members to do a better job by knowing what is going on within the organization.

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