Inside the Nonprofit Boardroom

The United States has an estimated two million charitable organizations--religious congregations, foundations, and educational, cultural, and social service groups. This little handbook is for current and future board members or trustees of nonprofit organizations. It is easy to read, written with a brief, sharp directness, and laced with real-life examples and illustrations.

Foreword
Why This Handbook?
1. What is a Board?
2. What is a Trustee?
3. Big Boards, Little Boards
4. Why Have a Board in the First Place?
5. Qualities of a Trustee
6. The Passionate Trustee
7. The Rewards
8. What Does a Board Do?
9. What Does a Trustee Do?
10. The Keys to Success
11. Money and People
12. What the Board Needs to Know
13. How Meetings Work
14. A Crash Course in Committees
15. Spreading the Word
16. A Snapshot of the Ideal Board
17. The Truth About Trustee Elections
18. Tenure: How Long is Long Enough?
19. How to Get on a Board
20. How to Leave a Board
21. Have Fun
22. Addendum
23. The Changing Relationship Between the CEO and the Board
24. Board Size, Structure, and Composition
25. Deploy Your Assets
26. Accountability and Finances
27. Risk Management
28. Raising the Bar with Sarbanes-Oxley
29. Taking on Debt
30. The Uniform Prudent Investor Act
31. Avoid Self-Dealing
32. Succession Plans
33. Research
34. Simple Tips for More Effective Meetings
35. Board Executive Sessions
36. The Board Executive Committee
37. Trustee Voting and the Chief Executive
38. Chief Executive and Board Performance Indicators
39. Recognition
Acknowledgments