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The little book of boards : a board member's handbook for small (and very small) nonprofits / by Erik Hanberg.

Summary:

Are you new to a board and have no idea what’s expected of you? Do you know what a board’s six key responsibilities are? Do you know what your relationship with the Executive Director should be? If not, this book is for you. So many board members--especially of small nonprofits--want to support a nonprofit and readily accept the invitation to join the board. It’s only then that they discover they are in over their heads, with no idea of their expectations and responsibilities The Little Book of Boards is here to throw that drowning board member a rope.

Record details

ISBN: 9781507668818
ISBN: 1507668813
Physical Description: 170 pages ; 20 cm
Publisher: [Tacoma, Washington] : Side x Side Publishing, [2015]
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

What does a board do? -- Your first job : attending meetings -- Beyond meetings -- Improving your board -- Being on a board when there is no executive director -- How to be an officer on the board -- How to be a board president -- A leadership position for Dennis -- appendix A. Robert's rules of order -- appendix B. How to update your bylaws -- appendix C. Creating an effective committee structure -- appendix D. Board recruiting.