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Informationen zum Autor FISHER HOWE is a former Foreign Service officer and a consultant for nonprofit organizations with LavAnder/Howe & Associates in Washington, D.C. He has served as assistant dean and executive director at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and director of institutional relations for Resources for the Future. Howe is the author of The Board Member's Guide to Fund Raising (Jossey-Bass, 1991). Klappentext Welcome to the Board is the first book of its kind written with the board member as the focus. If you are a prospective or an active board member, Fisher Howe's book provides you with expert guidance and basic nuts-and-bolts information about board membership. In easy-to-understand, jargon-free language, the author answers the most common questions and concerns of prospective board members, outlines the key areas of responsibilities, and details the rights, obligations, and liabilities of nonprofit board members. Zusammenfassung In easy-to-understand language! Howe answers the most common questions and concerns of prospective board members! and details their rights! obligations! and liabilities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xi Preface xiii The Author xix Part I: Board Membership in Perspective 1 1 On Joining a Board 3 2 The Qualities of a Good Board Member 5 3 What You Should Know About the Law Governing Nonprofits 9 4 A Nonprofit is not a Business 13 Part II Board Member Responsibilities 21 5 Your Role as a Board Member 23 6 Attending Board Meetings 27 7 Defining the Mission and Strategic Planning 29 8 Choosing and Evaluating the Chief Executive 35 9 Assuring Financial Responsibility 41 10 Supporting and Overseeing Programs 47 11 Participating in Fundraising 51 12 Keeping the Board Effective 63 Part III: Board Members and Boards 67 13 Board Organization and Procedures 69 14 Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities of Board Members 77 15 Leadership: Every Board Member Has a Role 85 Resources 89 A A Donor Bill of Rights 91 B The Council of Better Business Bureaus' Standards for Charitable Solicitations 93 C National Charities Information Bureau's Standards in Philanthropy 101 References 111 Index 113 ...
