Governing Boards: Their Nature and Nurture / Edition 1

by Cyril O. Houle

Overview

A Publication of the National Center for Nonprofit Boards

Should be required reading for every new board member.
—NonProfit Times

Shows how to handle the challenges facing board members, including board organization, procedures, accountability, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787909161
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/29/1997
Series:	Jossey-Bass NonProfit Sector Series
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.37(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

CYRIL O. HOULE is a senior consultant for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and professor emeritus at the University of Chicago. He has served on more than thirty boards and has written many books, including the classic The Effective Board.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Nancy R. Axelrod.

1. How to Think About a Board.

2. The Human Potential of a Board.

3. The Structure of the Board.

4. The Board, the Executive, and the Staff.

5. The Operations of the Board.

6. The External Relationships of the Board.

Appendix A: How Many Governing Boards Are There?

Appendix B: Keep Absolutely and Serenely Good Humored.

Appendix C: A Rating Scale for Boards.

Appendix D: From Outer Space to Inner Control.

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"This book is an important addition to the still scant literature regarding governing boards and should be required reading for every new board member."

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