Welcome to the Board: Your Guide to Effective Part Participation

<p>Foreword xi</p>
<p>Preface xiii</p>
<p>The Author xix</p>
<p>Part I: Board Membership in Perspective 1</p>
<p>1 On Joining a Board 3</p>
<p>2 The Qualities of a Good Board Member 5</p>
<p>3 What You Should Know About the Law Governing Nonprofits 9</p>
<p>4 A Nonprofit is not a Business 13</p>
<p>Part II Board Member Responsibilities 21</p>
<p>5 Your Role as a Board Member 23</p>
<p>6 Attending Board Meetings 27</p>
<p>7 Defining the Mission and Strategic Planning 29</p>
<p>8 Choosing and Evaluating the Chief Executive 35</p>
<p>9 Assuring Financial Responsibility 41</p>
<p>10 Supporting and Overseeing Programs 47</p>
<p>11 Participating in Fundraising 51</p>
<p>12 Keeping the Board Effective 63</p>
<p>Part III: Board Members and Boards 67</p>
<p>13 Board Organization and Procedures 69</p>
<p>14 Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities of Board Members 77</p>
<p>15 Leadership: Every Board Member Has a Role 85</p>
<p>Resources 89</p>
<p>A A Donor Bill of Rights 91</p>
<p>B The Council of Better Business Bureaus Standards for Charitable Solicitations 93</p>
<p>C National Charities Information Bureau s Standards in Philanthropy 101</p>
<p>References 111</p>
<p>Index 113</p>