Governance for Nonprofits: A Board of Directors Guide to a Profitable Not-for-Profit Corporation

Governance for Nonprofits itemizes the duties of governance, explains what a nonprofit organization needs to successfully accomplish its Mission Statement and provides the road map to an ongoing, smoothly operating, profitable, not-for-profit organization. * Explaining the purpose and role of governance in a nonprofit corporation * Defining the duties of board members and board officers * Showing how to be an effective member of a board of directors * Examining the purpose and limitations of boards of directors * Looking at the role of the board in major decision making * Explaining fund-raising from a management perspective * Walking the reader through the major steps of becoming a nonprofit * Offering real-life samples of important nonprofit documents * Making suggestions regarding term-limits * Explaining the elements and importance of bylaws * Illustrating the differences between managing a small, medium or large nonprofit * Explaining various types of nonprofit boards * Discussing the role and value of committees * Looking at the impact of ethics in nonprofit operations * Explaining how to analyze the effectiveness of a board of directors * Including an introduction to IRS reporting Form 990 * Demonstrating the importance of succession planning * Examining the tools available to help a board function at a high level of competence * And a whole lot more. Governance for Nonprofits is a basic tool that should be in the arsenal of every person that sits on a board of directors and every member of a nonprofit staff that deals with the challenges of making a not-for-profit organization successful.