1st Edition

Nonprofit Boards of Directors Analyses and Applications

By Robert Herman Copyright 1988
    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    This collection combines two important endeavors. First, in various pieces evidence about the behavior and performance of non-profit boards is reviewed and important additional evidence is presented. Noting the disparity between reality and widely-accepted beliefs is a long and necessary role for empirical researchers. The second endeavor in this collection is to present useful and realistic ideas and techniques for improving board functioning and board-staff relations. Nearly all the pieces have implicit or explicit applications.

    Board Functions And Board-Staff Relations In Nonprofit Organizations: An Introduction, Why Board Members Participate, Dominant Class Culture And Legitimation: Female Volunteer Directors, Advisory Board Performance: Managing Ambiguity And Limited Commitment In Public Television, Board-Staff Relations And Perceived Effectiveness, In Nonprofit Organizations, The Implication Of Board Member Composition For Fund-Raising Success, Conjoint Directorship: Clarifying Management Roles Between The Board Of Directors And The Executive Director, Managing Expectations: What Effective Board Members Ought To Expect From Nonprofit Organizations, Community Agency Boards Of Directors: Viability And Vestigiality, Substance And Symbol, Keys To Better Hospital Governance Through Better Information, Board-Staff Planning And Implementation Processes In Innovative Performance—Benefit Plan, Minority Participation On Boards Of Directors Of Human, Service Agencies: Some Evidence And Suggestions, The Importance Of Board Effectiveness In Not-For-Profit Organizations, The Characteristics And Influence Of Intraboard, Networks: A Case Study Of A Nonprofit Board Of Directors, Concluding Thoughts On Closing The Board Gap

    Biography

    Robert Herman