Perfect Nonprofit Boards: Myths, Paradoxes, and Paradigms

By Stephen R. Block

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0536011842
• ISBN13: 9780536011848
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Ginn Press
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This book is must for every NPO's bookshelf.

Ten years ago I moved from a senior management position to the Executive Directors office. If only I had had the benefit of the wisdon contained in Perfect Nonprofit Boards; Myths, Paradoxes and Paradigms. This 138 page book is packed with useful information. It is a "Primer" for governance and management of the Nonprofit Organization. The first five chapters lay the foundation for a thorough understanding of Nonprofit Organizations. This section of the book takes the reader from the forming of an organization and the development of the mission, through the tax and reporting responsibilities to the motivation to become a volunteer board member and the essential qualities of an effective Executive Director. Once the reader has digested all of this material, Dr. Block focuses on the Role of the Board and the Role of the Executive Director. He uses established myths about volunteer Boards to make clear that although this is a partnership, the Director provides critical leadership in determining what the organization needs from the Board, and in turn, what the Board members may expect from the Executive Director. The Director manages the organization and the Board supports and assists through their governance efforts. If the Board and the Executive Director have clearly defined roles and expectations, they can make a very powerful and effective Team. I am sending copies of Perfect Nonprofit Management to several of my friends--both Board members and Directors of Nonprofit Organizations. This book is "must" reading for anyone interested in nonprofit management.