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“Think for a moment of the best conversati*** you’ve had with friends and colleagues. You were honest with one another—not shy about speaking up but relaxed, even if the topic being discussed was serious in nature. That’s the type of conversation The Nonprofit Board Answer Book aims to have with you in the pages that follow. It follows a question-and-answer format, enabling you to quickly find an answer to a burning question you have right now. At the same time, it’s easy to pick up and read straight through, either cover to cover or one section at a time.

At the end of each question-and-answer pairing you’ll find suggested action steps. These offe***ays to put the information to a practical use on your own board and within your own nonprofit ***anization. Implementing some of these steps may lead to more questi*** as you become even more committed to fulfilling your resp***ibilities as a board member.

About BoardSource.

Introduction: The World of Nonprofits.

PART ONE: BASIC BOARD FUNCTIONS.

　1. What are the basic resp***ibilities of a nonprofit board?

　2. What are the attributes of a high-performing board?

　3. What is the board’s role and involvement in mission, vision, and values?

　4. When should an ***anization c***ider revising its mission statement?

　5. What is the board’s role in strategic planning?

　6. What is the board’s role in fundraising?

　7. What are the legal duties of a board member?

　8. What is the board’s role in financial management?

　9. What is the board’s role in ***anizational evaluation?

　10. How should the board connect and communicate with c***tituents?

　11. How does a board function as a team?

　12. How does the board avoid the extremes of "rubber stamping" and micromanaging?

PART TWO: BOARD STRUCTURE.

　13. What is the best size for our board?

　14. How should we structure our board?

　15. What types of board committees should we have?

　16. How can our committees be most effective?

　17. Does our board need an executive committee?

　18. Should our board have advisory councils?

　19. What is the role of the board chair?

　20. What is the ideal relati***hip between the board chair and the chief executive?

　21. What board officers should we have?

　22. How should we select our board officers?

PART THREE: SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS.

　23. How can we recruit active, involved board members?

　24. What is the chief executive’s role in board recruitment?

　25. How can a membership ***anization build an effective board?

　26. How can our board become more diverse?

　27. What does a prospective board member need to know?

　28. What should we include in our board orientation?

　29. Should members of the same family serve on the board?

　30. Should c***tituents serve on the board?

　31. What should we do about uninvolved board members?

　32. Should we have term limits for board members?

　33. How can we engage former board members and chief executives?

　34. Should board members be compensated?

　35. Should board members be evaluated periodically?

　36. How can our board assess and improve its own performance?

PART FOUR: BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

　37. Is a board legally required to hold open meetings?

　38. How often and where should we meet?

　39. How can we improve our meetings?

　40. How is a retreat different from a board meeting?

　41. Who should attend board meetings and what are their roles?

　42. How should staff members participate in board and committee meetings?

　43. What are the different ways boards make decisi***?

　44. What if a board member opposes a board decision?

　45. How should board minutes be written, approved, and kept?

　46. How can we use technology to improve board and committee meetings?

PART FIVE: THE BOARD’S ROLE AS A FIDUCIARY.

　47. How does a board help ensure the ***anization’s long-term viability?

　48. What does the board need to know about reserves and investments?

　49. What is the board’s role in the budget?

　50. What is the board’s role in the annual financial audit?

　51. What should we do if the finances seem amiss?

　52. What conflict-of-interest policies should we adopt?

　53. How can we protect the ***anization-and ourselves-from lawsuits?

　54. What is a Form 990?

　55. Does every board member have to make a personal gift?

　56. How can we generate revenue beyond fundraising?

　57. How do we, as a nonprofit, operate a for-profit subsidiary?

　58. What’s the best way to keep track of board policies?

PART SIX: BOARD-STAFF RELATIONS.

　59. Why should a nonprofit ***anization designate a chief executive?

　60. What is the board’s involvement in staff selection and management?

　61. Should the chief executive have a vote on the board?

　62. Should board members be hired as staff members?

　63. How should we evaluate the chief executive?

　64. How do we set fair compensation for the chief executive and the staff?

　65. What is the chief executive’s role in improving the board?

　66. What is the board’s role in relation to the staff?

　67. How can the senior staff contribute to board effectiveness?

　68. How can we facilitate the end of the chief executive’s employment?

　69. What characteristics should we look for in a new chief executive?

　70. How do we find a new chief executive?

PART SEVEN: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE.

　71. What is the typical lifecycle for a nonprofit ***anization?

　72. How do we ensure that the ***anization thrives after the founders depart?

　73. When should we enter into strategic alliances with other ***anizati***?

　74. When should we c***ider a merger or acquisition?

　75. How can we expand the ***anization’s scope to the international level?

　76. Should our charitable ***anization engage in lobbying?

　77. How should we respond to an ***anizational emergency or controversy?

　78. When should a nonprofit hire a c***ultant?

　79. When should the board c***ider closing a nonprofit ***anization?

Conclusion.

Index.

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“Think for a moment of the best conversati*** you’ve had with friends and colleagues. You were honest with one another—not shy about speaking up but relaxed, even if the topic being discussed was serious in nature. That’s the type of conversation The Nonprofit Board Answer Book aims to have with you in the pages that follow. It follows a question-and-answer format, enabling you to quickly find an answer to a burning question you have right now. At the same time, it’s easy to pick up and read straight through, either cover to cover or one section at a time.

At the end of each question-and-answer pairing you’ll find suggested action steps. These offe***ays to put the information to a practical use on your own board and within your own nonprofit ***anization. Implementing some of these steps may lead to more questi*** as you become even more committed to fulfilling your resp***ibilities as a board member.

Remember: behind every good answer lies a good question. So keep asking those questi***.”--from the Introduction

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What is the board's role in financial management? How should we select our board officers? Who should attend our board meetings and what are their roles? Should the chief executive have a vote on the board? The Nonprofit Board Answer Book is designed as a guide to good governance for board leaders at all levels of experience and expertise. BoardSource's second edition of its best-selling book shows board members how to be more effective, meet difficult situati*** head-on, and deal with commonplace challenges with confidence. It shows chief executives how to focus and *** the board in carrying out its governance resp***ibilities. The book is written in an easy-to-use question-and-answer format and includes action steps and examples. The second edition of The Nonprofit Board Answer Book has been thoroughly updated and includes new material on topics such as Sarbanes-Oxley and its implicati*** for nonprofit boards Executive compensation Mission and accountability Risk management The chief executiveboard chair partnership Board diversity Recent legislation, public policy, and ethical c***iderati*** This indispensable resource contains 80 questi*** and answersa wealth of information about board structure and process, meetings, board composition, orientation, board-staff relati***, financial management, and much more. The book offers insight gained from the BoardSource Governance Index Survey, hundreds of board self-assessments, and questi*** and challenges heard by BoardSource from thousands of nonprofit leaders.