Nonprofit Boards and Leadership
by Miriam M. Wood
225 Pages. Published by Jossey-Bass Publishers, 416) 293-3621.
A compendium of thirteen teaching cases on governance, change and board-staff dynamics faced by non-profit board members, executive directors, presidents and their consultants, Nonprofit Boards and Leadership provides an impressive intellectual challenge, and focuses on real-life issues. Readers are asked to make decisions that are based on information supplied in the text and exhibits, making this book ideal for classroom situations. Jossey-Bass will even makes teaching notes available without charge. Whether used as a nonthreatening vehicle for the board and CEO, or as the centrepiece of a syllabus, the book does offer help and understanding when dealing with complex issues and sticky situations.
Part One: The Role of External Stakeholders in Governance tackles a number of cases from planning in interdependent environments to investing donor dollars. Part Two: Complexities in the Board-Staff Relationship covers the evolving board-executive relationship, conflicting managerial cultures, rebellion in the ranks, confronting crisis, outgrowing the board, and using community networks to diversify. Interpreting Mission and Accountability, Part Three, completes the picture by taking a look at matters such as dissolution or survival, mission versus revenue, and strategic planning. Every story hits home, and every chapter comes with questions for discussion and an annotated bibliography. Jossey-Bass books are distributed in Canada through Prentice Hall Canada.
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