The High-Performance Board
Principles of Nonprofit Organization Governance

"What a terrific addition to the bookshelf for governing boards of nonprofit organizations! It is clearly written, well organized, and highly practical."
--Thomas P. Holland, professor and director, Institute for Nonprofit Organizations University of Georgia School of Social Work

"I learned more about nonprofit governance from this book than I have serving on boards for fifteen years."
--Art Ulene, former NBC Today Show medical commentator and director, The Vitality Challenge

Dennis D. Pointer (Author), James E. Orlikoff (Author)

9780787956974, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 12 June 2002

208 pages
23.8 x 15.8 x 2.1 cm, 0.411 kg

"What a terrific addition to the bookshelf for governing boards ofnonprofit organizations! It is clearly written, well organized, andhighly practical."
--Thomas P. Holland, professor and director, Institute forNonprofit Organizations University of Georgia School of Social Work

"I learned more about nonprofit governance from this book than Ihave serving on boards for fifteen years."
--Art Ulene, former NBC Today Show medical commentator anddirector, The Vitality Challenge

"Pointer and Orlikoff show how great boards can truly transformour institutions. This is an innovative guide for benchmarking andimproving governance."
--Marilyn Chapin Massey, president, Pitzer College, Claremont,California

While boards acknowledge they bear ultimate responsibility and accountability for their organizations' affairs, governance quality is often far from optimal. The High- Performance Board offers pragmatic and candid advice about what your board must do to maximize performance and contributions. The authors provide sixty-four principles designed to help your board achieve peak performance. They describe every principle in detail and present best practices and practical applications for each one. Each section of the book concludes with a board check-up-a set of questions that can be used to assess your board in light of the principles. A quick read for busy board members, this book is the ultimate board "drivers' manual."

Figures and Check-Ups.

Preface.

About the Authors.

1. Governance Basics.

2. Obligations.

3. Functioning: Responsibilities.

4. Functioning: Roles.

5. Structure.

6. Composition.

7. Infrastructure.

8. Transforming Your Board.

Resources.

A. The Sixty-Four Principles.

B. Illustrative Board Policies.

C. Sample Committee Charters.

D. Illustrative Board Chair Position Description.

E. Illustrative Governance Principles.

F. For Further Reading.

Index.

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]