Governance for Nonprofits: A Board of Directors Guide to a Profitable Not-for-Profit Corporation

by Ted E deGroot

Governance for Nonprofits itemizes the duties of governance, explains what a nonprofit organization needs to successfully accomplish its Mission Statement and provides the road map to an ongoing, smoothly operating, profitable, not-for-profit organization.

* Explaining the purpose and role of governance in a nonprofit corporation

* Defining the duties of board members and board officers

* Showing how to be an effective member of a board of directors

* Examining the purpose and limitations of boards of directors

* Looking at the role of the board in major decision making

* Explaining fund-raising from a management perspective

* Walking the reader through the major steps of becoming a nonprofit

* Offering real-life samples of important nonprofit documents

* Making suggestions regarding term-limits

* Explaining the elements and importance of bylaws

* Illustrating the differences between managing a small, medium or large nonprofit

* Explaining various types of nonprofit boards

* Discussing the role and value of committees

* Looking at the impact of ethics in nonprofit operations

* Explaining how to analyze the effectiveness of a board of directors

* Including an introduction to IRS reporting Form 990

* Demonstrating the importance of succession planning

* Examining the tools available to help a board function at a high level of competence

* And a whole lot more.

Governance for Nonprofits is a basic tool that should be in the arsenal of every person that sits on a board of directors and every member of a nonprofit staff that deals with the challenges of making a not-for-profit organization successful.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627344306
• ISBN13: 9781627344302
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Universal Publishers
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"