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The High-Performance Board: Principles of Nonprofit Organization Governance
Dennis D. Pointer
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Description for The High-Performance Board: Principles of Nonprofit Organization Governance
Paperback. Boards bear ultimate authority and accountability for their organisations affairs. Yet, the performance and contributions of most boards are far from optimal. This book presents 64 explicit, precise and coherent benchmark principles designed to help boards reach optimal performance and enhance organisational success. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJVX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787956974
SKU
V9780787956974
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About Dennis D. Pointer
Dennis D. Pointer has worked with more than four hundred clients asa consultant, retreat facilitator, and speaker. His firm, Dennis D.Pointer & Associates, provides governance consulting, retreatfacilitation, assessment, redesign, and development services tononprofit organizations, commercial corporations, and governmentagencies. He is vice president and partner, American Governance andLeadership group LLC. Pointer is also Hanlon Professor of HealthPolicy and Research, San Diego ... Read more
Reviews for The High-Performance Board: Principles of Nonprofit Organization Governance
"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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more