{"product_id":"nonprofit-boards-and-leadership-isbn-9780787901394","title":"Nonprofit Boards and Leadership","description":"Offers detailed case studies that demonstrate the crucial strategic issues facing nonprofit governing boards and offers board members new methods for dealing with them.  Introduction: Governance in Theory and Practice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS IN GOVERNANCE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Public Interest and Tax Exemptions for Nonprofit Hospitals (Bradford H. Gray, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Planning in Interdependent Environments: The Local Association for Retarded Citizens (Melissa Middleton Stone).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Grantmaker: Inner City Organizations Compete for Funds (Miriam M. Wood).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. The United Way Allocations Committee: A Role-Playing Exercise (Melissa Middleton Stone \u0026amp; Lisa Silverman Pickard).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e COMPLEXITIES IN THE BOARD-STAFF RELATIONSHIP.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Evolving Board-Executive Relationship at a Women's Shelter (Carl Milofsky \u0026amp; Nancy Morrison).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Confliciting Managerial Cultures in a Museum (Peter Dobkin Hall).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. The Governing Board Faces Rebellion in the Ranks (Candace Widmer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Confronting Crisis: When Should the Board Step In? (Ram A. Cnaan).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Outgrowing the Governing Board: A Conundrum (Judith R. Saidel).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. Using Community Networks to Diversify the Board (J. Allen Whitt \u0026amp; Gwen Moore).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e INTERPRETING MISSION AND ACCOUNTABILITY.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Dissolution or Survival: The University of Bridgeport and the Unification Church (Glenn Scott Davis).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. Social Conscience and the Governing Board of the California Medical Center (John C. Lammers \u0026amp; Christy L. Beaudin).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. AIDS Project Los Angeles (Christy L. Beaudin, et al.). MIRIAM M. WOOD is an associate of the Yale Program on Non-profit Organizations at Yale University and serves on the board of a number of nonprofit organizations. Wood is the recipient of the 1994 Drucker Prize for Best Article in Nonprofit Management and Leadership.  Nonprofit Boards and Leadership is a provocative book that provides a rare behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of real-life boardrooms. Based on actual examples from such prestigious organizations as The United Way of Massachusetts Bay, The California Medical Center, The University of Bridgeport, and the AIDS Los Angeles Project—this unique book offers detailed case studies that demonstrate the crucial strategic issues facing nonprofit governing boards. These and other compelling case studies have been contributed by leading scholars in the nonprofit field. The scenarios are based on real events and issues that actual board members have grappled with and solved. This book provides board members a new method of dealing with thorny situations and offers a nonthreatening way to reflect on their board's problems. In this practical book, each chapter is a story that outlines the context of the case and is followed by questions for discussion. The reader is encouraged to study the case scenarios and develop their own solutions to these dilemmas. Some of the real-life cases in this book include:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn elite hands-off board of a social service agency has suddenly learned that millions of dollars of debt threaten the organization's survival.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe community-oriented mission statement identified by the board of directors is in opposition with the revenue-generating policies of the hospital's corporate parent.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA board member grapples with accommodating her personal philosophy of philanthropy with her foundation's priorities in evaluating grant proposals.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe executive director and the board chair disagree about the board's ethics, role, and decision-making.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Nonprofit Boards and Leadership provides a hands-on feel for the complex issues that challenge today's board members. A provocative book that provides a rare behind-the-scenes view of the inner workings of real-life boardrooms. Based on actual examples from such prestigious organizations as The United Way of Massachusetts Bay, The California Medical Center, The University of Bridgeport, and the AIDS Los Angeles Project—this unique book offers detailed case studies that demonstrate the crucial strategic issues facing nonprofit governing boards. These and other compelling case studies have been contributed by leading scholars in the nonprofit field. The scenarios are based on real events and issues that actual board members have grappled with and solved. This book provides board members a new method of dealing with thorny situations and offers a nonthreatening way to reflect on their board's problems.","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989697315045,"sku":"NP9780787901394","price":50.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787901394.jpg?v=1761785145","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nonprofit-boards-and-leadership-isbn-9780787901394","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}