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Good Governance for Nonprofits
Developing Principles and Policies for an Effective Board

Authors: Frederic L. Laughlin, Robert C. Andringa
Pub Date: August 2007
Print Edition: $32.95
Print ISBN: 9780814434512
Page Count: 192
Format: Hardback
e-Book ISBN: 9780814400746
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Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword v
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter 1 Got Good Governance? 1
Chapter 2 The Board Policies Manual: Your Essential
Guide 15
Chapter 3 Planning and Packing: Committing to the
BPM 31
Chapter 4 Confronting the Roadblocks 37
Chapter 5 The BPM Development Process 51
Chapter 6 BPM Part 1: Introduction and Administration 60
Chapter 7 BPM Part 2: Organizational Essentials 70
Chapter 8 BPM Part 3: Board Structure and Process 82
Chapter 9 BPM Part 4: Board–CEO/Staff Relationship 120
Chapter 10 BPM Part 5: Executive Parameters 136
Chapter 11 Are We There Yet? The End of the Beginning 152
Chapter 12 The Roadmap Taken: Four Case Histories 161
Miriam’s Kitchen 163
TGen 166
AOG 169
World Vision 173
Afterword: 18 Months later—Does It Work? 176
Appendix A: BPM Template 179
Appendix B: Supplemental Material Available on AMA
Website 200
Notes 203
Index 207
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