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Duty, Board, and Community
Summer 2007: Volume 14, Issue 2
Features
- Welcome
- The Nonprofit Ethicist
What to do if a board member has overstayed his welcome and how to think about that executive opportunity. by Woods Bowman - Board Stories Involving Humans
Whether by-the-book or ad-hoc the defining feature of successful boards is not the model but the people who make it work. by Ruth McCambridge - Boards in Small Nonprofits: What About Friendship and Solidarity?
Boards of small organizations manage their work and environments in a way that is often missed by “best practices.” by Christine Bertrand and Johanne Turbide - The Best and Worst of Board Chairs
Do you know one when you see one? Initial research shows that there is a good deal of agreement about what makes a good board chair. NPQ readers are invited to contribute to the next phase of this research. by Yvonne Harrison and Vic Murray - Loyal Opposition
A board that can adopt this parliamentary concept can benefit from internal scrutiny and creativity that will ultimately strengthen its ability to achieve its mission. by Patricia Bradshaw and Peter Jackson - More Than Monitors: The Board’s Role in Sustainability
Richard Brewster, executive director of National Center for Nonprofit Enterprise discusses in economic terms the core issue of nonprofit sustainability and it’s surprising! - Engagement Governance for System- Wide Decision Making
Community impact is at the center of this model, that is simple, intuitive, and genuinely powerful. by Judy Freiwirth, Psy.D.
Special Supplement
- Nonprofit Risk Management: Insurance and Beyond
Proper preparation and precaution can prevent a possible pickle. by Melanie L. Herman - Nonprofit Quarterly Insurance and Risk Management Service Providers Directory 2007
Departments
Fundraising
- Corporate Philanthropy 2007: Finding the Compatible Intersection?
Corporate collaboration comes with costs and benefits. Organizational leaders discuss how to go about it. by Andrew Crosby
Philanthropy
- Almost-Crimes: The Boston Globe’s Foundation Exposés Revisited
Where are they now? Cohen revisits some high-profile cases and finds a complex and underwhelming response to clearly unethical situations. by Rick Cohen
Opinion
- The New Goals at the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Fate of the Nonprofit Sector
What’s wrong with foundations taking charge in the nonprofit sector? by Marie C. Malaro - ARNOVA Abstracts
A selection of the most recent abstracts from the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.
Accountability
- VultureList.Org: A Charity Exploitation Prevention Project
This is not a joke. A modest investment could bring sunshine to donors who seek the halo of public giving to cover past sins. by Jon Pratt - The Take-Away
Summaries of the articles in this issue. - Classifieds
