By Jeff Stratton

The new 20th Edition of the Board Member Manual brings together all the essential elements of effective board service in one convenient resource — making this a must-have rule book for every board member!

Each chapter is filled with practical strategies to help your board members understand their responsibilities, enhance board operations and ensure more productive meetings. Chapters include solid approaches to build a strong and efficient board along with timesaving forms and checklists. New topics include:

• 10 Important Board Responsibilities
• Using a Governance Handbook to document how your board operates
• The IRS’ new focus on better nonprofit board governance
• Board and administrator operating principles
• Essential approaches to fundraising
• And much more!