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Nonprofit Boards That Work: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Governance
By: Maureen K. RobinsoneBook Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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| Title of Business & Economics eBook: Nonprofit Boards That Work: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Governance | |
| Release Date: 01-01-2001 | |
| Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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Nonprofit Boards That Work: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Governance
Chapter One
Assigning Value: Do Boards Matter?
I'm starting a nonprofit. Do I really need a board? (caller to a technical assistance provider)
The caller is tentative, perhaps hopeful that the answer will be no. The question itself is an interesting one-Do I really need a board? It is both a request for information and the beginning of a lament. It is a good question, worth asking: Do we really need boards?
Which is more important to a nonprofit organization, an executive director or a board? Even with the experience of watching some good boards in action, it is very tempting to choose the executive. Boards, even if they are very good at their jobs, intersect with an organization on an intermittent basis and from a distance. There may be individual board members whose relationships are more than intermittent, but their enthusiasm, as valuable as it can be, can present its own drawbacks.
On balance and given a choice, many would choose an executive director over a board. A good executive tackles the day-to-day reality of providing services, balancing budgets, motivating staff and volunteers. With the sector's pragmatism and the sense of urgency that surrounds many missions, it seems only sensible that the organization should have strong leadership where the work gets done.
This choice was not as obvious to those who established the legal framework for nonprofit organizations. Lawmakers chose the board-the first time out and every time they have had a chance to make a change. To many who work in nonprofits, it is counterintuitive that having an executive director is optional but having a board
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