Nonprofit Boards and Leadership Cases on Governance, Change, and Board-Staff Dynamics

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.Wood, Miriam M. is the author of 'Nonprofit Boards and Leadership Cases on Governance, Change, and Board-Staff Dynamics', published 1995 under ISBN 9780787901394 and ISBN 0787901393.