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 <description>Just like Private Boards, there will be more scrutiny of Non Profit Boards...good information. Chronicle of Philanthropy</description>
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 <description>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Governance Matters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The board of any organization is to add value with job outputs that are specific to the role of the board and for which the board holds itself accountable.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbanministry.org/wiki/board-governance-matters&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <description>&lt;h3 class=&quot;entry-header&quot;&gt;Building a board from scratch&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Selecting your very first board is a crucial task, and should be approached with much consideration and thoughtfulness. If I&amp;rsquo;ve said it once, I&amp;rsquo;ve said this several times: the board&amp;rsquo;s first responsibility is to carry out the mission of the organization. Look at it this way, the success of the organization is in the hands of the members of the board.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbanministry.org/building-a-board-scratch&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:18:28 -0600</pubDate>
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 <title>Dan Busby:  Mistakes Most Often Made by Mission Boards:  AGRM 2005 Audio</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Association of Gospel Rescue Mission&#039;s 92nd annual convention, &amp;quot;Keepers of the Light&amp;quot;, in 2005 hosts Dan Busby for his &amp;quot;Mistakes Most Often Made by Mission Boards&amp;quot; workshop.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>Dean Sherman: The Nonprofit Board Answer Book: A Practical Guide for Board Members and Chief Executives</title>
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 <description>&amp;#8220;Think for a moment of the best conversations you&amp;#8217;ve had with friends and colleagues. You were honest with one another&amp;#8212;not shy about speaking up but relaxed, even if the topic being discussed was serious in nature. That&amp;#8217;s the type of conversation &lt;i&gt;The Nonprofit Board Answer Book&lt;/i&gt; aims to have with you in the pages that follow. It follows a question-and-answer format, enabling you to quickly find an answer to a burning question you have right now. At the same time, it&amp;#8217;s easy to pick up and read straight through, either cover to cover or one section at a time. &lt;br&gt;   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbanministry.org/nonprofit-board-answer-book-practical-guide-board-members-and-chief-executives&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>Dean Sherman: Called to Serve: Creating and Nurturing the Effective Volunteer Board</title>
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 <description>In Called to Serve internationally respected CEO Max De Pree offers experienced advice on how to create a successful nonprofit board.  &lt;P&gt;Now retired as chairman of the board of Herman Miller Inc., Max De Pree has been lauded by Forbes, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal as one of the most sensitive and successful leaders in the business world. This experience comes through clearly as De Pree lays out the nuts and bolts of nonprofit organization and provides the direction necessary to establish and nurture a volunteer board.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urbanministry.org/called-serve-creating-and-nurturing-effective-volunteer-board&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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