The Best of the Board Cafe

A Bestseller Becomes Even More Pertinent First published in 2005, this collection of CompassPoint online newsletter articles became instantly popular with busy board members of nonprofits. Now updated with new essays that are short enough to read over a cup of coffee, readers will find essential insights on board responsibilities, executive directors, fundraising, finance, and more. New topics include: Eleven ways to get a new executive director off to a good startA board member’s guide to nonprofit insurance, how to take a public standworking boards versus governing boardsthe right way to resign from the board, the best way to raise money, meaningful board-staff acts of appreciationWhat boards need to know about copyrights