Contents

• Transforming the dynamics of nonprofit boards : from passive to active agencies
• Reforming board practices
• Board responsibility for operational issues
• Preparing nonprofit directors for the coming changes in governance - - Maximizing your human resources
• The executive director : one of the most challenging assignments in the nonprofit world
• The effective CFO
• The scarcity of development officers
• Professional services
• The role of contributors
• Greater regulation of nonprofits
• Strategic planning : a governance tool
• The merger option
• Converting to a for-profit enterprise
• Performance management
• Depicting performance and financial condition
• Navigating economic downturns
• Activity-based cost reduction
• The role of public relations
• A marketing approach to fundraising
• Generating earned income