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Nonprofit Boardroom Elephants and the “Nice Guy” Syndrome: A Complex Problem

At coffee recently a friend serving on a nonprofit board reported plans to resign from the board shortly. His complaints centered on the board’s unwillingness to take critical actions necessary to help the organization grow.

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Posted in Uncategorized and tagged Developing nonpofit management trust, Non profit outcomes, non-profit governance, Nonprofit board communcations, Nonprofit board stucture, nonprofit evaluation, nonprofit executive director, policy vs. paper clips, Trustee Boards, volunteers on March 7, 2014 by eugenefram. Leave a comment

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5 stars: Great Book
Anne E. Lawrence

"Having come from an organization with a non-functional Board, I wish I'd found this sooner. Useful information for nonprofit board strengthening. "

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John W. Pearson

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Michael Cohn

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Unless the board of your trade association or other organization is already running perfectly, you will undoubtedly find this book of tremendous value."

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"...The 3rd Edition is truly "updated and expanded," as the cover promises. I will definitely depend on it as a resource to help Boards recognize the danger of fiddling with paper clips while strategy burns."

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