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A Practical Guide To Governing Your Volunteer Organization

by Tom Abbott

105 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #05-2490; ISBN 1-4120-7595-5; US$29.95, C$29.95, EUR21.39, £14.98

The book provides a short, self-contained guide for NPO success - a book for volunteer directors who serve on the organization's board, as well as for the NPO's staff.

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About the Book Whether you are already "working" as a volunteer director in a not-for-profit organization (NPO) or have just joined the Board of Directors - congratulations! You are one of the many hundreds of thousands of people who step forward each year to help organizations on a volunteer basis. Thanks to your dedication and hard work, your members, stakeholders, and communities enjoy improved benefits, opportunities, and services. In the case of organizations that do charitable work volunteers have created a society that is more caring and committed to helping those in need - in this country and around the world. The purpose of A Practical Guide to Governing Your Volunteer Organization is to provide a short, self-contained guide for NPO success - a book of significant value to volunteer directors who serve on the organization's board. It will also be of benefit to the chief executive officer (CEO) and staff members of the NPO. The book is intended to be useful to a wide spectrum of NPOs. In particular it is addressed to directors of small to mid-sized organizations, including associations, charities, and public sector groups. The material dealing with planning, governance, board training, and monitoring will also be of benefit to larger NPOs.

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About the Author

Tom Abbott, B.Comm., CGA, CAE, is an international management consultant, author, trainer and professional speaker based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is President of Association Management Consultants Inc. and during the last 18 years has worked with over 350 not-for-profit associations, charities and government organizations from Texas to Georgia and from Atlantic Canada to the Yukon, helping them to be more effective in working on behalf of their members and stakeholders. Tom is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS), the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). His areas of practice include governance design and implementation, executive staff recruitment, strategic planning, organizational reviews and board training and facilitation. He is a frequent contributor to the CSAE's Association Magazine. Copies of his video on Board governance can be ordered from his web site www.amcdirectory.com. His e-mail address is tom@amcdirectory.com.

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