1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910458865303321

Titolo

The handbook of nonprofit governance [[electronic resource] /] / Boardsource

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, c2010

ISBN

0-470-60246-5

1-282-68620-8

9786612686207

0-470-60243-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (415 p.)

Collana

Nonprofit and public leadership and management

Disciplina

658.4/22

Soggetti

Nonprofit organizations - Management

Corporate governance

Boards of directors

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES, ROLES, AND STRUCTURE; CHAPTER 1: IN THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE: INTRODUCTION TO THE NONPROFIT WORLD; CHAPTER 2: WHAT IS GOVERNANCE ?; CHAPTER 3: GOVERNANCE ROLES; CHAPTER 4: GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE; CHAPTER 5: THE BOARD-CHIEF EXECUTIVE RELATIONSHIP; PART TWO: GOVERNANCE PRACTICES; CHAPTER 6: BUILDING A BOARD; CHAPTER 7: LEGAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES; CHAPTER 8: FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT; CHAPTER 9: FUNDRAISING; CHAPTER 10: STRATEGIC THINKING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

CHAPTER 11: COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACHCHAPTER 12: SUCCESSION PLANNING AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE TRANSITION; CHAPTER 13: EVALUATION; CHAPTER 14: BYLAWS AND POLICIES; CHAPTER 15: BOARD MEETINGS; CHAPTER 16: BOARD DYNAMICS; APPENDIX: SAMPLE POLICIES FOR NONPROFIT BOARDS; Board Member Fundraising; Human Resources; Code of Ethics; Conflict of Interest; Confidentiality; Whistle-Blower Protection; Record Retention and Document Destruction;



Executive Compensation; Investments; Financial Audits; Risk Management; Media Relations; GLOSSARY; RESOURCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

From BoardSource comes The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance. This comprehensive resource explores the overarching question of governance within nonprofit organizations and addresses the roles, structures, and practices of an effective nonprofit. The Handbook of Nonprofit Governance covers the topics that are of most importance to those charged with creating and sustaining effective leadership, including building a board; succession planning; policies; financial oversight; fundraising; planning; strategic planning processes; risk management; and evaluation of the board, CEO, and

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457706203321

Autore

Hamilton Richard F.

Titolo

Decisions for war, 1914-1917 / / Richard F. Hamilton, Holger H. Herwig [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-13977-5

1-280-16318-6

0-511-80485-7

0-511-12176-8

0-511-08222-3

0-511-19678-4

0-511-29825-0

0-511-08177-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

940.3/11

Soggetti

World War, 1914-1918 - Causes

World War, 1914-1918 - Diplomatic history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 The Great War: A Review of the



Explanations; CHAPTER 2 European Wars: 1815-1914; CHAPTER 3 Austria-Hungary; CHAPTER 4 Germany; CHAPTER 5 Russia; CHAPTER 6 France; CHAPTER 7 Great Britain; CHAPTER 8 Japan;  The Ottoman Empire; CHAPTER 9 Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece; CHAPTER 10 Italy; CHAPTER 11 The United States; CHAPTER 12 On the Origins of the Catastrophe; Recommended Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Decisions for War focuses on the choices made by small coteries in Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France, Britain and elsewhere to address a common yet perplexing question: why did World War I happen? Several of the usual causes for the war are reviewed and discussed. Rather than accepting arguments of mass demands, nationalism, militarism, and social Darwinism, the book shows how in each country, the decision to enter the war was made by only a handful of individuals - monarchs, ministers, military people, party leaders, ambassadors, and others. In each case, we also see separate and distinct agendas, the considerations differing from one nation to the next. The leadership of Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, the Balkans, and the United States are explored, as well as that of the major European countries involved.