Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
Lessons from Around the World
Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
ISBN: 978-1-119-42327-0
Verlag: Wiley
An ideal resource for boards everywhere
There are at least 10 million Civil Society Organizations (CSO)s in the world, each of them with a board composed of individuals doing their best to govern well and wisely. There is no single model of governance to emulate, but are there universal principles and practices that can help boards everywhere perform at the highest level.
This book takes us for a trip around the world to look at what is working for boards. Its discoveries will help not only boards, but also nonprofit staff leaders seeking to assist their boards to optimal performance, and capacity-builders looking to strengthen their civil society sector.
Even if your organizational concerns extend no further than city boundaries, this book is for you. One of the greatest governance challenges today is a lack of diversity on the board. This can seriously hamper an organization’s ability to realize mission and to understand and serve its community. Reading this book will provide a greater understanding of how the cultural context affects governance and will sensitize the reader to different ways of thinking about governance.
Global Best Practices For CSO, NGO and Other Nonprofit Boards presents case studies from different parts of the world that illustrate effective practice, identifies and discusses interesting and significant differences, and explores global governance trends with implications for us all.
- Tests for universal truths about roles, responsibilities and practices using criteria established by BoardSource, the premier voice on nonprofit governance
- Provides information that builds exceptional nonprofit boards
- Discusses cultural differences in governance that will help all boards to better function in increasingly diverse environments
- Offers inspiration to NGO boards in any part of civil society
- Reflects on the future of governance worldwide
If you’re a capacity-builder, a board member, or an executive leader looking for guidance on governance, this is the book you’ll want to have on hand.
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Acknowledgments xiii
1 Overview 1
–Penelope Cagney
Who This Book Is For 1
Introduction 2
About the Book’s Title 2
Organization of Contents 3
Framework 3
Apologies 3
Culture 4
Global Trends 8
References 11
2 Africa 13
–Mike Muchilwa
Historical and Cultural Context for Governance 13
Challenges to CSO Governance 14
Governance Successes 16
Characteristics of African CSO Boards 17
Case Study: Kenya 22
Best Practices of Kenyan Boards 26
Trends 30
Conclusion 31
Notes 32
3 Asia 33
Overview 33
–Usha Menon
Asia Overview Notes 37
Cambodia 37
–Louise Coventry
Cambodia References 43
Cambodia Notes 44
China 44
–Yinglu Li and Oma Lee
China Notes 49
India 49
–Noshir H. Dadrawala
India References 56
India Notes 56
Indonesia 56
–Darmawan Triwibowo
Indonesia References 62
Indonesia Notes 63
Japan 63
–Masataka Uo and Miho Ito
Korea 67
–Bekay Ahn
Korea References 75
Korea Further Reading 75
Philippines 76
–Usha Menon
Philippines Notes 81
Singapore 82
–Usha Menon
Singapore References 87
Singapore Notes 88
4 Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand 89
–Alan Hough and Garth Nowland-Foreman
Historical and Cultural Context for Governance 89
Understanding the NGO Sector 91
Legal Requirements Affecting NGO Boards 93
The Roles of Boards 97
Board Composition, Rotation, and Recruitment 99
Board’s Relationship with the CEO and Other Staff 101
Organization of Meetings and Culture of Inquiry 102
Evaluation and Monitoring 104
Ethical Challenges 105
Governance Trends 108
Case Study: Oxfam Australia 110
Acknowledgments 117
References 118<
