This is important guide helps orient new members who are serving (or have been asked to serve) on nonprofit boards. Written from a business perspective, this book also helps nonprofit professionals understand where new board members are coming from and how they can best work with them. The book is filled with information on the role of board members and the structure of the board, financial strategy and the board's oversight, philanthropy, the complex relationship between the chairman of the board and the CEO, performance management, and much more. The book also contains illustrative examples for senior managers and board members.