There are many things in life that you cannot prepare for but the board appointment process is not one of them. Non-executive board directors often describe finding their first directorship as an arduous and time-consuming process. More experienced board members suggest finding subsequent board roles equally challenging. For these reasons, the biggest mistake most people make when considering their board career is not starting the process early enough and not understanding how board appointments are made. Regardless of your approach, the process of finding and being appointed to a board takes a certain amount of skill and practice. This book provides practical advice, clearly written, to help get you on a board and 'dare them not to appoint you'.

The only current authorized edition of the classic work on parliamentary procedure--now in a new updated edition Robert's Rules of Order is the recognized guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings. This 12th edition is the only current manual to have been maintained and updated since 1876 under the continuing program established by General Henry M. Robert himself. As indispensable now as the original edition was more than a century ago, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the acknowledged "gold standard" for meeting rules. New and enhanced features of this edition include: Section-based paragraph numbering to facilitate cross-references and e-book compatibility Expanded appendix of charts, tables, and lists Helpful summary explanations about postponing a motion, reconsidering a vote, making and enforcing points of order and appeals, and newly expanded procedures for filling blanks New provisions regarding debate on nominations, reopening nominations, and completing an election after its scheduled time Dozens more clarifications, additions, and refinements to improve the presentation of existing rules, incorporate new interpretations, and address common inquiries Coinciding with publication of the 12th edition, the authors of this manual have once again published an updated (3rd) edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, a simple and concise introductory guide cross-referenced to it.

Everything you need to know as a nonprofit board member to raise more money and help your organization succeed in meeting its goals Engaging and informative, this practical guide to fundraising contains valuable insights that nonprofit boards need to succeed in raising money in today's dynamic economic environment. While written expressly for board members, this useful handbook also provides advice to executive directors and advancement staff on how to partner with your board to build an unstoppable fundraising team. A Fundraising Guide for Nonprofit Board Members shows you how to raise more money by building board leadership and skills in fundraising. This book covers it all—the board's leadership role in fundraising; how to organize and train your board to raise funds; building a team with board and staff; raising funds for operations, major gifts and capital campaigns; how to ask for gifts; plus a guide for conducting a board retreat that will lead to fundraising success. Demystifies the ask by providing a straightforward guide on how to ask for, and close, gifts Features case studies, real life examples, and checklists in an easy to reference format Offers sample materials for a board retreat on building the successful fundraising team Also by Julia Ingraham Walker: Nonprofit Essentials: Jump-Starting the Stalled Fundraising Campaign Entertaining, practical, and easy to use, this book will become a must-read for all board members, executive directors, and staff who want to build an effective fundraising team.

Dispute boards were first introduced almost 20 years ago. Sincethen close to $100 billion US dollars worldwide has been spent onconstruction projects that have used dispute boards. Of these, 98%were constructed without any court battles and of the remaining 2%,the dispute board decisions were upheld by either arbitrationand/or the court: a truly impressive record. Yet very little isknown about what dispute boards are and how they operate. This book provides the knowledge necessary for those activelyinvolved in dispute board work as well as for those who need tolearn the process. Important features of the book include: analysis of the differences between dispute adjudicationboards, dispute resolution boards and combined dispute boards in-depth discussion of both the existing and historicalinternational case law on dispute boards, including its historyunder the British common law, European civil law and MuslimSharī’ah law analysis of the differences between the various major standardforms of dispute board rules – FIDIC, International Chamberof Commerce and DBFederation - along with sample wording to add toor modify these forms as needed. analysis of how referrals are made to dispute boards and sampleforms. an in-depth discussion of the ethical requirements relating todispute board members comparison of board selection techniques with guidelines forimplementation and recommendations for the parties sample forms for use in establishing a dispute board discussion of site visits, how they should be conducted andsample forms general forms for use in operating a dispute board, formagendas, form reports and their use how to use a dispute board as a sounding board forgrievances in depth discussion of how to write a decision orrecommendation with examples of actual dispute board decisions andrecommendations disclosure forms, questionnaires for potential board members,and comparison of board member agreements and sample forms a discussion of how to effectively use witnesses and thepreparation and presentation of witness statements in dispute boardhearings forms of notice and procedural rules governing the operation ofdispute boards international case studies with claims, responses anddecisions analysis of situations requiring the removal of dispute boardmembers and form agreements for their removal discussion of the use of dispute boards in areas other thanconstruction.

The Latvian government established the Housing Affordability Fund in mid-2022, a long-term self-sustaining financing model to channel investment into affordable housing. The fund is now being scaled up to ensure lasting impact on the Latvian housing market. This report identifies options for institutional arrangements, funding and financing opportunities, and operational tools to achieve this aim.