Board Development Practices on Public Versus Nonprofit School Boards: Is There a Difference?

Governing boards are a critical asset for every public and nonprofit organization. Scholars have found that effective boards are associated with organizations that tend to perform better than those with ineffective boards, in the public and nonprofit sectors. The attention these boards receive becau...

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Published inJournal of nonprofit education and leadership Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 141 - 152
Main Authors Ihrke, Douglas M., Ford, Michael R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Urbana Sagamore Publishing LLC 01.01.2017
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Nonprofit organizations
Organization theory
Product development
Scholars
School boards
United States > US
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Summary:Governing boards are a critical asset for every public and nonprofit organization. Scholars have found that effective boards are associated with organizations that tend to perform better than those with ineffective boards, in the public and nonprofit sectors. The attention these boards receive because of their crucial missions demands the need for high-quality training and development activities to give them the best chance at high performance. In this study, we examined the extent to which school boards in Minnesota-both traditional public and nonprofit charter-engage in developmental activities, and we looked at differences between these board types in how they prioritize board development activities. Our findings indicate a number of significant differences between public and nonprofit boards in terms of the extent to which they engage in board development activities, the reasons for engaging in those development activities, and how these boards prioritize development activities. Subscribe to JNEL
ISSN:2157-0604
2374-7838
2157-0604
DOI:10.18666/JNEL-2017-V7-I2-7437