Exploring the Key Roles for Nonprofit Boards Academic Article

abstract

• This research note explores roles for nonprofit boards as described by 121 community foundation executives. Through content analysis, a synthesized list of 13 different roles were identified. The study considered institutional and organizational attributes such as environmental uncertainty and organizational complexity to explore the contingencies under which certain board roles become more prevalent. The roles were also matched to existing governance theories. The list not only reflects activities recognized by different theoretical models but also suggests conflicts in the way strategy is conceptualized and articulated as a governance task.

authors

• Brown, William

published proceedings

• NONPROFIT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR QUARTERLY

author list (cited authors)

• Brown, W. A., & Guo, C.

citation count

• 70

complete list of authors

• Brown, William A||Guo, Chao

publication date

• June 2010

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly  Journal

keywords

• Boards Of Directors
• Governance Theories
• Roles And Responsibilities

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/0899764009334588

start page

• 536

end page

• 546

volume

• 39

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764009334588