Assignment:
Choose a topic from the Research Topics.
Write a research proposal first, with outline.
Write a 5 to 7 pages of research paper, with citations.
Papers will be evaluated based on grammar and logic; issue identification; analysis; demonstrated knowledge of applicable law, regulations, and best practices; and problem solving.
Research Paper Topics
• The sharp increase in the number of nonprofit organizations over the past fifteen years has adversely affected board governance because, among other reasons, the pool of capable and committed prospective directors has become more competitive.
• The sharp increase in the number of nonprofit organizations over the past fifteen years has not adversely affected board governance. The pool of capable and committed prospective directors remains strong.
• Board members ought to be selected for their commitment to an organization's mission and their willingness to be fully engaged in the practice of ethics, legal compliance, and good governance. There should be no compromise on this standard.
• Board members ought to be selected for their commitment to an organization's mission, but to expect them to be fully engaged in the practice of ethics, legal compliance, and good governance will discourage too many people from joining boards. There must be some compromise on this standard.
• Congress should establish a federal regulatory agency to monitor nonprofit organizations, investigate malfeasance, and issue fines. State regulation and self-regulation have proven to be inadequate. A federal agency need not impose an undue burden on the sector.
• Congress should not establish a federal regulatory agency to monitor nonprofit organizations, investigate malfeasance, and issues fines. A federal agency would impose an undue burden on the sector.Instead, state regulation and self-regulation should be strengthened.
• Very few boards fully evolve from founding board to working board to governing board. Many stall out somewhere between working board and governing board. But this is okay.
• A nonprofit board is only as good as an organization's CEO and CFO.
• The culture of a nonprofit board shapes its practices and performance. A productive culture yields good performance and, conversely, an unproductive culture yields poor performance. (In explaining this statement, define what constitutes a productive culture and what constitutes good performance.)
• Boards often equate their performance with the performance of the organization (i.e., if the organization is doing well, the board must be doing well). In fact, board performance must be evaluated on an entirely different basis.
• Staff retention has long been a problem in the nonprofit sector. Organizations spend time and money training employees only to see them leave after a few years, right when they've become fully productive. Retention is mostly a function of management, but boards play a role too.
• Long-term strategic planning is a principal responsibility of nonprofit boards. Those who say such planning is pointless in this era of rapid change are flat out wrong. The horizon may no longer be ten years, or even five years. But boards must nonetheless plan for the future.
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