Beyond oversight : developing grassroots nonprofit boards for community and institutional change / David P. Moxley.

Prologue: The concept of board development
Section One: An overview of board development
1. Imperative of board development in community service
2. Five properties of the developing board
Section Two: Developing the board as a multidimensional system
3. Institutional dimensions
4. Functional dimension
5. Performance dimension
6. Lifespan dimension
Section Three: Developing board identity
7. Understanding "Who we are"
8. Identifying "Where we are going"
Section Four: Supporting board development
9. Board development mission
10. Board development committee
11. Leadership of board members
12. Board-agency interface
Section Five: Developing board members
13. Anticipating board membership
14. Socializing and educating board members
15. Anticipating and planning succession
Section Six: Moving through the cycle of board development
16. Self-evaluation of board development needs
17. Board development retreat
18. Board development plan