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Evolution of a Nonprofit Board of Directors

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Dorothy A. Milligan & Michele D. Kegley

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Milligan, D. & Kegley, M., (2018). Evolution of a nonprofit board of directors. In SAGE Business Cases. 2019. 10.4135/9781526441768

Milligan, Dorothy A. and Michele D. Kegley. "Evolution of a Nonprofit Board of Directors." In SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications Ltd., 2019. 10.4135/9781526441768.

Milligan, D & Kegley, M 2018. Evolution of a Nonprofit Board of Directors, In SAGE Business Cases, SAGE Publications Ltd., viewed 10/13/2019, 10.4135/9781526441768.

Milligan, Dorothy A. and Michele D. Kegley. "Evolution of a Nonprofit Board of Directors." SAGE Business Cases. SAGE Publications Ltd., 2019. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 10/13/2019.

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    Nonprofits add value to the communities they serve; therefore, knowing how to achieve effective board leadership is valuable information. Governing nonprofit boards are comprised of volunteers who have the legal and fiduciary responsibility for carrying out the mission of an agency within appropriate federal and state law. This case examines the complex social system of a community-based nonprofit board of directors for Hope Center, an agency whose mission is to serve homeless children and their families. It uses the experiences of Juanita, a board member of Hope Center, and asks how to establish effectiveness in a nonprofit board in the United States. This case encourages students to use the life stage model as a means to judge the relationships between organizational effectiveness and the ability of a nonprofit to adapt to constantly changing conditions.

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  • Author Bio

    Dr. Dorothy A. Milligan is an independent researcher. She has served in multiple leadership capacities of community-based nonprofit organizations. She currently serves as an advisory board member at the University of Cincinnati, Blue Ash College. In addition to her nonprofit expertise and commitment, she co-founded and co-owned an ecological consulting firm for over 20 years. She has a Bachelor and Master of Science in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Washington and a Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Change from Antioch University.

    Dr. Michele D. Kegley is an Associate Professor of Business and Economics and the Program Director and Advisor for the Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies at the University of Cincinnati, Blue Ash College. Her research focuses on leadership, change, and socioeconomic issues of women, family, and work–life balance. Her classroom research includes online and hybrid course design, team-based learning and classroom debates. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Wilmington College, Master of Science in Economics from Wright State University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Change from Antioch University.

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