Policy Governance Fieldbook

The Author Team Caroline Oliver, Mike Conduff, Susan Edsall, Carol Gabanna, Randee Loucks, Denise Paszkiewicz, Catherine Raso, and Linda Stier represent a wide variety of governance experience in organizations across the nonprofit and public sectors. They are all trained in John Carver's Policy Governance principles. Their knowledge comes not only from working in organizations at board and CEO levels, but also from consulting, facilitating, and training others.

• Foreword, John Carver. The Principles of Policy Governance Explained. HOW BOARDS GET STARTED WITH POLICY GOVERNANCE. 1. Exploring Policy Governance. 2. Deciding if Policy Governance is Right for YourOrganization. 3. Beginning to Implement Policy Governance. HOW BOARDS PUT POLICY GOVERNANCE TO WORK. 4. Developing Executive Limitations Policies. 5. Creating Ends Policies. 6. Identifying and Linking with Owners. 7. Monitoring Policies to Ensure Accountability. HOW BOARDS KEEP POLICY GOVERNANCE GOING. 8. Staying on Track. 9. Bringing It All Together. Resource A: Tool Finder for Board Development. Resource B: Tool Finder for Group Process. Resource C: Further Reading and Resources. Resource D: The History of Policy Governance in Practice. Resource E: About the Source Organizations.

"The Policy Governance Fieldbook is not a theoretical treatise, buta practical study. Its authors are concerned with real people inreal organizations with real challenges....It is the first book tostart down what is surely to be a very long road. For thatboldness, I am in its authors' debt. But more importantly, boardseverywhere and those who rely on the integrity of governance--thatmeans all of us--are in their debt as well." (from the Foreword byJohn Carver) "Local elected officials and professional staff will find Carver'smodel provocative and intriguing. This practical guide is one ofthe best I have encountered. The useful tips at the And of eachchapter are worth the price of the book." (John Nalbandian,professor of public administration, University of Kansas) "A valuable resource for shedding light on the problems that canarise when Policy Governance is implemented and how they might behandled within the framework of the model." (Vic Murray, adjunctprofessor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria)