Publications

The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook

Authors: Cynthia Cumfer & Kay Sohl

The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook is the essential how-to guide for both emerging and established nonprofit organizations. The only complete guide for Oregon nonprofits, the handbook is three great reference books in one: legal, financial, and management. Now in its fourth edition, you’ll find new tools to cope with mounting demands for accountability and 140 more pages of practical help.

What’s in the book? View the table of contents (pdf)

Price: $75 (3-ring binder)
Price: $60 (pdf)

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Purchase the electronic Handbook (pdf)
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A Practical Guide for Boards of Directors & Officers

A Practical Guide for Boards of Directors and Officers is Chapter 13 of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook by Cynthia Cumfer and Kay Sohl.

This practical guide is intended to serve as a board manual that you can use to recruit and orient new board members, and educate current members. Find information about:

  • Recruiting and Retaining the Directors Your Organization Needs
  • The Duties and Responsibilities of Directors
  • Board Styles: How Different Boards Fulfill Their Duties
  • Board Meetings
  • Board Committees
  • Staff as Directors
  • The Duties and Responsibility of Officers
  • Personal Liability of the Board of Officers
  • Protection of Your Board and Officers
  • Replacing Directors and Officers
  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Board

Price: $10

Purchase the guide for Boards of Directors
Download the Handbook (and guide for Boards of Directors) order form

Discounted Publications & Other Recommended Reading

Members of the Nonprofit Association of Oregon are eligible to receive free or discounted nonprofit publications.
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