BOARD FUNCTIONS AND BOARD-STAFF RELATIONS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: AN INTRODUCTION, WHY BOARD MEMBERS PARTICIPATE, DOMINANT CLASS CULTURE AND LEGITIMATION: FEMALE VOLUNTEER DIRECTORS, ADVISORY BOARD PERFORMANCE: MANAGING AMBIGUITY AND LIMITED COMMITMENT IN PUBLIC TELEVISION, BOARD-STAFF RELATIONS AND PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE IMPLICATION OF BOARD MEMBER COMPOSITION FOR FUND-RAISING SUCCESS, CONJOINT DIRECTORSHIP: CLARIFYING MANAGEMENT ROLES BETWEEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MANAGING EXPECTATIONS: WHAT EFFECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS OUGHT TO EXPECT FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY AGENCY BOARDS OF DIRECTORS: VIABILITY AND VESTIGIALITY, SUBSTANCE AND SYMBOL, KEYS TO BETTER HOSPITAL GOVERNANCE THROUGH BETTER INFORMATION, BOARD-STAFF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES IN INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE— BENEFIT PLAN, MINORITY PARTICIPATION ON BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES: SOME EVIDENCE AND SUGGESTIONS, THE IMPORTANCE OF BOARD EFFECTIVENESS IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE CHARACTERISTICS AND INFLUENCE OF INTRABOARD NETWORKS: A CASE STUDY OF A NONPROFIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ON CLOSING THE BOARD GAP, INDEX