Board Members focuses on the governing function associated with a subcategory of non-profit organizations that share five defining characteristics: -Public-serving missions -Nongovernmental ownership and control -Multiplicity of relationships with governmental agencies and programs -Noncommercial operations -Incorporation, i.e. corporate entity status In the United States, there are over 500,000 non-profit entities with these five characteristics. This work describes them as "nongovernmental public-serving (NPS) organizations." In NPS organizations, ultimate authority over the governing...