Here is some information that was posted on the Association of Professional Genealogists list this afternoon. It offers some good information for non-profit organizations. Chuck Knuthson FREE BOOK ON BOARDS OF ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS "All Hands On Board: A Handbook for Boards of All-Volunteer Organizations" is now available free from BoardSource. This booklet is designed for board members of all-volunteer organizations that (among other tasks): clean up beaches, care for the dying, coach basketball teams, advocate for gun control, rescue abused animals, raise their voices in song, fight for environmental health rights, raise scholarship funds, preserve local history, serve as volunteer fire departments, fight race discrimination, host visitors from foreign countries, help people conquer alcoholism, change public perception about the disabled, help adoptees and birth parents find each other, and in general, make our communities, however defined, work better. Wow! Download at http://www.compasspoint.org. [They offer a .pdf version that can be downloaded - 20 pages.] SOURCE: Board Cafe, October 28, 2004