Domain 2

Governance and Structure

(10%–12% of the exam)

Recommended Reading

  • ASAE Handbook of Professional Practices in Association Management, 3rd ed., chapters 14–17.
  • Association Law Handbook, 5th ed., chapters 1–26, 29–31, 55, 66, 86, 94.
  • The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, 3rd ed., chapters 2, 4–6, 8, 23, 26.

Additional Reading

  • Axelrod, Nancy R., The Governing Board: Key Responsibilities for Association Boards and Board Members (Washington, DC: Association Management Press, 2013).
  • Connors, Tracy D., ed., The Volunteer Management Handbook, 2nd ed. (Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2012).
  • Tecker, Glenn H., Paul D. Meyer, Bud Crouch, and Leigh Wintz, The Will to Govern Well: Knowledge, Trust, and Nimbleness, 2nd ed. ...

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