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Howe, Fisher was born on May 17, 1914 in Winnetka, Illinois, United States. Son of Lawrence and Hester (Davis) Howe.
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Save over 30% on all three board resources from Fisher Howe. Welcome to the Board describes the seven key responsibilities of a nonprofit board member--including such topics as how to approve the mission, long-range planning, fund raising, and selection and evaluation of the chief executive. The Board Member's Guide to Fund Raising is a concise yet comprehensive resource on the fund raising process. Howe draws from his experience as a trustee and fund raising consultant to show why board members must lead fund raising efforts and how this role can be personally satisfying. The Board Member's Guide to Strategic Planning presents examples and practical advice on the planning process--from preparing and implementing the plan to producing strategic and operational plans. No board member should be without these essential tools.
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In easy-to-understand language, Howe answers the most common questions and concerns of prospective board members, and details their rights, obligations, and liabilities. Drawing on a lifetime of experience on nonprofit boards, Howe details the seven key responsibilities of a nonprofit board member--including how to go about the process of approving the mission, long-range planning, fundraising, and selecting and evaluating a chief executive. Additionally, Howe explores the leadership role each board member must assume if their organization is to excel.
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"The Nonprofit Leadership Team" is written for nonprofit executive directors and CEOs, senior staff, board members and nonprofit consultants. It focuses on the key leadership team the board and its chair and the executive director and shows how the constituents can work in partnership to lead an effective, healthy organization. In this important book, Fisher Howe, an expert on the topic of nonprofit leadership, covers every aspect of leading an organization as a team. He clearly shows what the board expects of the executive and what the executive expects of the board and the individual members, examines the working relationship among them, and demonstrates how the leadership team deals with specific responsibilities and challenges.
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Howe, Fisher was born on May 17, 1914 in Winnetka, Illinois, United States. Son of Lawrence and Hester (Davis) Howe.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1935; student, National War College, 1948.
Salesman, Coats & Clarks Thread Company. New York City, 1935-1940; salesman, Patons & Baldwins, Ltd., Yorkshire., England, 1936-1937; member of staff, Office of Director, Office of Strategic Services, Washington member of staff, Office of Director, Office of Strategic Services, London, Mediterranean member of staff, Office of Director, Office of Strategic Services, Far East, 1941-1945; foreign service officer, Department State, 1945-1968; special assistant under secretary of state, economics affairs, Department State, 1945-1946; deputy director Bureau Intelligence and Research, Department State executive secretary, director executive secretariat, Department State, 1956-1958; deputy chief of mission and charge, American Embassy, Oslo, Norway, 1958-1962; deputy chief of mission and charge, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1962-1965; member policy planning county, 1965-1968; executive director, assistant dean, Johns Hopkins University School Advanced International Studies, 1968-1972; deputy executive director, Commision on Organisation of Government for Conduct of Foreign Policy, Washington, 1973-1975; secretary, general advising committee, Energy R & D Administration, 1975-1977; director institutional relations, Resources for the Future, Inc., 1978-1982; partner, Lavender/Howe & Associations, Washington, since 1982.
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Trustee Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Pilgrim Society, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Support Center Washington, Institute Circadian Physiology, Boston. Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1944, overseas service. Member Metroplitan Club (Washington), Mill Reef.
Married Deborah Froelicher, June 4, 1945. Children: Elizabeth, Shippen.