With a bril­liant intro­duc­to­ry essay by renowned Jew­ish com­mu­nal schol­ar and prac­ti­tion­er, Ger­ald Bubis, this book pro­vides pro­fes­sion­al and lay lead­ers with a prag­mat­ic under­stand­ing of how best to nav­i­gate the tem­pes­tu­ous waters that are lay-pro­fes­sion­al rela­tions in today’s non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions. The book includes a series of essays on shared pow­er and col­lab­o­ra­tive rela­tions, fol­lowed by a num­ber of use­ful tools and exer­cis­es designed to facil­i­tate healthy dis­cus­sions among vol­un­teers and professionals.