In a meeting of the National Association of State Charity Officials (NASCO), the National Council of Nonprofits heard directly from a panel of regulators about what conduct can spook state charity regulators into conducting investigations of charitable nonprofits. This resource provides valuable reminders of how nonprofits can maintain their tax-exempt status through fastidious legal compliance.
Personnel Policies Template - Use this Word file to shape your own organization's policies. Please note: The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits is providing this sample policy to serve as a starting point for your nonprofit's development of an appropriate policy for your organization.
If you have found a board member to be disruptive, unproductive, or otherwise harmful to your organization, but are unsure of what course to take, consider tips from this list of resources to help either improve or to remove board members. (Free Management Library)
How to build an effective executive committee by Joan Garry Consulting explores what how an ideal executive committee should function and what value it can bring to a nonprofit.
Committees help facilitate board's work; prepare board members for informed decision making; provide a mechanism to use all available skill and expertise; and offer hands-on opportunities to serve the organization. Committee members do not have the same liabilities as full-fledged board members. Their role is that of an advisor. They are chosen for the position because of their special interests or capabilities. How could others who are not full board members benefit the organization by serving on committees?
Minutes of board meetings sometimes seem so routine that people underestimate their importance. This article includes what many consider important elements for board minutes.
Key Transition Decisions to Consider and to Avoid (Raffa, formerly TransitionGuides) is a checklist to minimizing the risk and upheaval of a leadership transition and increasing organizational capacity and effectiveness.
This workbook is designed as a guide for boards of directors who are in the process of hiring a new executive director and/or providing the executive director with a performance appraisal. The workbook is divided into four parts:
The Organization’s Foundation The Executive Director’s Mandate The Hiring Process The Performance Appraisal Process
Do you ever get the feeling that the behavior of your board is cyclical? Miriam Wood asked the same question nearly 20 years ago, and answered, "Yes." In this archival classic from the Spring 2011 issue of Nonprofit Quarterly, Julia Classen digs in to see to see if Wood's assertion holds true despite the exponential growth, increased professionalism, and an explosion in academic research in the sector. (Nonprofit Quarterly, 2018)
These articles address the tough decision of the Board of Directors needing to fire an Executive Director.
Before Acting