One of the most rewarding things about serving as a nonprofit board member is the opportunity it affords to help create positive change. This resource from BoardSource–11 Key Ingredients of Growth–presents 11 ingredients Billy Shore, founder and chief executive officer of Share Our Strength, identified as key to Share Our Strength’s growth and success during a difficult economic period. These ingredients include:
The Nonprofit Executive Succession Planning Toolkit (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) provides a resource for nonprofit boards of directors and executive leaders to develop an effective succession plan tailored to their organization’s needs, including:
Use LinkedIn's services dedicated to nonprofits to find employees, recruit board members, volunteers, and donors, as well as bolster your organization's social media presence in local networks of professionals and institutions.
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Conferring the honor of Emeritus to a board member should be a rare event. Here are some of the things to consider when making this decision:
Would this organization have existed without this person? Has this individual created a legacy that will last for years or even decades? Is this someone whose contribution is so great, you hope that others will aspire to meet the standard created?Read more in Carol Weisman's full article.
A sample succession plan in case your organization should be faced with an emergency situation. (Center for Nonprofit Advancement)
The M Word: A Board Member's Guide to Mergers from CompassPoint is a practical guide to help nonprofit board members, executives, and funders think through a merger. Offering a rough guide to expectations, processes, and obstacles often encountered in a merger experience, it can help an organization determine if a merger is the right choice for its own situation.
TCC Group's original briefing paper, Ten Keys to Successful Strategic Planning for Nonprofit and Foundation Leaders, offered ten keys to successul strategic planning, explored what strategic planning is and isn't, and outlined the components of a successful plan.
Does your organization need a strategic plan or a refresh of your current plan? Use this framework for a basic strategic plan from Free Management Library to craft a goals-based document.
An organizational climate survey measures an organization's strengths and areas for improvement on several levels: pertaining to the organization, each work department, and specific jobs/roles. Adapt this sample to conduct a survey of your organization.
Network 180's request for proposal for a strategic planning consultant provides a sample you can adapt for your own organization.