The NonProfit Voice podcast is "the go-to source for nonprofit management strategy and tactics. Developed for thought leaders and innovators, we cover topics like fundraising, donor management, human resources, board / volunteer management, and marketing technology."
The Nonprofit Overhead Toolkit by the California Association of Nonprofits gives a thorough crash course on the conversation around attempts to shift the overhead paradigm. The toolkit covers accounting techniques, overhead and profitability, indirect costs in government contracts, indirect costs and foundation grants, raising the issue with your funders, and messaging to the public about overhead.
Recruiting New Board Members is a two pager of recruitment tips to frame the conversation around planning your next board recruitment campaign. Includes link to the company's sample board profile matrix to use as a worksheet for mapping out existing or needed board diversity and skill areas.
Board Development: Real-World Insights from the Haas Leadership Initiative reflects on case studies to demonstrate how "board development has to be about more than simply equipping boards with the skills and the systems to do their work more effectively. It has to be about answering this question: 'What does this organization need its board to be – and do – in order to succeed?' " (Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, 2014)
Lisa Cook, founder of the consulting firm "Get On Board Australia," hosts the Board Shorts podcast--designed to help listeners understand board governance in 30-minute conversations. The podcast is oriented towards helping executives learn about their roles and responsibilities, how to lead a team of volunteers, and what makes a good board member.
Board Recruitment - How to Plan for Succession Success is a free, one-hour webinar from October 2020 by the software company Boardable. It covers:
How the Board Can Support Legacy Giving is a free, one-hour webinar from January 2021 by the software company Boardable. It covers why legacy giving can be important to an organization, why board members are key to the program's sustainability, and how to engage your board in establishing a legacy giving program.
The software company, Boardable, offers many free ebooks and webinars on board governance, recruitment, and engagement. Their selection of titles includes:
Board Recruitment
"Does Your Board Need To Be More Diverse? Here's How To Do It." provides guidance for when and how nonprofits can create a board with demographically diverse backgrounds that achieves inclusivity and equity among board members.
Your nonprofit's response to a crisis or bad publicity greatly affects your organization's reputation. Use this sample nonprofit crisis communications plan template to ensure that you respond promptly, accurately and confidently during an emergency, and in the hours and days that follow that crisis. (Bloomerang, 2016)