Human Resources

Sabbaticals can be a win-win for your organization and everyone in it. Sabbaticals Help Keep Good Executives offers lessons and advice from nonprofit leaders who have taken sabbaticals. (North Carolina Center for Nonprofits)

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.

Have you ever given or received feedback and it didn't turn out the way you expected? Giving and receiving feedback, especially when constructive, can be an intimidating experience. But without feedback, there can be no development. Leaders need feedback to create commitment, reinforce positive behavior, influence change, and reach goals. The good news is that feedback is a skill and can be learned. Giving and receiving feedback are skills we can practice and do better. Presented by Michelle Cole and Lisa Lopez of Development by Design, this webinar explores:

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:

These articles address the tough decision of the Board of Directors needing to fire an Executive Director.

Before Acting

A small collection of sample job descriptions for defining the Executive Director position. See also this Bridgespan toolkit for further samples and this Free Management Library resource for an overview of roles and responsibilities.

This example job description provides a starting place, but is by no means all-inclusive. Elements beyond the standard categories which are essential to writing your job description include: the expectations of the organization for the Development Director's performance outcomes, minimum qualificiations such as knowledge of charitable solicitation laws, and language compliant with the Americans with Disbilities Act.

The job description is your primary vehicle for announcing the open position to external and internal audiences, and is a valuable tool for finding candidates best-suited to your organization's needs. The Nonprofit Job Description Toolkit features a wide range of sample job descriptions for senior nonprofit leadership roles--including CEO/executive director, COO, CFO, communications, programs, and more. Provides a template email job announcement. (Bridgespan)

Lee Painter, principal at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, presented this webinar to help your organization identify cybersecurity trends and tactics hackers are using, recognize common email phishing attacks and information security weaknesses, and outline strategies to mitigate risks related to phishing, ransomware, and other costly data breaches.

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Resources on how to perform exit interviews and discusses common situations that arise when an employee or a board member leaves. Often, exit interviews can prove valuable for gaining feedback for future improvement.