Human Resources

Boards of directors can adapt BoardSource's sample evaluation form for supporting and evaluating their executive directors/CEOs.

Does your organization have a process for establishing chief executive compensation? The CEO Compensation Checklist from BoardSource outlines 11 key items to consider when creating a compensation plan to help your organization recruit and retain the best possible chief executive.

Use this sample template for board member evaluation from the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations to have board members gage their performance and the performance of the organization.

Equity in the Center’s publication, Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture, provides insights, tactics, and practices social sector organizations can and have used to measurably shift organizational culture, operationalize equity, and move from a dominant organizational culture to a

Paradigm’s report, Managing Unconscious Bias: Strategies to Manage Bias & Build More Diverse, Inclusive Organizations, details how unconscious bias affects organizations, limiting effective decision-making and standing in the way of diversity and inclusion efforts.

Even the most organized and responsible nonprofit board needs to document its activities, internal rules, and processes. BoardSource's infographic, Must-Have Board Documents, outlines the documents to which your board needs to pay attention.

Download and adapt this sample sexual harassment policy for your organization.

Think about the last time you interviewed a potential new hire. Did you get excited to see someone who went to your school or knew one of your friends? It’s normal for things like a candidate’s degree, alma mater, or mutual connections to influence you; however, those factors may not have anything to do with the job they’re applying for.  

M. Zulayka Santiago, Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation

Survivors of sexual harassment and assault have pushed the envelope with the courageous #MeToo and #TimesUp campaigns. Bold truth-telling through social media and technology has changed how allegations get reported and how organizations must respond. In fact, the federal government issued a report in its own words to "reboot workplace harassment efforts." A lot has changed with public and enforcement agency expectations for what organizations should be doing.