Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2008 "Building Leaderful Organizations: Succession Planning for Nonprofits" seeks to continue detoxifying the topic of nonprofit succession planning so that executives, boards, staff, and funders can take up these activities without unnecessary fear or concern and provides nonprofit boards and executive directors a framework for their own succession planning activities.
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Jeanne Allen's "Boards and the Onboarding Process for New Nonprofit Executives" has five recommendations from Boosting Nonprofit Board Performance Where It Counts for boards to adopt a “leadership development mindset” for supporting the new Executive Director.
Succession planning can be a touchy subject. Members of a nonprofit board may fear the risk of insulting a CEO by suggesting the topic as an agenda item. Some CEOs may feel disinclined to raise the subject because it could send mixed signals about their intent to remain with the nonprofit.
To find the right firm for your search, you must consider a number of factors. This article shares what actions should be taken prior to selecting and engaging with a search firm. (The Bridgespan Group)
A Nonprofit Organization's Guide to Engaging an Executive Search Firm
52 Free Development Opportunities for Nonprofit Staff is a list organized by skill type of ways nonprofit leaders can engage staff members in critical skill development areas without sending them to formal external trainings.
Capturing the Power of Leadership Change: Using Executive Transition Management to Strengthen Organizational Capacity from The Annie E. Casey Foundation highlights the challenges associated with executive transitions and describes a model of executive management transition.
Nonprofit Risk Management Center's Closing Time: Effective Exit Interviews can help your organization conduct effective exit interviews with every departing employee and long-time volunteer or board member - regardless of the reason for the departure.
The Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, signed into law by the President on December 22, 2017. This resource hightlights how the new federal tax law affects charitable nonprofits will be updated as additional information and guidance becomes available. (National Council of Nonprofits)
Every nonprofit board member is legally responsible for the financial oversight of the organization he or she serves. BoardSource's Welcome to Your Key Financial Statements: A Primer for Nonprofit Board Members guide for boards of directors introduces the two most important financial documents - the balance sheet and income statement - that help board members meet their fiduciary responsibilities.
Standard Mileage Rates (en español) posted by the IRS each year summarize "the optional standard mileage rates for employees, self-employed individuals, or other taxpayers to use in computing the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving expense purposes."