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Walking the Talk: White Supremacy Culture - Treachery and Transformation
(April 10, 2019 webinar) Tema Okun shares how we can ground ourselves in a shared understanding of what white supremacy culture is and how it manifests in our organizations so we are better positioned to challenge it.
Indicators of Financial Crisis
A questionnaire tool to aid in evaluating the financial health and stability of your organization.
My Board Is Keeping Me Up at Night
(February 5, 2019 webinar) You'll explore some of the habits and mindsets that executive directors can use to create a strong sense of shared leadership with the board.
Red Folders: A Simple Risk Management Tool
“Red folders” are a simple risk management tool that can go a long way. Call a red folder day for everyone on staff – including the CEO. The assignment is for everyone to use no more than two pages to sum up their key activities. It may include a list sorted by daily, monthly, or quarterly tasks or it may make more sense to organize the list by type of duty. It depends on the role, so let people have some flexibility.
Where can I find emergency funding for my nonprofit?
The Foundation Center can point you to resources to find possible funders and useful advice.
Sabbaticals Help Keep Good Executives
Sabbaticals can be a win-win for your organization and everyone in it.
Proactive Planning: Succeeding with Succession
Learn more about the board's role in preparation, leader development, and planning for the future of your organization.
Key Transition Decisions to Consider and to Avoid
A guide to minimizing the risk and upheaval of a leadership transition and increasing organizational capacity and effectiveness.
Executive Transition: Trauma or Transformation?
Practices that reduce risk and boost positive change, even transformation, during executive transition.
Sample RFP for Executive Search Firms
Sample language for drafting an RFP when looking for executive search services.
Is Your Director Leaving?
How to approach executive transitions intentionally and mitigate negative outcomes.
Sample Critical Information and Contact Inventory
Use this sample inventory sheet to keep record of both onsite and offsite locations of important documents, bank account numbers, and other important information. (TransitionGuides)
Sample Emergency Succession Plan
Adapt this sample policy and procedure for the appointment of an acting executive.
Sample Executive Director Succession Policy
It's a best practice and a core board responsibility to create an executive director succession policy.