Resource Library

The Bridgespan Group lists actions to take before selecting an executive search firm.

Nonprofit boards of directors can adapt these sample policies for CEO evaluation, compensation, and emergency succession.

A description of challenges association with executive transitions and an effective model that strengthens organizational capacity.

This 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.

An overview of the roles and responsibilities of board members of NC nonprofit organizations.

Those who care about the health of the charitable sector—those who believe, as we do, that strong nonprofit leaders are the best predictors of organizational success—can draw both warning and inspiration from the results of this national study produced in partnership by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Meyer Foundation, and Idealist.org.

"We haven’t confronted this elephant in the room: If few people of color want to lead your staff or serve on your board despite the fact that you work in and with communities of color, it is entirely likely that people of color don’t see your organization as a place through which to make social change."

Tools to help organizations understand how racism operates to create disparities that are often maintained inadvertently through policies and practices that contain barriers to opportunity. Provides examples of how to close equity gaps by using strategies determined through an intentional focus on race.

OpenSource Leadership Strategies provides definitions for diversity, inclusion, and equity that reflect current thinking in the field.

Exercises and Handouts

The Nonprofit Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Assessment is designed to help nonprofit organizations assess their capacity and progress in demonstrating best practices in diversity, inclusion and equity. The underlying assumption of this assessment is that all organizations will move back and forth along a continuum of best practices. The framework and the descriptions in the grid were developed based on the input of nonprofit experts and practitioners, literature regarding best practices, and the collective experience of the framing partners
lifecycle and journey towards building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive and equitable
organization. Furthermore, the results of the exercise should be interpreted in the context of the
organization’s stage of development, level of capacity, geographic region, mission area, and
constituency.

BoardSource's report, Leading with Intent, analyzes board composition and governance from every aspect.

This is a short description of a multi-year initiative led by the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits to address the racial leadership gap in NC nonprofits.

Guiding principles and best practices for managing a nonprofit

A comprehensive report of salary and benefit data and trends among North Carolina nonprofits.