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CEO Evaluation Sample
Boards of directors can adapt this sample form for supporting and evaluating their executive directors/CEOs.
CEO Compensation Checklist
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.
Board Member Evaluation Tool
Use this sample template from the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations to have board members gage their performance and the performance of the organization.
Awake to Woke to Work: Building a Race Equity Culture
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 Race Equity Culture.
Managing Unconscious Bias
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.
Must-Have Board Documents
BoardSource's infographic, Must-Have Board Documents, outlines the documents to which your board needs to pay attention.
Sample Sexual Harassment Policy
Download and adapt this sample sexual harassment policy for your organization.
10 Keys to Hiring the Best Candidate While Reducing Biases & Building Partnerships
The most sincere commitment to inclusion and diversity may be derailed by biases that hiring managers don't realize they have. These ten steps help organizations identify unconscious biases and hire the best candidate.
Creating Respectful Workplaces in a #MeToo World
(May 1, 2018 webinar) #MeToo and #TimesUp campaigns have changed how harassment allegations get reported and how organizations must respond. This webinar shares how nonprofits can be proactive in creating respectful, safe workplaces.
Job Description for Interim Executive Director
Adapt these sample job descriptions when hiring an interim executive director.
Interim Executive Directors: The Power in the Middle
This monograph explains the benefits and basics of using an interim executive director in a leadership transition.
Interim Chief Executives
This chart from BoardSource describes the differences among acting, interim, and transition chief executives and when each one might be the best fit.
Exit Agreements for Nonprofit CEOs: A Guide for Boards and Executives
Learn the difference between and exit agreement and a separation agreement as well as good practices for boards managing executive transitions.
Executive Transition Timeline
Nonprofits can use this executive transition timeline to help prepare for an upcoming transition or update their succession planning process.
A Nonprofit's Guide to Engaging an Executive Search Firm
The Bridgespan Group lists actions to take before selecting an executive search firm.