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5 Things Volunteers Need to Hear You Say
Dedicated, trustworthy volunteers are incredible assets for nonprofits. Paying closer attention to how and what you communicate might be just the catalyst you need to grow your volunteer team. Be sure they hear these messages directly from you!
Sample Policy and Process for CEO Evaluation
Organizations can adapt this sample policy and process for the board of director's evaluation of the executive director/CEO.
Empower Your Employees to be Mini-Marketers
Your employees are walking billboards for your organization 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The key to harnessing the positive press is to empower your employees so they’re minimarketers for your organization, whether they realize it or not.
How to Conduct a Chief Executive Performance Assessment in 10 Steps
BoardSource has outlined 10 steps to guide boards and chief executives through the chief executive assessment in a thoughtful, planned, and constructive way.
Executive Evaluation and Compensation
BoardSource has compiled its Recommended Governance Practices for boards to ensure they are setting clear expectations for executive performance and doing their due diligence on executive compensation.
Sample Request for Proposal
Sample request for proposal for property and liability risk management and insurance consulting services
Core Competencies of Nonprofit Chief Executives
BoardSource's Core Competencies of Nonprofit Chief Executives ensures both the board and CEO understand expectations and the chief executive is properly executing his/her core roles.
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.