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Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation
Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation provides guidance for basic planning and implementation of an outcomes-based evaluation process for nonprofits, especially small organizations with limited resources.
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.
A Portion of IRS Publication 598, Unrelated Trade Or Business - Qualified Sponsorship Payment/advertising
Explanation of qualified sponsorship payments that don't count as unrelated business income.
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.
Development and Accounting: The Yin and Yang of Nonprofit Finances
Development and accounting are two critical functions of every nonprofit, and successful collaboration between them is essential. Mig Murphy Sistrom, CPA, defines how they relate, intersect, and support each other.
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.
Letting Go and Leaving: The Founder's Role in a Successful Transition
Lessons learned from a wise former executive director about succession planning and the process of letting go.
Leadership Transitions Work Plan Example
Adapt this sample transition work plan and timeline.