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Boards and Onboarding New Nonprofit Executives
Five recommendations for boards to lay the groundwork for a new executive director.
Avoid Transition Trauma with a Succession Plan
A short article about succession planning with links to further resources.
A Nonprofit's Guide to Engaging an Executive Search Firm
The Bridgespan Group lists actions to take before selecting an executive search firm.
52 Free Professional Development Opportunities
The Bridgespan Group created this list of 52 way you can give your staff the gift of free professional development opportunities.
CEO Compensation, Evaluation, and Emergency Succession Sample Policies
Nonprofit boards of directors can adapt these sample policies for CEO evaluation, compensation, and emergency succession.
Capturing the Power of Leadership Change: Using Executive Transition Management to Strengthen Organizational Capacity
A description of challenges association with executive transitions and an effective model that strengthens organizational capacity.
Effective Exit Interviews
Conduct effective exit interviews with every departing employee and long-time volunteer or board member.
Walking The Talk: Are We Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap?
(March 21, 2018 webinar) Building Movement Project (BMP) co-director Frances Kunreuther discusses Race to Lead: Confronting the Nonprofit Racial Leadership Gap, the first report in BMP’s Race to Lead series that explores why there are so few leaders of color in the nonprofit sector.
Student Debt Resources
Resources to learn more about student loan debt, repayment, and forgiveness
Key Financial Statements
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.
Walking the Talk: Impact > Intention: Implicit Bias
(February 15, 2018 webinar) Ivan Canada and Michael Robinson of the National Conference for Community and Justice of the Piedmont Triad presented the second webinar in the Center's "Walking the Talk" series, Impact > Intention: Understanding Implicit Bias
Guidebook for Boards of Directors of North Carolina Nonprofits
An overview of the roles and responsibilities of board members of NC nonprofit organizations.
Employment Law for North Carolina Nonprofits
A handbook of major state and federal employment law requirements for North Carolina nonprofits.
#DonorLove – How to Keep Your Donors Giving
(January 25, 2018 webinar) This webinar centers around loving your donors and time-tested strategies to engage, steward, and upgrade new donors.