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Sample Bylaws for Organization with Voting Members
Sample bylaws for a nonprofit with membership.
Sample Bylaws for Organization with Self-Perpetuating Board
Sample bylaws for a nonprofit with a self-renewing board of directors.
Sample Confidentiality Agreements for Information about Clients
Sample Confidentiality Agreements for Information about Clients (National Council of Nonprofits)
Sample Emergency Succession Plan
Adapt this sample policy and procedure for the appointment of an acting executive.
Executive Search & Transition Time Line Worksheet
Executive transitions can be stressful for everyone involved. Transition Guides makes this transition easier with an "Executive Search & Transition Time Line Worksheet" to assist your organization in the process. (Transition Guides)
Sample Job Description for Board Officers
Samples descriptions are included for Board President/Chair, Vice President/Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary.
Sample Sabbatical Leave Policy
Adapt from this sample policy to create one that works for your organization.
Sample Severance Pay Policy
Thanks to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), you can adapt this sample severance pay policy.
Sample Emergency Succession Plan
Adapt this sample succession policy to get a head start.
Should Staff Contact with the Board be Restricted?
This question raises the blood pressure of many executive directors, and opinions are sharply divided, but what is the answer?
Should Your CEO Serve as a Board Member?
Nonprofit leaders weighed in on the question of executive directors serving as board members of the nonprofits they lead.
Six Ways to Tell It's Time to Leave
Nonprofit executive directors often wonder if it's the right time to leave. Maybe the demands of the job seem ever more burdensome, or the board seems increasingly dissatisfied, or the ticking of the retirement clock is getting louder.
Succession Planning for [NOT] the CEO
Eureka moments often occur during our consulting engagements when nonprofit teams realize the CEO is one of many individuals whose departure could cause ‘transition trauma.’ Read on for inspiration for establishing a non-CEO succession planning process.
Table for Two: Can Founders & Successors Co-Exist So Everyone Wins?
In most cases a graceful exit, in which the founder leaves the organization completely, is the most appropriate way for an organization to manage the transition from a long-time or founding chief executive. However, the conventional wisdom about founder transitions has taken on the character of an absolute rule.