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Why Boards Don't Govern, Part 2
In the second part of Why Boards Don't Govern, this article goes beyond the idea that "boards need to be trained" and instead proposes some practical ways to strengthen governance.
Defeat Planning Dread
Some organizations are reluctant to start the planning process because of vague fears about where it might lead and what it might entail. This article demystifies common concerns and illuminates the benefits planning can bring.
Key Questions for Good Planning
Answer these key questions around strategic, operational, and evaluation planning to maximize your resources and achieve your organizational goals.
360-Degree Look: Seeing Ourselves As Others See Us
In a 360-Degree Look, the board and the staff team seek feedback from those who stand around the outside of the circle (aka: the organization) as well as inside it: clients, community members, volunteers, donors, funders, and staff.
Business Plans for Nonprofit Organizations
Business plans help a nonprofit describe how it intends to implement its mission and achieve its goals.
Free Management Library
The Free Management Library provides free, easy-to-access, online articles to develop yourself, other individuals, groups and organizations (whether the organization is for-profit or nonprofit).
How to Staff a Committee
Staff at many levels support volunteer committees. Read these tips to learn how to "lead from below."
Nonprofit Leadership Development Toolkit
Nonprofit Leadership Development Toolkit from The Bridgespan Group.
Nonprofit Management Solutions
Making high quality, affordable management assistance available and easily accessible for all nonprofits.
Sample Employee Dating Policy
Sample employee dating policies organizations can adapt for their personnel policies.
Strategic Talent Development: Culture and Systems
Critical to succession planning and organizational resilience are systems that support skills development for board and staff.
The Common Sense of Compensation
When questions about a nonprofit leader’s exceptionally high salary make the front page of the paper, we wince. A single nonprofit is being criticized for being an outlier, but it feels as if all charitable nonprofits and their values are being questioned.
The Ps and Qs of Performance Reviews
Doug Blizzard from Capital Associated Industries, Inc. presented this session on evaluating the process you currently use for performance appraisals at a Center Conference.
Vice President, Finance and Operations Job Description Sample
A sample job description including responsibilities of finance and operations.
What is Capacity Building?
Nonprofit capacity building refers to many different types of activities that are all designed to improve and enhance a nonprofit's ability to achieve its mission and sustain itself over time.