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Nurturing a Sustainable Mission-Driven Culture: Balancing Passion and Well-being in Nonprofits
(June 26, 2025 webinar) Participants will explore the "passion-burnout cycle" common in mission-driven organizations and learn concrete strategies to create a culture that sustains both impactful work and team well-being.
Preparing for and Managing Change in an Evolving World
(April 30, 2025 webinar) This session will explore change management theories, help you identify critical focus areas, and guide you in creating a Change Management Toolbox to plan for, manage, evaluate, and communicate change with confidence.
Executive Transition Communications Plan Template
Adapt this communications plan for your organization's own executive transition messaging and timeline.
Workforce Innovation: Attracting, Recruiting, and Retaining Talent in Nonprofit Organizations
(October 20, 2022 webinar) In this session, you will gain insight on the hot topics of attracting, recruiting, and retaining top talent within nonprofits. This session is designed for staff responsible for the talent and growth of their organization. Learn how culture impacts each of these verticals and what other organizations are seeing and doing that are producing positive results!
Shared Leadership Models at Nonprofits
Decrease burnout through careful implementation of a collaborative leadership model with the executive roles split between two leaders.
Nonprofit Succession Planning Checklist in 5 Simple Steps
Short guide to preparing for the departure before the individual ever leaves your organization.
Coaching and Philanthropy Project: The Power of Coaching
Resource collection from a partnership working to advance the understanding of coaching as a strategy for building effective nonprofits.
Board Recruitment - How to Plan for Succession Success
Free webinar giving a thorough overview and tips for managing your nonprofit's board.
Board Recruitment, Engagement, & Management Ebooks
The software company, Boardable, offers many free ebooks and webinars on board governance, recruitment, and engagement.
How to Change Your DEI Culture in One Month
(December 9, 2020 webinar) If you want to ignite excitement and purpose around DEI at your workplace, this session will provide actionable steps you can take to spearhead change at any size organization, and share resources including a workplace checklist, tips on how to form a DEI working group, and statistics that help support your case for DEI.
Leveraging LinkedIn as HR Professionals
(May 18, 2020 webinar) This webinar will explore the power of networking through LinkedIn, using your LinkedIn business page as a jobs board, and attracting strong candidates for your organization.
Crisis Management: 5 Steps to Equip and Fortify Your Nonprofit to Thrive During a Crisis
(April 22, 2020 webinar) This webinar presents five strategies to equip your diverse team to weather an active or future crisis.
Emergency Succession Planning Template
This easy to use Emergency Succession Planning template will help you make organizational decisions and gather pertinent information to prepare for an emergency transition, while helping you keep your mission on track.
Toolkit for Effective Succession Planning and Executive Transitions
Tips, guides, and case studies to aid organizations in effective succession planning and executive transitions.
Successful Nonprofits - Podcast
Successful Nonprofits podcast episodes feature a conversation with one nonprofit expert; the series covers on a wide range of topics.