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Five Lessons for Creating an Effective (and Accountable) Nonprofit Board
Help your board members avoid dysfunction and clearly understand their roles in supporting your nonprofit’s success.
A Cautionary Tale: Overcoming Governance Nightmares in Nonprofit Organizations
Adopting solid organizational policies can help your nonprofit set expectations and avoid a laundry list of problems.
How U.S.-based Nonprofits Can Deliver Disaster Relief Abroad: A Tigrayan Case Study
How to deliver on-the-ground relief to internally displaced persons including formation of a nonprofit, fundraising, partnerships, and more.
None of Us is Getting Out Alive: A Guide to Executive Succession Planning
The work you do now to plan for executive succession could mean the difference between whether your organization withers or thrives later.
7 Ideas to Build a Healthy Board Nominating Process
The nominating process is vital to creating a healthy and stable nonprofit. Use these tips to help you nominate engaged, strong board members for your organization.
Passion Meets Professionalism: Transitioning from Volunteer Leaders to Paid Staff
To be successful, transitions from volunteer leaders to paid staff must be planned, deliberate, and done in an orderly fashion.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Michigan Nonprofit Association
“You need to have an insatiable tenacity to learn, and willingness to understand how things come together.”
DIY: Make a Bylaws Cheat Sheet
Bylaws Cheat Sheet: If a copy of the by-laws is handy, it’s tedious to have to look over all the legalese for an answer to a simple question.
Nonprofits: How to Survive an IRS Audit
The true life story of an environmental organization’s audit, how they survived, and their tips for the rest of us.
Four Ways to Remove a Board Member
How to remove a board member that consistently disrupts meetings or is otherwise destructive and demoralizing.