Leadership and Management
Enhance your nonprofit leadership skills with practical advice and expert insights on a wide range of leadership and management topics.
From strategic planning and decision-making to team building and organizational development, discover the resources you need to inspire and empower your team.
I Followed A Founder: A First-Person Nonprofit Tale
Too often, the focus on nonprofit executive transitions is about the departing executive. Here’s one such story.
Bring Unicorns Back to Our World: The Problem with Outcomes
How many outcomes and logic models can fit on the head of a pin? Humor columnist Vu Le enlightens us.
How to Staff and Support a Committee
Nonprofit managers should know how to support a committee of volunteers: An Advisory Committee, a Board Finance Committee, or a coalition.
Adding It All Up: Nonprofit CFO Study
A survey of 906 nonprofit finance professionals reveals some surprises about these crucial-but-often-overlooked staff.
The Sustainability Question: Why Is It So Annoying?
The sustainability question at nonprofits: How will you sustain this program or project when funding from the So-and-So Foundation runs out?
How to Deal with an Office Bully
Workplace policies that describe prohibited conduct types help manage the distinction between a spurious complaints and bullying situations.
Extreme Board Makeover
Executive directors often say that their boards need training. The most effective way to change a board is to change the people on it.
Nonprofits: How to Have a Board Meeting By Telephone
In most states, it is legal to have board meetings by telephone if everyone can hear one another at the same time.
Ask Rita in HR: Do we really have to do performance evaluations?
There is no law that mandates employers conduct performance reviews. But most employment attorneys always say, “document, document, document.”
Matrix Map Part Two: The Strategic Imperatives
Beyond helping nonprofit leaders understand the business model, the Matrix Map can help you strengthen it.