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.
The Worst Way to Share an Idea is to Say, “I Have an Idea”
Saying “I have an idea” can cause issues because of the implied ownership. It’s important for us to offer ideas in the right way.
How to Plan and Execute an Emergency Succession
Succession planning gets a bad rap. But in a pandemic, especially in the early days, an emergency succession plan becomes essential to a nonprofit.
Alleviate Accounting Systems & Staff Training Chokepoints to Power Nonprofit Missions: Part 1
A case on how one Oregon nonprofit did it. Part 1 of 2.
Making Nonprofit Strategic Planning (Relatively) Painless
A nonprofit talks about how they accomplished a successful strategic planning process with as little pain — and as much gain — as possible.
How to Use Asset-Framing to Strengthen Nonprofit Work
Instead of defining people by their problems, asset-framing defines people by their aspirations, their gifts, and their contributions.
How Partnerships Help Nonprofits Stand Out in the Race for Funding
Partnerships are an opportunity to step up, tune out the noise, rethink funding priorities, and advance the common good.
Resiliency in the New Normal: Nonprofit Colleagues Share Their Experiences
When it comes to COVID-19, what is that new normal and exactly how are our colleagues adapting? Nonprofit leaders share their experiences.
Creating a Roadmap to Synchronize the Board to Your Nonprofit Mission
How roadmaps can help nonprofits launch new ventures, break free from the status quo, and improve conditions for clients, staff, and donors.
How to Do Legislative Advocacy—and WIN
Tips to consider as you seek to engage your organization in advocacy from someone who’s walked the walk.
The Pitfalls of Running a Mentoring Program
Thinking of starting a mentoring program in your nonprofit? Avoid these pitfalls so you can build a successful capacity building program.