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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.
9 Principles to Make Your Nonprofit Fundraising Effective — and Fun!
Raising funds for your nonprofit doesn’t have to be stressful. Learn how one California nonprofit proved that, when designed thoughtfully and collaboratively, fundraising can be successful and enjoyable.
A Devil’s Advocate on the Board?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if nonprofit boards could foresee the obstacles ahead — in time to make the right decisions?
Succession Planning for Nonprofits of All Sizes
Planning for executive director transition is called succession planning: Thinking in advance about setting the stage for strong transitions.
What a Finance Committee Can Do for Your Board of Directors
Implementing a finance committee of the board of directors was one of the best things our organization ever did. Here’s why.
Gifts from the Board Chair
Your nonprofit should have a written Conflict of Interest policy that Board members review and acknowledge annually.
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.
Five Years and Growing: How One Nonprofit Built a Sustainable, Collaborative Mission
An executive director shares the story of a nonprofit’s first five years, and her process of building sustainable nonprofit collaborations.
Six Ways to Know If It’s Time to Leave
Tim Wolfred, a leader in the field of nonprofit executive transitions, on how to weigh both the organization’s needs, and your own heart.
How to Implement Strategic Inquiry at Your Nonprofit in 5 Steps
Five steps nonprofits can take to implement strategic inquiry including building board support, listening to community, research, broadening networks, and sharing the journey.
How to Take a Public Policy Stand, with Sample Criteria
Would it support your cause if your organization took a stand on a public policy issue? Is it legal to do so? And how would you go about it?
Three Instant Improvements for Board Agendas and Accountability
Three instant ways to improve meetings simply by what you put on the piece of paper titled “Board Agenda:”
Managing Big Change: Top Tips for New Executive Directors & CEOs
Change is hard. Here are some steps to help you construct a careful plan on the front end in order to bring you success in the long run.
Preparing Your Nonprofit to Move Beyond the Founder
Sometimes, the continued growth and success of a nonprofit means the founder must recognize when the time is right to step aside and trust others to guide the organization and its mission.
Against the Current: Mando Rayo
Interview with Mando Rayo, discussing how truly serving communities requires representation on boards of directors.
What Should Nonprofit Boards Know About Insurance Brokers?
With nonprofit insurance, a key part to getting the lowest costs and the best coverage is getting the right insurance broker.
Six Things Every Board Member Should Know About the New 990
Jeanne Bell shares six things that nonprofit organizations should know about the IRS’ new revised 990 nonprofit tax return.
All Hands on Board: The Board of Directors in All-Volunteer Organizations
This booklet was originally published by the National Center for Nonprofit Boards and the Support Center for Nonprofit Management.
Stuck Between a Financial Crisis Wrought by the Founder and a Hard Place
A deputy director describes the crisis at an organization where the founding executive director left, and how the organization almost closed.
The Power of Collaborative Fundraising
Learn about tangible benefits from collaborative fundraising and the five simple steps to ensure your collaboration goes as well as possible.