Coaching and Philanthropy: An Action Guide for Nonprofits
A resource guide for and about coaching in the nonprofit sector.
 
Creative Disruption: Sabbaticals for Capacity Building and Leadership Development in the Nonprofit Sector
The strains and challenges of nonprofit leadership are well documented. How would our sector fare if more nonprofit executives were able to take a paid sabbatical to refresh, revew and gather new momentum? According to this report, organizations whose leaders have taken advantage of a sabbatical end up with a variety of benefits and represent a best practice for nonprofit leadership development and organizational renewal.
 
Developing Leadership on Boards of Directors
This article examines what board leadership means, what forms do leadership take and how to create an organizational culture that encourages and supports boad members to step up to their leadership responsibilities.
 
Coaching Strengthens Nonprofit Leaders and their Organizations
Carolyn J. Curran answers some key questions about coaching such as: why is there a discrepancy between interest in, and practice of, coaching; what is the difference between coaching and consulting; when is a nonprofit leader ready for coaching; what happens in a coaching session; how can coaching top executives impact a whole organization; and how to pay for coaching.
 
So Many Leadership Programs, So Little Change: Why Many Leadership Development Efforts Fall Short
Too many seminars billed as executive leadership are really basic skill building endeavors that do not develop leadership potential. Mary Genis suggests how to shift the focus to leadership capacity building and utilize the best practices of adult education.
 

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Board Functions and Duties
This sample chart plots out duties assigned to individual board members.
 
Board Cafe Archives
This page houses a decade's worth of articles on nonprofit board development and governance.
 
Governance Matters Resources
This site features tools, roundtable notes, tips, outlines, and more to help your organization through the board recruitment, nomination and orientation processes. 
 
BoardSource
The resources found on this site increase the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of directors through publications and tools.
 
Toolkit for Boards
This toolkit offers complete descriptions, outlines and reports on a wide variety of board issues, such as reviewing board roles and responsibilities, staffing, creating successful committees and meetings, evaluating board members and executive directors, training; and assessing board accountability. The toolkit also links to free online training programs for boards.
 

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