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Board Chairs – Good, Bad and Mediocre

Simone Joyaux looks at how to elevate your mediocre board chair to a great one in an article for the Nonprofit Quarterly.
Board
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Conflict of Interest Sample Policy

This sample conflict of interest policy can be adapted to create your own.
Board
Tool

Making Sense of “Sustainability” and Its Uses and Misuses in the Arts

“Like all popular buzzwords, there is value to [sustainability], and I applaud the notion that we have to look at both the long-range prospects and...
Board
Checklist

Checklist for Assessing a Partnership

Use this checklist when you are considering a partnership with another organization.
Management & Operations
Article

Locating Ourselves: Complexities in Assessing Organizational Equity

This article by Jeanne Bell for the Nonprofit Quarterly explores 3 tensions that arise when organizations try to assess their progress on DEI related...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Webinar

The Declining Diversity of Nonprofit Boards -- and what to do about it

This webinar with Anne Wallestad, BoardSource’s CEO, and Vernetta Walker, BoardSource’s Chief Governance Officer and Vice President of Programs, with...
Board
Template/Sample

New Program Decision Quiz

Take this quick quiz if you're debating about adding a new program.
Board
Tool

Organizational Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Self-Assessment Tool

The Standards for Excellence Institute’s sample assessment tool looks at an organization’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in terms of its strategic...
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
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Questions to Ask Before Starting a Nonprofit

Starting a nonprofit is a serious undertaking. The questions posed in this document will help you determine if you're really ready.
Management & Operations
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An Executive Director’s Guide to Financial Leadership

This Nonprofit Quarterly article from Kate Barr and Jeanne Bell is a timeless guide that outlines financial leadership roles.
Finance
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The 13 Behaviors of High-Trust Leaders

Use this document based on Stephen Covey’s book The Speed of Trust to engage board members in identifying their strengths and weaknesses in building...
Executive
Tool

Cause Marketing Compliance

"Cause marketing" can be a win-win for both parties—nonprofit and for-profit—but only if each side does due dilligence to ensure that any and all...
Compliance/Legal