A change management process for small nonprofits with no change manager: three models cut to size, five rollout steps, technology and AI adoption, resistance as information, and the executive director’s part.
Change Management for Nonprofits: Leading People Through New Systems and AI Read More »
A nonprofit SWOT analysis is worth running only if it ends in decisions. Who to invite, a five-step session, a sample grid for a fictional food pantry with its evidence, and how to cross the quadrants into two to four decisions.
Nonprofit SWOT Analysis: How to Run One That Leads to Decisions Read More »
What trust-based philanthropy means for the nonprofit on the other side of the grant: the six principles in plain terms, how to ask for general operating support, what reporting can look like, and how to ask for leadership support beyond the check.
Trust-Based Philanthropy: A Nonprofit Leader’s Guide to Asking and Reporting Read More »
A nonprofit sustainability plan in five sections, with a fill-in template, an illustrative example and the leadership continuity section most organizations have not written down.
Nonprofit Sustainability Plan: Template and Leadership Continuity Read More »
The warning signs a nonprofit board should take seriously, how to tell a wrong fit from an unsupported leader or a board-side problem, the four steps of Support Before Separation, and when it is time to part ways.
Signs of a Bad Executive Director (and When It Is Really a Support Problem) Read More »
Executive director interview questions sorted by what each one tests, with what a strong answer shows, plus the questions every candidate should ask the board about money, the founder and the last executive director.
Nonprofit Executive Director Interview Questions (for Boards and Candidates) Read More »
New board member announcement templates for a small nonprofit: press release, newsletter item, LinkedIn post and website bio, with a filled example, the order to send them and what to leave out.
New Board Member Announcement: Templates and Examples Read More »
The short list of written financial policies a small nonprofit needs: signing authority, cash receipts, a monthly bank reconciliation, budget approval, conflict of interest, whistleblower and document retention, who owns each one, what Form 990 asks, when an audit applies, and how to bring the policies to your board.
Nonprofit Financial Policies and Controls a Small Organization Actually Needs Read More »
A welcome letter from the board chair, an email from the executive director, and the six documents a new nonprofit board member needs in the first week.
Welcome New Board Member: Letter and Email Templates Read More »
A free board self-assessment for nonprofits: 26 statements in six sections, including how the board supports its executive director, with hand scoring, plain score bands and a table that turns low scores into a funded plan.
Free Nonprofit Board Self-Assessment (With Scoring and What to Do Next) Read More »
