What an interim executive director does at a nonprofit, how the role differs from an acting executive director, how long an interim stays and how a small budget covers the cost, what the board owes the interim, and The Steady Ninety plan for the first 90 days.
Interim Executive Director: A Nonprofit Guide for Boards and Interims Read More »
Nonprofit governance best practices as an eight-practice checklist for small boards: size and terms, the governance committee, conflict of interest, Form 990 oversight and support for the executive director.
Nonprofit Governance Best Practices: A Board’s Working Checklist Read More »
What capacity building for nonprofits means, the eight main types, a two-week test for choosing where to start, what it costs and who pays, and why leadership is the capacity the rest depends on.
Capacity Building for Nonprofits: A Practical Guide to Strengthening Your Organization Read More »
The yearly board development cycle for a small nonprofit board: what the committee does, how to recruit and orient members, and a one-page plan template.
Board Development: How Nonprofit Boards Grow Their Own Capacity Read More »
What a nonprofit board chair does: the core duties, a who-does-what table with the executive director, the legal duties and Form 990 questions, a standing one-to-one agenda, and how long a chair should serve.
A step-by-step guide to nonprofit budgeting for executive directors who did not come up through finance: who decides what, a 12-week calendar, six steps with the question to ask your bookkeeper at each, what to do with a deficit draft, and how to present the budget to your board.
How to Create a Nonprofit Budget When You Are Not a Finance Person Read More »
A filled-in sample nonprofit budget for an illustrative $400,000 youth program, with notes on the lines an executive director should question, the same budget by function, one program at full cost, and a cover note for the board.
Sample Nonprofit Budget: An Annotated Example for Executive Directors Read More »
Change fatigue is the exhaustion people feel when change arrives faster than they can absorb it. In a nonprofit it often looks like loyalty. This guide covers the signs, why nonprofits are exposed, an eight-question self-check, and how to reduce it for your team and for yourself.
Change Fatigue in Nonprofits: When Your Team and You Are Running on Empty Read More »
Nonprofits make money from individual giving, grants, government contracts, earned revenue and investment income. This guide compares what each source costs a small organization, explains how salaries get paid, and shows why unrestricted revenue matters most.
How Do Nonprofits Make Money? Revenue Models for Small Organizations Read More »
What organizational resilience means for a small nonprofit, the four structures that carry it (reserves, cross-training, board depth and leadership continuity), a 90-day plan to build them, and why the executive director is the piece most plans skip.
Organizational Resilience for Nonprofits: Four Pillars and a 90-Day Plan Read More »
