An executive director’s financial literacy fits on one page: the four statements, the budget against actual, months of cash and restricted money. This guide shows why confidence lags knowledge and gives a 90-day plan to present the numbers yourself.
Nonprofit Financial Literacy for Executive Directors: Closing the Confidence Gap Read More »
A guide to managing layoffs at a nonprofit without an HR department: what to settle with counsel and the board, the order of the day, what to say in the meeting, a communication plan template and how to lead the people who stay.
Managing Layoffs at a Nonprofit: The Meeting, the Message and the Team That Stays Read More »
The board governs, the executive director manages and staff deliver. One table of nonprofit leadership roles, with who each reports to and what each decides.
Nonprofit Leadership Roles Explained: Who Does What, From the Board to Program Leads Read More »
What a strategic planning consultant does, how a facilitator and a coach differ, what drives the cost, and what to put in the contract and the request for proposals before your board hires anyone.
Strategic Planning Consultants for Nonprofits: Consultant, Facilitator or Coach? Read More »
A one-page nonprofit AI policy template for organizations with no technology lead: eight sections, fill-in wording, a plain data rule, and the decisions the executive director and the board each own.
Nonprofit AI Policy Template and the Decisions Behind It Read More »
A theory of change explains why a program should work. A logic model describes what it uses, does and produces. One fictional literacy program, mapped both ways, shows the difference and which to write first.
Theory of Change vs Logic Model: One Nonprofit Program Mapped Both Ways Read More »
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 »
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.
