A two-page crisis communication plan template for nonprofits without communications staff: who speaks, who approves, who hears first, a holding statement to draft now, and an example plan for a lost grant.
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In most nonprofits, executive director and CEO are two titles for the same top staff job. A side-by-side table with the board chair, what the IRS says about titles, and when a retitle is worth it.
Executive Director vs CEO: Is There a Difference? Read More »
Leading through change means telling staff what you know, what you do not know yet and when they will hear next. This guide covers deciding who decides, pacing change for a small team, briefing the board and finding support for yourself.
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A complete nonprofit strategic plan template, filled in for a fictional $300,000 youth literacy organization: seven parts, a stop-doing list, owners for every objective and four dated reviews. Free to copy, no sign-up.
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What a nonprofit executive director is responsible for in five areas, sized for a small organization, with The Small-Shop Duty Map for what to hand off first as the budget grows and what stays.
What happens in your first executive coaching session at CNPC: how matching works, the coaching agreement, what stays confidential from your board, and five notes to bring.
Founder syndrome is a pattern a founder and a board build together, so both can change it. The warning signs, The Grip Check self-test for founders, and what boards and founders can each do this month.
Founder Syndrome in Nonprofits: Signs, Causes and How Boards and Founders Fix It Read More »
A strategic plan sets direction for three to five years. A business plan tests whether one program can run and pay its way. Here is when a nonprofit needs each, and what goes in a business plan.
Nonprofit Business Planning: How a Business Plan Differs From a Strategic Plan Read More »
The four nonprofit financial statements, explained for the executive director who did not come up through finance: what each one shows, how restricted grants move the bottom line, ten questions for your bookkeeper, and what Form 990 makes public.
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Is executive coaching worth it for nonprofit leaders? Executive coaching is worth it for nonprofit EDs during transitions, persistent behavioral challenges knowledge has not solved, structural isolation, and board relationship complexity. It is not worth it during active crises, technical skill gaps, or broken board relationships. At $300 to $600 per engagement, the financial risk
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