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15 shelves, from assessment to social entrepreneurship. Each one opens with the resources to start with.
01 · 16 resourcesOrganisational assessment and developmentFind out where your organisation stands, plan how to get stronger and grow through each stage. Assessment tools, OD guides and growth classics.Topic guide →02 · 21 resourcesStrategy and planningStrategic plans people actually use, theories of change, situational analysis, project planning and scaling your impact.Topic guide →03 · 13 resourcesGovernance and boardsWhat boards do, how to recruit them, how chairs and chief executives work together, and how to check governance health.Topic guide →04 · 19 resourcesLeadership and managementDeveloping leaders, sharing leadership, handing over well, and managing people day to day.Topic guide →05 · 11 resourcesPeople and cultureHR policies and pay, teams that work, equity and inclusion, and leading change.Topic guide →06 · 9 resourcesWellbeing and resilienceBurnout, rest and sabbaticals, staff care in hard settings, and keeping the organisation steady through shocks.Topic guide →07 · 19 resourcesMonitoring, evaluation and learningSetting up MEL, choosing evaluation methods, learning as a team, listening to the people you serve, and measuring impact.Topic guide →08 · 13 resourcesFundraising and financial managementRaising money from individuals and institutions, managing it well, and pricing your work at full cost.Topic guide →09 · 17 resourcesCommunications and advocacyPlanning communications, telling stories ethically, running advocacy and checking whether it works.Topic guide →10 · 12 resourcesNetworks and partnershipsBuilding and evaluating networks, equitable and locally led partnerships, and organising movements.Topic guide →11 · 14 resourcesRisk, safety and safeguardingSecurity for staff and activists, safeguarding and PSEAH, and managing organisational risk.Topic guide →12 · 12 resourcesDigital, data and AIDigital skills, responsible data, using AI with care, and digital security for civil society.Topic guide →13 · 13 resourcesGrantmaking and capacity-building fundingFor funders: funding capacity, flexible and trust-based grants, relationships and exits, and shifting power.Topic guide →14 · 7 resourcesStarting a nonprofitThe first steps: questions to ask before you register, registration and fiscal sponsorship, and writing a nonprofit business plan.Topic guide →15 · 15 resourcesSocial entrepreneurship and earned incomeTesting ideas the lean way, social entrepreneurship courses, setting up a social enterprise or trading arm, and choosing a funding model.Topic guide →Not sure where to begin?Start hereTwo short reading paths: one for nonprofit leaders, one for funders.See the paths →
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