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211 really practical toolkits, templates and guides for nonprofit and NGO leaders, and the consultants and funders who support them. A mix of the classics and newer methods.
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Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
A short book that sets out the 10 core responsibilities of a nonprofit board and places them in the context of current governance challenges. It separates the board's role from that of the chief executive and senior staff, and it has 2 appendices: one on the individual duties of board members and a sample self-assessment for board members. It is part of BoardSource's 6-book Governance Series and is used in board induction and role descriptions.
ClassicKey manual or guideBook - 3.1C028
Boards of Directors and Governance Systems
A practical guide to strengthening NGO boards, first written in Spanish for organisations in Latin America, where board development tools adapted to local culture and language were scarce. The English version followed requests from outside the region. It walks through board roles, structures and governance systems in practical steps, with tools that boards and executive directors can apply to their own organisation.
Start hereClassicKey manual or guideFree - 4.4C059
Nonprofit Chief Operating Officer (COO) Resource Center
A Bridgespan hub of articles and samples on the nonprofit COO role, grouped in 3 parts. Becoming a COO covers FAQs and finding the right post. Being a COO covers running operations, CEO-COO partnership conversations, sources of support and the move to chief executive. Hiring a COO covers creating the position, finding candidates, role structures from the field and 3 sample job descriptions. Boards, CEOs and aspiring COOs use it.
EmergingKey online resourceFree - 3.1C034
Guide de gouvernance pour les organismes à but non lucratif du milieu du sport et du loisir au Québec
A French-language governance guide for nonprofits in sport and recreation in Québec, many of them run by volunteers. Part 1 covers roles and responsibilities and the legal setting. Part 2 covers board structure and composition, board duties, how the board works and transparency. Nine annexes provide tools, including a board self-evaluation questionnaire, a board work plan, a skills grid, an executive director evaluation grid and a management dashboard.
EmergingKey manual or guideFree - 3.1C032
Guía para la Gobernanza Efectiva de Fundaciones y Corporaciones en Chile
A Spanish-language governance guide for foundations and nonprofit corporations in Chile, based on research with local organisations. It sets out a model with 4 pillars: clarity of purpose, the right board composition, how the board works and divides tasks with the executive director, and legitimacy and relations with the wider community. Annexes list recommended governance guides and the duties of board members. Boards use it to review their own practice.
CurrentKey manual or guideFree - 1.5C215
Growth of Youth-Serving Organizations
A free study by Bridgespan, commissioned by the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, of 20 US youth-serving nonprofits that grew substantially. It looks at how they grew, what growth did to their finances, how their structures changed, including adding a chief operating officer, more formal systems and new board roles, and what helped or held them back. It comes as a white paper, executive summary and 20 case studies that leaders and funders use to plan for growth.
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