Evaluating Capacity-building Efforts for Nonprofit Organizations
This paper explains how funders, management support organizations, evaluators, and nonprofits can evaluate efforts to enhance the management and governance of nonprofit organizations.
 
2007 CEO Compensation Study
The top leaders of the 5,242 largest charities in America earn an average salary of $145,270. This represents a modest pay raise of 2.34% over the previous year studied. All together, their salaries add up to over $730 million.
 
What Middle Managers Really Think
This article discusses ways to ensure that your staff is well-positioned to meet organizational goals.
 
Leadership Skills
This module is a self-study exercise to learn more about nonprofit management.
 
Coaching as a Tool for Building Leadership & Effective Organizations
This 2006 report and guidebook provide tools for advancing leadership skills through the private sector practice of coaching.
 

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Board Development Self-Assessment
The Board Leadership Best Practices Checklist from IdeaEncore Network is a self-assessment instrument that helps nonprofit organizations identify capacity strengths and challenges and establish capacity building goals in the area of board development and governance.
 
The Board of Directors in an All-Volunteer Organization
 

This handbook explains the two types of responsibilities that AVO boards have and provides a checklist that helps assess the work of the board. Useful tools provided in the handbook include a board responsability matrix, ten jobs for the board, including both management and governance topics, and a list of helpful resources. 
 
Government Funding and Community Representation on Nonprofit Boards: The Bargain We Strike
Nonprofit leaders score higher than for-profit leaders in 360-Degree Reviews
 
2009 Guidestar Webinar Schedule
Webinars are offered at no cost to participants at 1 p.m. ET on the date noted. Space is limited, and registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
 
Free BoardStar Podcasts
The podcast section of BoardStar provides board members with information on various topics of board governance and best practices.
 

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