Capacity Building and Transition Planning Resources
Suggested:
In a recent Bridgespan Group survey, only one-third of nonprofit leaders believe their organizations are effective at developing a strong pipeline of future leaders. Yet, on average, over the last 20 years, only about 1 percent of US foundation funding has gone to talent development, with much of it going to general leadership programs that aren't directly aligned with the specific needs of a given field. Read Building a Field-Specific Leadership Pipeline.
Bridgestar helps nonprofit leaders build and nurture great teams and help talented leaders build and nurture great careers. The Bridgestar job board lists management and leadership positions as well as board of director positions in nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and beyond.
Compass Point Nonprofit Services provides access to research and articles on executive transitions, as well as templates for emergency succession plans and interim executive director job descriptions.
National and Local Resources:
Alliance for Nonprofit Management
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Association of Fundraising Professionals
BoardSource
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Foundation Center
GuideStar
The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations (JFK School of Government - Harvard University)
Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Idealist
Independent Sector
Internet Nonprofit Center (Evergreen State Society)
Leader to Leader Institute (formerly the Drucker Foundation)
Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations (Case Western Reserve University)
Marquette University Funding Information Center
Milwaukee Career Network
National Council of Nonprofit Associations
Network for Good
Nonprofit Good Practice Guide (Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership)
Nonprofit Online News
Nonprofit Portal of Greater Milwaukee (Helen Bader Institute for Nonprofit Management)
The NonProfit Times
The NonProfit Quarterly
The Robert Wood Johnson Center
ServiceLeader (RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service - U. of Texas)
TechSoup
VolunteerMatch
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