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Educating the Nonprofit Leaders of the Future

Stanford Social Innovation Review

After interviewing program staff, MBA participants, and nonprofit partners across 17 of the top US business schools, we identified a number of lessons we hope will lay new foundations for nonprofit leadership education. Provide Educational Support. Enhance Nonprofit Capabilities. Choose High-Impact Projects.

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When Nonprofit Boards Meddle: The Dangers Of Micromanagement

Bloomerang

The board’s role should be to ensure the organization has a clear vision, sufficient resources, and robust governance. In the Nonprofit Governance Index published by the Urban Institute, 57% of nonprofit leaders reported that board members often lose focus on strategy when they start interfering with management tasks.

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“We’re Not Meant to Do Life Alone”: The Invisible Network of Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

Karen is a single mom of two and a longtime educator. Beneath the familiar chaos of her daily life is something less visible: A quiet, constant interaction with a web of nonprofits. That kind of parent engagement isn’t just helpful—it’s nonprofit governance in action. Every day is different.”

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Getting nonprofit boards on board: Recruiting, governance, and fundraising

Candid

Heres a curated collection of articles and resources covering a wide range of topics on nonprofit boards. As a starting point, check out: Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know. Recruiting for board diversitywithout disrespecting people of color.

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Executive Director

Anedot

Our Mission: To rescue and provide sanctuary for abused and neglected horses in Napa and surrounding counties, to educate the public about current issues affecting horse welfare, and to provide community members with the unique benefit of equine assisted learning and therapy. Knowledge of nonprofit governance principles.

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Exit to Open

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Open really means open, and that means that the released materials are available for other nonprofits, governments, and even businesses. The Playbook To make the process of responsible exiting as straightforward as possible, a playbook should be created, ideally with the help of actual digital archivists (which the authors are not).

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Candid and Urban Institute: Decoding our data on government funding to nonprofits

Candid

Larger nonprofits typically have more resources to navigate the complex process required to secure government funding. Government grantees depend on these funds Candid found that about a third of nonprofit government grantees rely on these grants for more than 50% of their total revenue.