Journal for Nonprofit Management
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Journal For Nonprofit Management
Building Leadership Capacity in Nonprofit Organizations
Volume 11 Number 1 2007
Succession Planning in a Nonprofit Healthcare Organization
Karen N. King and David A. Green
Nonprofit CEOs play many critical roles, one of the most important being shaping and guarding a nonprofit's organizational culture. But when transitioning to a new CEO, how do organizations preserve their organizational culture? Explore one nonprofit's succession planning process and how its unique culture was maintained from one CEO to the next.
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Beyond Diversity and Multiculturalism: Towards the Development of Anti-Racist Institutions and Leaders
Mary Pender Greene
Are people of color thriving in your institution? Is equality a priority? Even nonprofits committed to diversity often fail to recognize racism plaguing them. Learn from one nonprofit's often painful but fruitful process of recognizing inequalities in leadership and decision making, and how it strived to achieve equality in its structure and mission.
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Nonprofit Capacity Building: Who is Doing What for Whom and to What End?
Judith L. Millesen and Angela L. Bies
The business of helping nonprofits is booming. But who are the consultants, academics, for-profit and nonprofit firms providing capacity building services to organizations, and are nonprofits really benefiting? Find out how capacity builders can better serve nonprofits, and how nonprofits can become better consumers of these important services.
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Minimizing Turnover among Support Counselors Through a Value Based Culture
Peter Smergut
Retaining staff is a challenge for all nonprofits. And no sector has felt the pinch more than the developmental disability field, with annual turnover rates of over 50% and an exploding demand for services. Find out how one New York-based agency's proactive approach has lead to a happier and healthier workplace, reducing turnover while preserving high quality services.
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Compensation in Nonprofits: Why Variable Compensation is an Important Consideration in the Design of Effective Compensation Packages
Paul R. Dorf
Like it or not, nonprofits compete with for-profits for talented staff and leaders. To stay in the game, nonprofits must link their compensation systems more closely to the "real world" if pay and benefits are to help organization's achieve these key staffing goals: Attract, Retain, Focus and Motivate.
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Building Leadership Capacity through Integrated Leadership Development Programs
Arlene Etengoff
Building leadership capacity of nonprofit staff is a smart investment in the future. But many organizations fail to adequately support current leaders, or prepare others for future leadership roles. See how one nonprofit improved its leadership capacity to close the gap between actually and needed leadership capabilities, ensuring their long-term success.
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Using Baby Boomers to Expand Nonprofit Capacity
Dwight Denison and Ashley Moore
They're experienced, educated and dedicated. Yet Baby Boomers -- the largest generation in American history -- are an overlooked source of qualified volunteers, despite a desperate need. Find out why nonprofits must expand volunteer outreach to Baby Boomers. Get tips for recruiting and managing this largely untapped volunteer resource.
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Copywrite 2007 by the Support Center for Nonprofit Management. For more information, contact the Journal editor: John Vogelsang by email or (212) 924-6744, ext. 308.
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In 2007 The Support Center has been featured in :
New York Times: The Helper's Helper: Where Nonprofits Turn
Advancing Philanthropy: Under Temporary New Management PDF
An Evaluation Myth: Evaluation is Too Expensive HTML PDF
Developing Resources of the Community for the Community PDF
Effective Fund Raising for Human Service Organizations HTML PDF
Executive Transitions: Nonprofit and Grantmaker Opportunities HTML PDF
Fostering Sustainable Collaborative Relationships HTML PDF
Futuring: A Complex Adaptive Systems Approach to Strategic Planning HTML PDF
Making the Most of the Internal Interim Directorship HTML PDF
Strengthening Boards of Nonprofit Organizations HTML PDF
Values Based Organization Development HTML PDF
Publications
Get your staff, board and development team on the right track with the following publications and references:
Journal for Nonprofit Management: Leadership and Change Volume 10, 2007 PDF
Strategic Planning: A Practical Guide and Workbook
Winning Grants: Step by Step
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