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Journal for Nonprofit Management

The Journal is an annual publication for those concerned with developing excellence in nonprofit management. It is an invaluable source of thinking and articles on the issues challenging nonprofit organizations today.


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Effective Approaches to Leadership Development
Volume 12 Number 1 2008

Three of the following articles offer complimentary perspectives on board development and the relation between the executive director and board chair. The final two present an assessment of what needs to change about current leadership development offerings and an overview of the benefits and process of coaching for executive directors.

Developing Leadership on Boards of Directors

Barbara S. Miller and Jeanne Bergman provide important insights into how boards create a culture of leadership and transform themselves into an active, engaged, and knowledgeable team one that can guide a nonprofit organization to anticipate and respond to the myriad challenges in the sector today.

 

The Board Chair-Executive Director Relationship:
Dynamics That Create Value for Non-Profit Organizations

Mary Hiland shows how nurturing the relationship and establishing and sustaining trust between the board chair and the executive director is strategic work essential to organizational effectiveness.

Fostering Effective Relationships among Nonprofit Boards
and Executive Directors

In a study of nonprofits in Kentucky, Jodie Butler Markey and Dwight V. Denison identify key factors that contribute to the board chair and executive director relationship.

So Many Leadership Programs, So Little Change:
Why Many Leadership Development Efforts Fall Short

Mary Genis suggests how to shift the focus to leadership capacity building and utilize the best practices of adult education.

Coaching Strengthens Nonprofit Leaders and Their Organizations

Carolyn J. Curran answers some key questions about coaching.

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Other Articles

In 2007 The Support Center was featured in:

New York Times: The Helper's Helper: Where Nonprofits Turn
Advancing Philanthropy:
Under Temporary New Management PDF

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An Evaluation Myth: Evaluation is Too Expensive PDF
Developing Resources of the Community for the Community PDF
Effective Fund Raising for Human Service Organizations PDF
Executive Transitions: Nonprofit and Grantmaker Opportunities PDF
Fostering Sustainable Collaborative Relationships PDF
Futuring: A Complex Adaptive Systems Approach to Strategic Planning PDF
Making the Most of the Internal Interim Directorship PDF
Strengthening Boards of Nonprofit Organizations PDF
Values Based Organization Development PDF

 

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