Board - leadership
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General
Click here to read about the different 501(c) organization types from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29#Types Amy Sample Ward
Click here to read about nonprofit laws in the US from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_America_non-profit_laws Amy Sample Ward
Click here to read about nonprofit laws in the US from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_of_America_non-profit_laws Amy Sample Ward
Click here to read about the nature and legal aspects of nonprofit organizations from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_Organization#Nature_and_goals Amy Sample Ward
A nonprofit organization (abbreviated "NPO", or "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is an organization whose primary objective is to support an issue or matter of private interest ...
Findings
For Additional Resources, please see the Leadership section of the Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington website:
http://www.gosw.org/grant/makers/info/leadership/
Board Development Click here for information on board governance, including responsibilities and job descriptions: http://www.boarddevelopment.org/site_map.cfm?show_all=1 Free Management Library Click here for sample job descriptions for board ...National Endowment for the Arts Click here for lessons learned on budgeting from NEA: http://www.nea.gov/resources/Lessons/GRENZEBACK.HTML National Endowment for the Arts Click here for a Lessons ...Leading Boldly (PDF) Stanford Social Innovation Review By Ronald A. Heiftz, John V. Kania, & Mark R. Kramer "Foundations can move past traditional approaches to ...
Resources
Where to start
Of all the People & Organizations involved with Board - leadership, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?
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People & Organizations
Here are all the People & Organizations working on Board - leadership:
BoardAssist is a New York-based nonprofit corporation with a clear mission: to identify and recruit high impact board members for ...
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"boardnetUSA™ is the unique website revolutionizing the way nonprofit boards and new leaders find each other."
http://www.boardnetusa.org/public/home.asp
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"BoardSource increases the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of directors through our highly acclaimed consulting practice, publications, tools, and membership program."
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GOSW is a member services organization for funders in Oregon and SW Washington. They are an excellent resource for any and all questions and resource ...
http://www.gosw.org
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Mission The Hoffman Center is an Oregon nonprofit 501(c)3 organization which supports and encourages artistic, cultural and educational activities in north Tillamook County by ...
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"The Institute for Nonprofit Management works to meet the needs of nonprofits. Through high quality educational and training programs, INPM supports the development of a ...
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"The Nonprofit Risk Management Center was established in 1990 to provide assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations. As a nonprofit, the Center is uniquely ...
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Click here to read or download the "Guide to Non-Profit Service" from the DOJ: http://www.doj.state.or.us/charigroup/tipsbrd.shtml
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Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups
GEO works to promote learning and dialogue about the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations; the wide range of strategies for accomplishing organization-building; and the constructive and ... This foundation's area(s) of interest: Places this foundation is active:
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Other
Stanford Social Innovation Review Click here to download the PDF of "What Business Execs Don't Know - but should - About Nonprofits" published in 2006 by ...
"Daring to Lead" This report is a national study of nonprofit executive leadership, a joint project of CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and The Meyer Foundation, 2006. ... The Nonprofit Sector’s Leadership Deficit The Bridgespan Group offers research findings about NPO leadership issues. Articles are available ...
