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 the nature and legal aspects of nonprofit organizations from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonprofit_Organization#Nature_and_goals Amy Sample Ward...

Management in all business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives. Management comprises ...

Findings

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 ...

Effective Nonprofit Leadership Most Critical by Thomas J. Tierney July, 2007 for Philanthropy Journal http://philanthropyjournal.org/archive/132766

Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak

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The Urban Institute published a study in May 2008 on Boards of Midsize Nonprofits: Their Needs and Challenges to "fill a major gap in our ...

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 Nonprofit Boards and Leadership, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?

The Meyer Foundation is involved in significant work beyond grant-making. We work to strengthen nonprofit organizations and to address important issues that will improve the

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American Leadership Forum is a national network of chapters, each dedicated to building stronger communities by joining and strengthening leaders to serve the public good. ...

BoardAssist is a New York-based nonprofit corporation with a clear mission: to identify and recruit high impact board members for ...

Fieldstone Alliance works to strengthen the performance of the nonprofit sector. Fieldstone Alliance has a twenty-six year history of providing consulting, publishing, training, and ...

"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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People & Organizations

Here are all the People & Organizations working on Nonprofit Boards and Leadership:

American Leadership Forum

Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington

Hoffman Center for Art, Culture & Education

Independent Sector

Institute for Nonprofit Management

Nonprofit Risk Management Center

Oregon Department of Justice

Social Velocity

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Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

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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 ...