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 undertanding by focusing on governance among midsize nonprofits, identifying certain problem areas, and suggesting sgtrategies that hose engaged with midsize nonprofits may find helpful in strengthening their boards."

http://www.urban.org/publications/411659.html

Marie Deatherage

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 Learned Toolsite about planning grants and programs: http://www.arts.endow.gov/resources/Lessons/index.html

Association Management Magazine
Click here to read an article about lessons learned from an association in transition: http://www.asaecenter.org/PublicationsResources/AMMagArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=7244

Meyer Foundation
Click here to read about or download "Daring to Lead 2006," a national study of nonprofit leaders by CompassPoint Nonprofit Services and The Meyer Foundation:
http://www.meyerfoundation.org/exponent_award/exponent_award_show.htm?cat_id=1379&doc_id=421628


Amy Sample Ward

For additional resources from Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington, check out http://gosw.org/access-resources/governance/