Resources, Readings, & Tools
Boards
FAQs on Boards and compliance: https://boardsource.org/resources/legal-compliance-issues-faqs/
Annual Board Checklist: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/sites/default/files/documents/annual-board-tune-up-checklist.pdf
Excellent piece from Jim Taylor on respectful recruiting as opposed to tokenism: Recruiting for Board Diversity Respectfully
Understanding subtle forms of power: We see less as leaders
Brief overview of Board Officer roles: https://jjco.com/2017/09/22/understanding-nonprofit-board-roles-responsibilities/
About Advisory Boards: https://boardable.com/blog/advisory-boards/
Board Bylaws: https://blueavocado.org/board-of-directors/bylaws-checklist
Rethinking traditional Board governance (“Evolutionary Governance”) by Vanessa LeBourdais: Part I (principles); Part II (practices)
Board members and compensation: https://www.councilofnonprofits.org/tools-resources/can-board-members-be-paid
Tools, Templates, & Resources
ELS work screen template
www.lizandmollie.com (Guide to Working With Me slide)
Gender Decoder (tool for checking gender bias in job descriptions)
https://blog.boomerangapp.com/ (to schedule emails)
Workona (tab manager & task tracker; I may receive a credit if you sign up for this using this link)
Meeting planner for multiple time zones
A compilation of fundraising resources: http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/fundraising-basics/
Rethinking Leadership in Nonprofits
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/nonprofit-leadership-at-a-crossroads/
https://buildingmovement.org/reports/next-shift-beyond-the-nonprofit-leadership-crisis/
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/future-nonprofit-leadership/
https://rvcseattle.org/2018/02/21/executive-director-job-impossible/
https://hbr.org/2020/09/is-ceo-a-two-person-job (paywall)
How to Argue for a Co-CEO Role (Forbes)
Shared-leadership-in-nonprofit-organizations
5-reasons-why-your-organization-should-be-thinking-about-co-leadership
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/democratic-management-lessons-from-worker-cooperatives/