Publications

Whether you are a seasoned leader or a first-time trustee, there is a continual need to revisit the expectations of board members in steering, supporting and safeguarding nonprofit organizations.
Our publications provide time-tested wisdom, emerging thought and the insights of highly
experienced practitioners.

WHITE PAPER SERIES: TEN THINGS EVERY BOARD MEMBER NEEDS TO KNOW

• Volunteers: The Heart and Soul of Your Nonprofit
• Shaping the Future: The Board Member's Role in Nonprofit Strategic Planning
• Risk Management: Your Role as a Board Member
• Finding The Opportunity In Economic Chaos
• Advancing Together: The Roles of the Nonprofit Board in Successful Strategic Alliances
• A Winning Board: Steps That Bring Out the Best
• Champions With a Cause: The Nonprofit Board Member’s Role in Marketing
• Essential Keys to Nonprofit Finance
• Evaluating the Executive Director: Your Role as a Board Member
• Fundraising, A Partnership Between Board and Staff
• Strong Partners: Building an Excellent Working Relationship Between the Nonprofit Board and its Chief Executive
• Sustaining Great Leadership: Succession Planning for Nonprofit Organizations

Management White Papers and Supporting Documents

• Going Paperless: A Nonprofit's Migration from Paper to Electronic Processes
• One Hope United Mentoring Program Preliminary Report: The Challenges of Program Startup
  • Mentor Assessment Summary
  • Mentee Contract
  • Mentee Exit Survey
  • Mentee Interest Survey
  • Mentee Interview Form
  • Mentee Referral Form
  • Mentor Application Questions
  • Mentor Application
  • Mentor Assessment Summary
  • Mentor Contact Sheet
  • Mentor Contract
  • Mentor Interest Survey
  • OHU Kenwood Leadership Academy Fact Sheet
  • OHU Kenwood Mentoring Program Fact Sheet
  • Parent Guardian Application Form
  • Parent Guardian Contract
  • Parent Guardian Exit Survey

Articles Written by Our Experts

• Marty Martin, Owner at Martin Law Firm
  • Learning Is A Boards Core Competency
• Kivi Leroux Miller, President of Nonprofit Marketing Guide
  • Five Elements of Every Successful Nonprofit Annual Report
  • 14 Ways to Report Your Successes to Donors
  • Trends in Nonprofit Communications
  • Give Your Nonprofits Newsletter a Reason to Live
• Terrie Temkin, Founding Principal of CoreStrategies for Nonprofits, Inc.
  • Boards Wrestling with New Issues and Trends
  • Protecting Your Organization from Sticky-fingers Charlie
  • Collaborate or Die
  • Philanthropy is Not a Zero Sum Game
  • Board_Get Thee Out of the Nunnery and Engage the Community
• Peter Brinckerhoff, Author, Lecturer and Consultant on Nonprofit Management
  • Leading The Next Generations
  • Your Mission Is Your Most Valuable Asset-Part One
  • Your Mission Is Your Most Valuable Asset-Part Two
• Elana Centor, Communications Consultant and Gary J Stern, President of Stern Consulting International
  • Brand Matters. A Cautionary Tale
• Dan Helpingstine, Employment Counselor at Chicago Lighthouse
  • Whats Baseball Got to Do with It
• Vincent Hyman, Vincent Hyman Editorial Services
  • Sustaining Your Nonprofit for the Long Journey
  • Words from a Winning Board President. Tone at the Top Matters
• The Staff of CliftonlarsonAllen
  • Best Practices for Nonprofit Internal Controls
• Vaad Refuah
  • Surviving Your Hosptial Stay