Helpful Links for Nonprofit Leaders

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The links below will take you to helpful sites for nonprofit board members and other leadership.  Topics include fundraising, general resources, finances, board member responsibilities, and books to read:

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Fundraising
Getting Friends to Give (From the Chronicle of Philanthropy):  http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v13/i09/09003301.htm

General Resources for Board Members
“The mission of the BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards) is to improve the effectiveness of the more than one million nonprofit organizations throughout the United States by strengthening their boards of directors.”

Independent Sector produces a “Nonprofit Management Series” that contains several entries related to board management.  Their website has interesting information on the relationship between volunteering and giving, as well as other general nonprofit information:  http://www.independentsector.org/

The Leader-to-Leader Institute (formerly the Drucker Foundation) has available the Drucker Foundation Self-Assessment Tool which provides a process for nonprofit organizations to clarify mission, define results, set goals, and develop a focused plan:  http://www.pfdf.org/leaderbooks/sat/index.html

Great info about nonprofit board of directors from the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits:  http://www.mncn.org/info_govern.htm

Things to think about when considering joining a board:  http://www.nsba.org/sbot/toolkit/BrdDev.html

The Nonprofit Genie--info on boards and nonprofits.  Includes "Board Cafe," an online newsletter for boards:   http://www.genie.org/

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Board Member Responsibilities
Free complete toolkit for boards of directors:  http://www.mapnp.org/library/boards/boards.htm#anchor579041

The Nonprofit Resource Center
http://www.not-for-profit.org/
Check out the article on the responsibilities of a charity's board of directors.

The difference between board and staff responsibilities:  http://www.mapnp.org/library/boards/brdvsstf.htm

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