Links and Resources: Nonprofit Leadership
Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Foundation publishes a number of studies related to nonprofit executive transitions and leadership changes within organizations.
www.aecf.org/KnowledgeCenter.aspx
Aspen Institute
The mission of the Aspen Institute is to foster enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. Through seminars, policy programs, conferences and leadership development initiatives, the Institute and its international partners seek to promote nonpartisan inquiry and an appreciation for timeless values. Aspen's seminars, programs and leadership initiatives offer a chance for restorative reflection on the meaning of the good life, leadership, and sound public policy based on nonpartisan principles and timeless ideas.
BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards)
BoardSource increases the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of directors through their consulting practice, publications, tools, and membership program. They are dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors.
Center for Creative Leadership
The Center for Creative Leadership is a resource for understanding and expanding the leadership capabilities of individuals and organizations from across the public, private, nonprofit, government and education sectors. The mission of the center is to advance the understanding, practice and development of leadership and to address the leadership component of both business and organizational challenges - helping to build, extend and revitalize the practice of leadership.
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
The Center for Nonprofit Advancement is the Washington, DC region's catalyst for advancing nonprofits by being the most comprehensive resource for education and training, networking, advocacy and buying opportunities for nonprofits in the Washington region.
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a consulting, research, and training organization providing nonprofits with management tools, strategies, and resources to lead change in their communities. Topics include strategic planning, financial management, board development and fund raising. CompassPoint also provides an electronic newsletter for members of nonprofit boards of directors called Board Café.
Free Management Library
The Library provides comprehensive resources related to leadership and management of for-profit or nonprofit organizations. The Library is a free community resource to be shared and contributed to by users and authors across the world.
Idealist
Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders. The site provides a listing of over 58,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 165 countries, volunteer opportunities and a nonprofit career center.
Leader to Leader Institute
Established in 1990 as the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, the mission of the Leader to Leader Institute is to strengthen the leadership of the social sector by providing leaders with inspiration and resources to lead for innovation and to build vibrant social sector organizations. The Leader to Leader Institute provides innovative and relevant resources, products and experiences that enable leaders of the future to address emerging opportunities and challenges.
National Center for Charitable Statistics
The National Center for Charitable Statistics is the national clearinghouse of data on the nonprofit sector in the United States. NCCS is a program of the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute.
Nonprofit Community Resource Center, a program of the Center for Community Research and Service, University of Delaware
The Nonprofit Community Center provides information, training, and technical assistance to nonprofit and community-based organizations and to public agencies serving low- and moderate income families & communities. It houses a library of resources for community and economic development, nonprofit management, and affordable housing and coordinates several practitioner training workshops and courses.
Nonprofit Good Practice Guide, the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership
The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide is a project of the Philanthropic and Nonprofit Knowledge Management Initiative (PNKM) at the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership. The Johnson Center has a strong focus on community service. They are dedicated to the study and teaching of philanthropy, volunteerism and nonprofit management.
Nonprofit Management Educational Resources: Learner Resource Center
The Learner Resource Center provides a number of resources in a variety of nonprofit management and leadership issues. The "nonprofit web sites" section provides a list of annotated resources organized by topic.....everything from "how to start a nonprofit organization" to "volunteer management."
Nonprofit Quarterly
The Nonprofit Quarterly is a print magazine focusing on values-based management information and proven practices. The mission is to provide relevant and useful information needed to manage more effectively and advance the mission of nonprofit organizations.
Organizational Change Case Studies
Strategies for Implementing Consumer Directed Services: An Organizational Culture of Change and Innovation at Gateways Community Services
http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu/resources/downloadgateways.aspx
Emerging "Lives Of Distinction" At Ulster-Greene Arc: Stepping Out Of The Organizational "Comfort Zone"
http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu/resources/downloademerginglives.aspx
"Trusting Our Process": Organizational Transformation In The Context Of A Culture Of Innovation: The Arc Of Renssalaer County
http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu/resources/downloadarcrensselaer.aspx
Arc Of Howard County, Maryland: Reclaiming Person-Centered Planning
http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu/resources/downloadarcofhowardcounty.aspx
The Seeing Is Believing Project: A "Lifeline" For Organizational Change In North Carolina
http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu/resources/downloadseeingisbelievingreport.aspx
Facility Conversion And Beyond At The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region: A Story Of Visionary Leadership And Strategic Planning
http://disabilitystudies.syr.edu/resources/downloadarcncr.aspx
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center provides assistance and resources for community-serving nonprofit organizations. The focus is on controlling risks that threaten a nonprofit’s ability to accomplish its mission. They offer a wide range of services (from technical assistance to software to training and consulting help) on risk management topics (from employment practices, to insurance purchasing to internal controls and preventing child abuse).
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management is a professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission.