models & guides
organizational capacity model
Organizational Capacity Infographic - Orgforward - 2023 v11.pdfstrategy development & alignment model
Strategy Development and Organizational Alignment.pdfcommunity benefit based planning process guide
Community Benefit Strategy & Structure Process Framework.pdfcommunity benefit based planning overview
Community Benefit Based Planning Overview.pdfchoose your focus discussion overview - david rock
Choose Your Focus.pdfplanning & strategy tools
personal leadership development tool
inquiry-based tool for developing a personalized leadership development plan that starts with values and aspirations using catalytic thinking
Personal Leadership Development Plan.docxstrategic leadership inquiry guide
a guide for asking the questions that encourage strategic thinking and leadership engagement
Leadership Strategy Inquiry Guide.pdfcommunity/social benefit mapping - theory of change tool
articulate the community benefit, beneficiaries, scope of impact, strategic approach, and key assumptions behind the organization
OF Community Benefit Mapping Tool.docprogram operations modeling tool
program development matrix that links program outcomes to organizational outcomes and resource/asset utilization
OF Program Operations Modeling Tool.docassessment tools
strategy outcomes screen
assess program efforts against agreed upon organizational outcomes based on expected and actual program performance
OF Outcomes Strategy Screen.xlsxmatrix map template
program portfolio assessment and strategic sustainability discussion tool. plots invested effort, financial performance, and mission advancement for each program
other resources
The following resources are blogs, articles, websites, and books we like
articles, blogs, talks, etc...
Does Your Nonprofit Receive Donations of Services, Supplies or Equipment? Changes are Coming!
Costs Are Cool: The Strategic Value of Economic Clarity - Bridgespan
Nonprofit Cost Analysis Toolkit - Bridgespan (PDF version)
Hildy Gottlieb - Creating the Future (TEDx Talk)
Simon Sinek - Start With Why - How Great Leaders Inspire Action (TEDx Talk)
Why Funding Overhead Is Not the Real Issue: The Case to Cover Full Cost - NPQ
Beyond Financial Oversight: Expanding the Board’s Role in the Pursuit of Sustainability
Values in Your Organization and What They Have to Do with Making Money: Part 2
Looking-Glass World of Nonprofit Money: Managing in For-Profits’ Shadow Universe
fun videos
Everyone Deserves A Fair Slice - If a Pizza Shop Were Run Like a Nonprofit
Top 5 Awesome things about ... - Why awesome matters
First Follower - Leadership Lessons from the Dancing Guy
websites
Laramie Board Learning Project
Center for Nonprofit Advancement
Operating Reserve Policy Toolkit for Nonprofit Organizations (pdf)
Volunteer Frontier - Volunteer Service ROI Calculator
books
Quiet Leadership: Six Steps to Transforming Performance at Work - David Rock
Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership - Joseph Jaworski
On Becoming A Servant Leader - Robert Greenleaf
Clear Leadership: Sustaining Real Collaboration and Partnership at Work - Gervase R. Busche
The Courage to Teach - Parker Palmer
Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability - Jeanne Bell, Jan Masaoka, Steve Zimmerman
Managing and Leading Nonprofit Organizations: A Framework for Success - Paul L Dann
Seven Turning Points: Leading Through Pivotal Transitions in Organizational Life - Susan Gross
The Nonprofit Organizational Culture Guide - Paige Hull Teegarden, Denice Rothman Hinden, Paul Sturm
Embracing Cultural Competency: A Roadmap for Nonprofit Capacity Builders - Patricia St. Onge, Beth Applegate, Vicki Asakura, Monika Moss, Alfredo Vergara-Lobo, Brigette Rousan
Financial Leadership for Nonprofit Executives: Guiding Your Organization to Long-Term Success - Jeanne Bell, Elizabeth Schaffer
Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Managers and Leaders: Developing People to Achieve Your Mission - Judith Wilson, Michelle Gislason
The Pollyanna Principles: Reinventing Nonprofit Organizations to Create the Future of Our World - Hildy Gottlieb
Teaching with Your Mouth Shut - Donald Finkel
Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paula Freire
Experience and Education - John Dewey