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This page offers key points and resources to help leaders of nonprofit organizations understand federal and state employment laws.

We can’t create change in areas of injustice if we are afraid to have honest conversations with each other. This article addresses the fact that advancing social justice discussions and finding solutions requires nonprofit organizations to admit our mistakes and keep working to improve.

This article lists steps that nonprofits can take now to increase the likelihood of a positive transition of leadership in the future.

A majority of nonprofits are not prepared for leadership transitions. This article from the National Council of Nonprofits provides key tips for development of a transition plan and links to other helpful resources.

With sustainability as the focus, nonprofit staff and boards can and should consider a whole range of circumstances related to transitions of leadership that create risks to the mission. This article explores the need for succession planning from a risk management perspective and the organizational sustainability benefits to be gained.

This publication provides ​​​​​​​a framework for helping boards and nonprofit executives address succession planning activities.

This resource offers guidance on how to create an effective employee handbook that minimizes the likelihood that it will be found as an implied contract with your employees.

This is a comprehensive guide on developing and implementing effective performance management systems that bring visible, value-added benefits in the areas of performance planning, performance development, feedback, and achieving results.

Making the most of the performance assessment process requires making the part of them organizational culture and includes at least goal setting, continuous feedback and coaching, and an annual review. This article outlines the challenges of creating an effective process and suggests steps nonprofits can take to build the best process for their own organizations.

​​​​​Performance evaluations should be beneficial to both your organization and your employees. This resource explains how to set up a performance review plan so that your organization and employees get the most benefit from performance reviews.