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This section of the National Council of Nonprofits’ website includes advocacy toolkits, tip sheets, and more to support nonprofits in their efforts to engage in advocacy while remaining in compliance with federal, state, and local lobbying laws.

This resource provides answers to some basic questions about how board meetings should run, including whether to use a consent agenda, how long meetings should last, whether staff should attend meetings, and what to include in minutes, among other things.

Nonprofits have a far greater chance of obtaining gifts from current donors than they do of acquiring new donors, which makes donor retention one of the most important tenets of a successful fundraising program. This resource from Bloomerang is designed to help organizations better understand how best to retain donors.

This resource explains the importance of connecting HR planning to your organization's strategic plan in order to make HR decisions that support the future direction of the organization.

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

This page discusses how small organizations can implement internal controls such as segregation of duties, despite having limited staff and volunteers.

This toolkit is intended to help the staff and board of directors at nonprofit sexual assault and domestic violence organizations in developing and implementing a succession plan to strengthen and build the capacity of their organizations. It provides an overview of key elements along with resources and tools to develop a succession plan that can strengthen and prepare the organization for staff and board transitions.

This guide for law enforcement officers provide information about language and cultural issues faced by immigrant women, and immigration laws and services available for immigrant women. The guide also includes suggestions for responding to immigrant victims of domestic violence.

Developed by the Office for Victims of Crime and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this directory is an excellent resource for practitioners and task forces seeking to expand and enhance their knowledge of anti-human trafficking practices.

This guide is aimed at staff of prosecutors’ victim-witness programs or community-based advocacy programs who need to support victims when their cases have been reopened for post-conviction DNA testing or when the person originally convicted of the crime is later exonerated.

This resource provides a brief overview of what kinds of activities are considered lobbying, and how nonprofit domestic violence agencies can be politically engaged without violating federal lobbying regulations.

This overview provides a basic orientation to the roles of shared leadership between the board of directors and the chief executive. A chart is provided that outlines guidance on specific responsibilities between both parties in several key governance areas.