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An excellent outline of the basic responsibilities of a board of directors can be found within this general overview. The document describes the three primary governing responsibilities as well as the supportive role of individual board members.

This resource provides tips and recommendations for how to make your grant proposal stand out from others and assure you create a document that is well written, informative and engaging, with tips for each section of the proposal.

The most effective boards are those that regularly and candidly ask themselves: "How can we do better?" This page from the National Council of Nonprofits offers a variety of resources to support the process of engaging in board self-assessments.

Highlights include: 'On the Road:' Learning From the Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence Featuring Women of Color-led Initiatives: A Site Visit with Spirits of Hope Coalition Poems: My Innocence & Counting Survivor Advocacy in the Digital Age Domestic Violence and Animal Abuse: Addressing Survivors' Concerns for Their Pets

This document is meant to inspire program innovation and a deeper commitment by service providers, policy makers and funders to building culturally proficient organizations capable of delivering quality services to diverse communities.

This guide is a resource to support established task forces and provide guidance to agencies looking to form human trafficking task forces. Its purpose is to assist in the development and day to day operations of an anti-human trafficking task force and to provide fundamental guidance for effective task force operations.

This page includes resources and information on how agencies can select the most secure and survivor-centered database for their program.

This page offers various self-assessment checklists and measures to examine different aspects of ones current wellbeing. A link to a PDF file is provided for each of the measures/checklists.

Each online toolkit provides key tasks, examples, and links to more detailed instructional sections on topics related to community-based work such as: creating and maintaining partnerships, assessing community needs and resources, developing a framework or model of change, developing strategic and action plans, building leadership, enhancing cultural competence, influencing policy development, writing a grant application, sustainability, and more!

These curricula are geared toward professional staff working in the fields of domestic violence and/or disaster response to ensure trauma-informed best practice for disaster management in the context of domestic violence.

This resource is a step-by-step overview of what actions are necessary to build a strong board, from initial review of what skills and expertise are needed for board members through board orientation. It provides a general understanding of how to develop your board of directors into the governing body you need.

This article discusses ways for nonprofit organizations' finance staff to explain finances so that program staff will understand their value in achieving the mission of your organization.