Management & Sustainability Content Topic Results
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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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Combining Stories and Data to Better Prove Your Impact
Publisher(s): This resource provides guidance on how to combine strong data with inspiring stores to demonstrate your organization's full impact and create a compelling case for support.
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Five Tips for Building High-Performing Nonprofit Leadership Teams
Publisher(s):According to the author, Nicki Roth, "a great team is the sum of all of its moving parts.” This document provides advice on how to nurture working relationships and build respect of team members in order to build high-performing teams.
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Nonprofit Organizations and Human Resources Management
The decisions we make about who we hire for what positions and how we work with them once hired are crucial for organizational performance. This resource outlines best practices gathered from the field for performance evaluation, recruitment, hiring and retention, staffing, professional development, and resolving problems.
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10 reasons nonprofit work is totally awesome
Publisher(s): Although it can certainly be stressful, nonprofit work can also be full of joy. This article from Nonprofit AF explores some of the positive aspects of nonprofit work.
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Shared Leadership in Survivor-Serving Organizations
Publisher(s): This 3-part webinar series from Futures Without Violence's Supporting Organizational Sustainability (SOS) Project explores shared leadership models within survivor-serving organizations.
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How the Earth Didn't Fly Into the Sun: Missouri's Project to Reduce Rules in Domestic Violence Shelters
Publisher(s):This guide is part of a shared goal between NRCDV, state coalitions, and individual programs to find a better way to welcome women and other domestic violence victims -- many of whom had every aspect of life controlled by their partners -- into shelter where they could experience autonomy despite the constraints of a communal living environment. The concept and conflict of having rules in shelter has been repeatedly recycled and re-silenced throughout the movement to end violence against women.
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The NRCDV Access Initiative: Documenting our progress towards greater accessibility
Publisher(s):Be the change we wish to see in the world. That is just what the staff of the NRCDV had in mind when we launched the Access Initiative in 2006. The Initiative represented NRCDV's organizational commitment -- as an employer, service provider, and community member -- to individuals with disabilities and accessibility in general.
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Culture as a Resource for Organizational Development
Publisher(s):This article highlights a culturally-based organizational structure developed from the perspective of culturally specific organizations. Additionally, the article explores cultural foundations for leadership development, management/administration, governance and organizational accountability using a lens that integrates cultural realities and considerations.
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Sexual Violence Against Asian and Pacific Islander Women Training Manual
This training manual describes the different types of sexual violence perpetrated against Asian and Pacific Islander women. Skits and discussion questions are included to help advocates understand sexual violence in vulnerable populations.
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Lobbying and Nonprofit Status
Publisher(s): 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.
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Balancing the Work of the Board and Staff
This resource provides additional information on board and staff roles, as well as a look at how those roles change during different stages of an organization’s life cycle and a targeted understanding of roles within each of the board’s governance responsibilities.
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Strategic HR Planning
Publisher(s): 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.









