Management & Sustainability Content Topic Results

This page on BoardSource's website provides a general overview of the partnership between the board and the chief executive and includes links to additional resources.

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.

Fraud prevention is critical to not only your bottom line, but also to your reputation and that of other nonprofits. This guide presents a comprehensive approach to preventing fraud, as well as sample policies and guidance on what to do when fraud is discovered.

This article from Boardsource describes how achieving diversity on a nonprofit board is a challenging but doable and essential task.

This toolkit from RoadMap uses comic book style images and superhero themes to help support social justice organizations with strategic online communications.

Professional grant writers use clear, specific language to focus the reader’s attention, and to persuade the reader to fund their proposal. Learning to write successful grant proposals is no small task, but the writing process can become easier with practice and awareness of a few common missteps. This page from Purdue University offers a helpful introduction to writing a successful grant proposal.

During this webinar, Amanda Watson, Program Director at Praxis International, explores ways in which programs can better understand the cultural implications of working with AI/AN survivors with disabilities and provide guidance on strategies for best serving them.

This manual includes useful start-up tools such as a sample agenda, sample skits, a Power & Control Wheel, and a sample budget.

This paper provides a brief discussion about what vicarious trauma is and how important it is that advocates/counselors be aware of it, recognize the warning signs, and take care of ourselves.

This basic online guide provides management skills for new managers and supervisors. Topics covered include: core management skills, staffing, employee training, employee performance management, and personnel policies.

While rigorous evaluations of domestic violence support groups have been quite limited, the broader literature on support group efficacy is informative. Taken together, there is a significant body of evidence indicating that peer support groups can alleviate depression and stress, and increase self-esteem, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being.

The article suggests that programs evaluate their effectiveness in addressing specific Latino community needs, recognize and address barriers to serving Latino communities, and learn about diversity within Latino communities. The article also suggests eliminating stereotypes, developing organization wide language competency, and ensuring that all staff have a duty to serve all members of the community. Available in both English and Spanish.