Helpful Articles
We at Capability Company believe that the following articles are excellent resources. We hope you find them worthwhile as well.
Boards
- Does Your Board Need A Tune-Up? by Maggie Clay Love
- Who's Responsible for the Board of Directors Anyway? by Maggie Clay Love
- Strategic Planning by Beth Bordeaux
- Turning Mission Statements Inside Out by Susan Valentine
- Empty Senior Staff Position? How to use it for Board Development by Laura Gemme
Searches and Hiring
- Basics of the Nonprofit Job Hunt (written by Sherry Heuser and published in Philanthropy Journal April 5, 2010)
- Succession planning: To interim, or not to interim? by Sherry Heuser
- Successful Transitions from Founding Directors to the Next Generation by Sherry Heuser
- Turning the Tables: Searches from the Candidates' View by Sherry Heuser
- Filling the Gap - What a Specialty Search Firm Can do for You by Laura Gemme
- Eight Tips for Wooing Candidates by Rebecca Worters
- Seven Tips for Hiring and Retaining Your Top Development Professional by Rebecca Worters
- Ready for Hiring? Always Be Prepared by Rebecca Worters
- Matching for-profit skills to nonprofit jobs (written by Rebecca Worters and published in Philanthropy Journal March 17 2008)
- Hire a Strong Leader and Watch Your Organization Grow by Rebecca Worters
- Sealing the Deal by Laura Gemme
- What Inspires You? by Rebecca Worters
- The Likeability Factor by Amy Etheridge
Administration
- The Complex World of Human Resources...Why Ignorance Isn't Bliss by Laura DiPersia
- It Really is Different: Seven Tips for Marketing to Nonprofits by Rebecca Worters
- Nonprofit Outsourcing: A Vital Option (Reprinted with permission from Laurence A Pagnoni and Associates)
Fundraising and Marketing
- Back to School: A Return to the ABCs of Major Gift Fundraising by Emily Espenshade
- What Really Counts? by Maggie Clay Love
- The Word for 2009: Authenticity by Amy Etheridge
- Summary of "Fund-Raising: Well-Paid Jobs That Sometimes Go Begging" The New York Times – June 19, 2005
- Institutional Cross-Training: Enhancing Cultivation by Amy Etheridge
Leadership and Development
- The Power of Thanks: Gratitude in the Workplace by Julie LeMond
- Understanding Talent Management by Julie LeMond
- Good to Great, Level 5 Leadership in Nonprofits by Rebecca Worters
- Are Nonprofit Leaders More Effective Than Corporate Execs? (Reprinted with permission from the Nonprofit Quarterly)
- Saving the World, and Nonprofit Staff, Too What causes burnout at nonprofits, and what to do about it. (Linked with permission from Foundation News & Commentary )
- More Than Just Words: Communication vs. Dialogue by Amy Etheridge
- Avoiding the Nonprofit Workforce Dearth: Cultivating Good Leaders Now by Rebecca Worters
- Up and Coming Sector Leaders...What can you do to help? by Laura Gemme
- 3 Strategies for Keeping Your Best on Board (Including You!) by Amy Etheridge
Personal Growth
- New Year, New Me? Not Really! by Pamela Kearney
- Oh The Places You'll Go by Julie LeMond
- Cast Your Line to Motivate & Improve Your Catch by Amy Etheridge
- Spring Forward by Amy Etheridge
- Starting Fresh in the New Year - Is that for Real? by Rebecca Worters
- Hello My Name Is by Laura Gemme
