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We strive to increase the affordability of our services to the organizations who need us the most, increase service to nonprofits that work with historically marginalized communities, and ensure that the organizations we support are committed to social justice.

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We offer a personalized approach to executive search and transition with the resources and capacity of a larger institution. We’re dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion, not only in values, but in practice.

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We are a capacity building organization that partners with nonprofit organizations to provide the services, programs, and resources they need to support their communities and ultimately, create a more equitable society. 

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Dec 6, 2002 | Publications

Executive Directors Guide

Better Leaders, Better Nonprofits, a Better World

The Guide for Successful Nonprofit Management

The Executive Directors Guide: The Guide for Successful Nonprofit Management is loaded with practical, real-world information to help executive directors create and sustain healthy, effective organizations. The guide also includes examples and advice on collaborating to build a robust nonprofit sector.

The how-to publication is inspired by the Executive Directors Guide published by the United Way of Massachusetts Bay over 20 years ago. It retains the original’s emphasis on leading with a view to maximizing stakeholder participation in vision creation, strategy development, decision making and implementation. 

Download a free sample chapter from the Executive Directors Guide on nonprofit executive leadership, which discusses:

  • The concept of leadership
  • Various leadership competencies, styles, and models
  • Participatory, partnership-based leadership
  • The role of self-reflection in leadership
  • Maintaining a work-life balance that helps you lead successfully

What’s Inside: Leadership, Mission, Vision, and Values, Program Development, Evaluation, Strategic Planning and Thinking, Governance, Fund Development, Public Relations, Community Development and Government Relations, Human Resources, Financial Management, Technology Planning, and Managing Change.

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