Seven Things that Surprise New CEOs
"Most new chief executives are taken aback by the unexpected and unfamiliar new roles, the time and information limitations, and the altered professional relationships they run up against."  This article addresses some of these concerns and offers help for addressing them.
 
Tapping Encore Talent
Many nonprofit organizations face talent shortages and want to hire experienced workers. This new survey found that seven out of 10 nonprofit employers rated the experience that encore workers bring to the job as a significant benefit.
 
Nonprofit Leadership Development: A Model for Identifying and Growing Leaders within the Nonprofit Sector
Funded by the Bruner Foundation, the Heinz Endowments, and the Forbes Funds, this report "provides a model of the competencies nonprofit leaders will need in the future as well as how to assess and develop these leaders."
 
2007 CEO Compensation Study
The top leaders of the 5,242 largest charities in America earn an average salary of $145,270. This represents a modest pay raise of 2.34% over the previous year studied. All together, their salaries add up to over $730 million.
 
What Middle Managers Really Think
This article discusses ways to ensure that your staff is well-positioned to meet organizational goals.
 

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Board Functions and Duties
This sample chart plots out duties assigned to individual board members.
 
Board Cafe Archives
This page houses a decade's worth of articles on nonprofit board development and governance.
 
Governance Matters Resources
This site features tools, roundtable notes, tips, outlines, and more to help your organization through the board recruitment, nomination and orientation processes. 
 
BoardSource
The resources found on this site increase the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening boards of directors through publications and tools.
 
Toolkit for Boards
This toolkit offers complete descriptions, outlines and reports on a wide variety of board issues, such as reviewing board roles and responsibilities, staffing, creating successful committees and meetings, evaluating board members and executive directors, training; and assessing board accountability. The toolkit also links to free online training programs for boards.
 

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