Non Profit Tool Kit

1. Non Profit Capacity Building Workshop. (SCORE.Org.)

An excellent on line workshop providing information on a wide range of issues for not for profits. Available on SCORE web page.

2. Starting a non-profit organization:

http://managementhelp.org/strt_org/strt_np/strt_np.htm

Should You Really Start a New Nonprofit?
What Do You Mean by "Starting a Nonprofit"?
Feasibility Study -- "Should I Really Start a New Nonprofit?"
Consider Fiscal Sponsorship (another nonprofit to support your tax-exempt status, finances, etc.)
Do You Need a Lawyer to Start Your Nonprofit?
Nonprofit Incubators (help new nonprofits by sharing facilities, equipment, etc.)
Checklists to Help You Register Your New Nonprofit
Table of Reminders for Registering Your New Nonprofit
Something to Avoid: Founder's Syndrome

3. Board Recruitment, Development and Retention:

A. Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Board Roles and Responsibilities

• Sample Job Descriptions.

B Articles, Bylaws, Resolutions, Policies

• Articles of Incorporation

• Corporate Bylaws

• Corporate Resolutions

• Board Policies

C Legal, Lobbying, Ethics and Risk

• Accountability

• Risk Management

D Staffing the Board

• Size of the Board

• Term Limits

• Composition of Board

• Joining a Board (new member's point of view)

• Recruiting Board Members

• Informing, Communicating With Board Members

• Rewarding / Recognizing Board Members

• Removing Board Members

E Board Orientation/Training

• Orientation and Agenda

• Ongoing Education

F. Committees, Task Forces, Advisory Groups

• Organizing Committees

• Activating Committees and Board

• Developing Advisory Groups

G. Ensuring Successful Meetings

• Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

• Regarding Parliamentary Procedure for Meetings

• Board Retreats

• Maximizing Board Attendance

• Online Meetings

• Executive (In-Camera) Meeting

H. Board and Employee/Staff Relations

• Board and Staff Roles

• Board and CEO Role and Relations

• Board and Staff Relations

I. Evaluating the Board and Members

• Reasons to Do, How to Do

• Sample Procedures to Evaluate the Board

• Generic Individual Board Member Evaluation

• CompassPoint Self-Assessment for the Board

• Self assessment tool from Texas Arts

• Boy Scouts Executive Board Self-Assessment Tool

• Principles for Good Governance and Ethical Practice

• Iowa Hospital Self-Assessment Guide

• Board Self-Evaluation Exercise from Health Center

• Four Stages and Four Challenges of Organizational Development

• Self assessment tool from Massachusetts Arts Council

J. Supervising the CEO

• Overview of the Role of Chief Executive

• Relationship Between Board and Chief Executive

• Leadership Development Planning

• Succession Planning

• Evaluating the CEO

• Transitioning to New CEO

• Firing Employees

K. Overall Planning

• Strategic Planning

• Program Planning

• Business Planning

J. Human Resource Management

• Benefits and Compensation

• Employee Performance Management

• Training and Development

K. Fundraising

L. Marketing and Public Relations

• Communications

• Public Relations

4. Operations and Systems:

For more information call SCORE at (585) 263-6473
SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is a nonprofit volunteer organization, sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration.