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Below is Colorado Nonprofit Association’s past CEO Performance Evaluation.
Organizations exist in complex environments that include the board itself, the staff, its customers, clients, donors, and other stakeholders; the organization’s traditions, values, and history; its economic, social, competitive and regulatory environment; and so on and on. The organization’s executive serves a key role in carrying out the board’s directives while balancing these numerous – and often conflicting – interests and pressures.
The board of director’s oversight role brings a fundamental tension to the board/executive director relationship. Who is ultimately in charge? There are no firm guidelines about where board oversight leaves off and executive management begins. In this grey area, struggles for power and authority often emerge.
Conventional wisdom emphasizes the importance to a nonprofit organization of its core leadership: a healthy board chair-executive director relationship. Organizational effectiveness is at stake when this relationship is weak, or worse, dysfunctional. While such an assertion may seem intuitively correct, there is a lack of empirical work that explores the dynamics of this key relationship or its influence, if any, on the nonprofit organization.
This article provides detailed information on board committees.
No matter your title or role, there are plenty of opportunities while working at a nonprofit organization for you to serve as a leader. Whether you are directing a board, chairing a committee, managing a team, or coordinating a project, the goal is always the same — to lead effectively.
Coaching is used to inspire and empower people and organizations. When volunteer managers utilize coaching skills, they maximize their team’s potential. Learn and practice several skills that can be put into use immediately.
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9 minutes | Learn what has to be true of your relationship in order to effectively coach somebody. Amy shows you how to find what drives a person to volunteer.
Learn how an interim executive director or CEO may be beneficial to your organization in a time of executive transition. Dr. Jackie Eder-Van Hook also shares guidelines for selecting an interim executive.
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Read examples of the concerns and misunderstandings about succession planning expressed by CEOs, senior staff and board members. Then, learn how to have a conversation that addresses these issues.
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