Web Resources
BoardSource: BoardSource is dedicated to advancing the public good by building exceptional nonprofit boards and inspiring board service. BoardSource strives to support and promote excellence in board service, is the premier source of cutting-edge thinking and resources related to nonprofit boards, and engages and develops the next generation of board leaders.
www.boardsource.org
Compass Point: CompassPoint Nonprofit Services is a consulting, research, and training organization providing nonprofits with management tools, strategies, and resources to lead change in their communities. Links can be found to useful books and other information.
www.compasspoint.org
The Harvard Family Research Project, Evaluation Exchange: The Evaluation Exchange is a one-of-a-kind periodical that contains new lessons and emerging strategies for evaluating programs and policies, particularly those focused on children, families, and communities.
http://www.hfrp.org/evaluation/the-evaluation-exchange/overview
Publications
The Drucker Foundation Self-Assessment Tool Process Guide: by Gary J. Stern
The Peter Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management, 1999
A useful guide for conducting self-assessments
http://www.pfdf.org/tools/index.html
The 5 Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations: by Judith Sharken Simon with J. Terence Donovan
Fieldstone Alliance, 2001
A useful book that helps organizations to understand “where you are, where you’re going, and what to expect when you get there.”
http://www.fieldstonealliance.org/productdetails.cfm?SKU=069229
Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations, A Practical Guide and Workbook: Second Edition by Michael Allison and Jude Kaye, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, 2005
www.compasspoint.org
The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution, Real-Time Strategic Planning in a Rapid-Response World: by David La Piana, Fieldstone Alliance
www.nonprofitstrategyrevolution.org
Measuring Program Outcomes: A Practical Approach. United Way of America, 1996
This manual offers a step by step approach to the development and use of logic models.
http://www.unitedwaystore.com/product/measuring_program_outcomes_a_practical_approach/program_film