Return on investment

New perspectives on funding and evaluating coaching

Bill Ryan proposes an approach to evaluation that mirrors the way businesses think about their investment in coaching.

Leading the Future

Getting to know the 21st Century Fellows

Rashad Robinson, a graduate of the 21st Century Fellows program, profiles the program’s work bringing people of color into leadership roles on LGBT rights, service, and advocacy.

Becoming a Major Supporter of Nonprofit Coaching

Supporting individual, and social, change

Nonprofits are now seeing the power of customized one-on-one support in making their work more effective.

Flexible Leadership Awards: An Update

“It’s not just about the ED,” and other lessons learned

In April 2010, the FLA program shares some of its insights and lessons to date.

Strengthening LGBT Leadership

Leadership is a necessity, not a luxury, for the LGBT movement

According to a 2009 report by the Movement Advancement Project, building leadership talent should be a long-term priority.

Inaugural Cohort of 21st Century Fellows Announced

Increasing diversity in the movement for gay and lesbian equality

22 leaders have been selected to take part in a year-long leadership development program for people of color managers at LGBT organizations.

Sabbaticals Deliver Results

Time off for nonprofit leaders can lead to lasting change

This 2009 study looks at sabbaticals as capacity building and leadership development, not just time off for leaders.

Managing Transitions

What happens to a nonprofit when executives change hands?

This 2009 book walks readers through the difficult choices and incredible potential that can come with nonprofit leadership transitions.

Advancing Good Governance

How grantmakers are helping strengthen untapped resources: nonprofit boards

This BoardSource study looks at how foundations and nonprofits are focusing more on boards as a critical resource in building organizational effectiveness.

The In-Between Nonprofit Boards

The needs and challenges of midsize nonprofit boards

This brief helps fill a major gap in our understanding of board governance by focusing on midsize nonprofits, identifying problem areas, and suggesting targeted strategies.

The Departing

Exiting nonprofit leaders as resources for social change

As the leadership of the nonprofit sector passes from one generation to the next, departing leaders take with them their knowledge, networks, and experience.

3 Keys to Getting Nonprofit Leadership Development Right

A foreword by VP of Programs Sylvia Yee

The Haas, Jr. Fund’s VP of Programs Sylvia Yee shares key insights from our efforts supporting leadership development.