Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff

FINALLY, here is a highly practical, complete resource about how to recruit and retain the best staff and volunteers in your nonprofit, and how to work successfully with your Board! DEMYSTIFY nonprofit leadership, management and supervision using this straightforward book! It is customized particularly to the real world of the nonprofit Executive Director (Chief Executive Officer) and other leaders among nonprofit staff. Guidelines are written in an easy-to-implement style, resulting in a highly practical resource that is useful at any time in the life of a nonprofit organization. LEARN to 1) lead from a proactive, plan-based approach; 2) effectively work with nonprofit Boards of Directors; 3) lead and manage yourself, including to avoid burnout; 4) get and retain the best staff and volunteers; 5) ensure all staff and volunteers contribute directly to achieving the goals of the nonprofit organization and its programs; and 6) detect and address Founders Syndrome. TOPICS in this book include those often forgotten in nonprofit publications, including time and stress management, staffing, organizing, team building, setting goals, giving feedback, avoiding Founders Syndrome, and much more! It also includes guidelines to ensure a strong working relationship between the Chief Executive Officer and the Board. AUDIENCES for this book include: 1) founders and Chief Executive Officers of nonprofits; 2) nonprofit leaders, managers and supervisors; 3) members of nonprofit Boards of Directors; 4) nonprofit management consultants; and 5) HRD professionals working with nonprofits. SKILLS in leadership and supervision are developed by doing more than reading about them -- this is your guide to useful tools and resources that you can immediately apply in your nonprofit workplace! (SPECIFICATIONS: Second edition, 2008, 303 pages, paperback).