Leadership & Governance

Succession, board governance, fundraising, and financial templates for nonprofit leaders and boards.

Format

24 of 24 resources

Toolkit

3-Year Strategic Planning Toolkit

Facilitation guide, worksheets, plan format

$59

Toolkit

Board Governance Handbook & Onboarding

New board members effective in week one

$49

Template

Annual Report & Impact-Storytelling Template

Turn the year into a story worth funding

$39

Template

Board Meeting Agenda & Minutes Templates

Tighter meetings, clean records

$19

Template

Board Recruitment & Term-Limit Policy Pack

Pipeline + healthy rotation (3x3 model)

$29

Template

Board Skills & Composition Matrix

Map current board vs the skills strategy needs

$29

Template

Budget & Financial Dashboard Template

Board-friendly budget + one-page dashboard

$39

Template

Case for Support & Major-Gift Ask Templates

Make the ask compelling and land it

$39

Template

Core Governance Policy Pack

Conflict of interest, whistleblower, retention, and more

$44

Template

Development Director JD & Comp Benchmark

Hire the right fundraiser at the right number

$34

Template

ED Job Description + Hiring Scorecard

Define the role; score candidates objectively

$34

Template

ED Performance Evaluation Template

Fair, structured annual review

$29

Template

Emergency Succession Plan (One-Pager)

The if-the-ED-left-tomorrow plan

$29

Template

Fundraising Plan Template + Annual Calendar

Full development plan + 12-month calendar

$49

Template

Grant Proposal & LOI Templates

Structured templates funders expect

$34

Guide

Board Fundraising Guide

What boards can and cannot do in fundraising, and how to have the give-or-get conversation

Free

Guide

CEO and Board Chair Partnership Guide

The relationship that makes or breaks an org

$24

Guide

Donor Retention Playbook

Keep the donors you worked to win

$39

Guide

ED Job Description Guide

Write an ED job description that recruits the right people and repels the wrong ones

Free

Guide

Founder Transition Guide

The hardest, most emotional leadership change

$49

Guide

Succession Planning Checklist

A one-page succession checklist a board chair can complete in an afternoon

Free

Assessment

Leadership Transition Readiness Assessment

Score succession readiness across six dimensions

$99

AI Tool

Nonprofit Succession Plan Generator

Turn a leadership scenario into a working succession plan

$79

Bundle

Transition-Ready Pack

Everything to plan and execute a leadership transition

$150 · includes 4 items

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