Additional Resources for
Ready to Lead? Next Generation Leaders Speak Out
Blogs
Nonprofit 2020, the Johnson Center
NP2020 is an initiative, created by the Johnson Center, to focus efforts on developing the next generation of leadership in the nonprofit sector.
Perspectives from the Pipeline
Rosetta Thurman presents "observations on the nonprofit sector from the next generation." (Note: Rosetta is on staff at the Nonprofit Roundtable.)
Nonprofit Literature Blog, Foundation Center
"This blog periodically spotlights key books, pamphlets, articles, and other resources that have been acquired at the Foundation Center Libraries."
Strategically Speaking
"Reflections on strategic thinking and planning in the nonprofit sector."
Future Leaders in Philanthropy, onPhilanthropy
"FLiP is dedicated to creating a community and a network where other future leaders can meet, learn, exchange ideas, and contribute to each otherÕs success."
Career Information
Skills Matrix, nextsteps.org
This form matches the user's transferable skills with the skills most utilized in their chosen occupations, helping the user find a good fit for employment.
Retiring Baby Boomers + Gen X/Millenials + Technology=Virtual Mentoring? by Michele Martin at The Bamboo Project Blog
"It occurs to me this morning that with the impending wave of retiring Baby Boomers and a mounting need for Gen X and Millenials to receive ongoing guidance, technology-enabled mentoring might fill a real gap."
What shapes careers: A McKinsey Global Survey
Respondents talk "about the events that have had the most profound effect on their careers." For instance: "Executives around the world say the events that most profoundly affected their careers originated largely at work, not from family or personal issues, according to a McKinsey Quarterly survey."
Fulfillment Elusive for Young Altruists In the Crowded Field of Public Interest, Washington Post
Beth Hanley "faces a predicament shared by many young strivers in Washington's public interest field. After years of amassing so many achievements, they struggle to find full-time employment with decent pay and realize they might not get exactly what they set out for."
Leadership/Management
A Leader's Guide to Executive Coaching
Executive coaching provides leadership training, development of interpersonal skills, and guidance for how to manage and lead employees. The Nonprofit Quarterly has published "A Leader's Guide to Executive Coaching" which provides an overview of the process. Included in the article is a discussion of the leadership challenges facing nonprofits as well as questions and scenarios that executives can use to determine whether or not coaching is the right tool to use.
Interchange Group
Articles, one-sheets, and multimedia files on the topic of generational leadership.
"The Interchange Group works with organizations and their leaders to develop competitive advantages in the workplace. We specialize in guiding employers through the following key business transitions."
Resources: Succession Planning for Nonprofit Organizations, Foundation Center
"Nonprofit organizations rely on strong leadership to pursue their missions. This resource list contains citations to selected articles and books from the Foundation Center's bibliographic database, the Catalog of Nonprofit Literature, on the subject of succession planning."
Resources: Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
"The Guide provides easily accessible and continuously updated information on virtually all aspects of managing a nonprofit organization. It can be used as a quick reference in preparation for meetings, as a training tool, or for in-depth research."
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management
"The Alliance for Nonprofit Management is the professional association of individuals and organizations devoted to improving the management and governance capacity of nonprofits - to assist nonprofits in fulfilling their mission."
Generations: The Challenge of a Lifetime for Your Nonprofit by Peter C. Brinckerhoff, published by Fieldstone Alliance
"Generational change presents as many opportunities for nonprofits as challenges. In Generations: The Challenge of a Lifetime for Your Nonprofit, nonprofit mission expert Peter Brinckerhoff tells you what to expect and how to plan for it."
Support Center for Nonprofit Management
The Journal for Nonprofit Management "is an invaluable source of thinking and articles on the issues challenging nonprofit organizations today."
Retirement Planning
401(k) and 403(b) Plans, The Calvert Group
"Tax-deferred retirement plans offered through work generally have higher contribution limits than individual saving plans. For this reason- and because some employers offer a company match- financial advisors often recommend contributing the maximum through these plans each year."
Retirement Plan Management for Small Business, U.S. Small Business Administration
"The U.S. Small Business Administration and Nationwide are partnering to help educate American small business owners about their retirement plan options and responsibilities, especially in their role as a fiduciary."
SEP Retirement Plans for Small Businesses, U.S. Internal Revenue Service
"Simplified Employee Pension plans (SEPs) can provide a significant source of income at retirement by allowing employers to set aside money in retirement accounts for themselves and their employees."
Sample Request For Proposal (RFP) For a 401k Provider, 401kHelpCenter.com
"Here is an outline you can use when putting together a RFP for a 401k provider. Included in this outline are important questions you should be asking. Where appropriate, we also tell you why you should be asking these questions."
A Small-Business Retirement Plan, Forbes.com
"Sole proprietors, independent contractors, partnerships and S corporations may create Simplified Employee Pension plans, or SEPs. Administrative costs are typically lower than traditional Individual Retirement Accounts, and record keeping is a snap."