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Books
Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes

Would you like to deliver more engaging, informative, and persuasive presentations? Do you supervise colleagues who must give presentations on a regular basis? If you have wasted enough time with bad presentations – on either side of the podium – this book is for you.
Reports & Papers
The Departing: Exiting Nonprofit Leaders as Resources for Social Change The Departing The Departing   
In all the talk about the need to strengthen the leadership capacity of existing nonprofits and the need to build the pipeline of the next generation of nonprofit leaders, not enough attention is being paid to how to leverage the talent of executive directors who are transitioning out of their organizations.
Arts Service Organizations: A Study of Impact and Capacity

Arts service organizations play an
important role in supporting the work of artists and nonprofit agencies but many of them fall short in meeting their own operational needs. How can foundation investment be targeted to build the capacity of key arts service organizations? (Source: The Boston Foundation)
Building Adaptive Capacity
This paper provides a definition of adaptive capacity and proposes a framework for thinking about
organizational effectiveness emphasizing change, complexity, and systems
thinking. (Source: Barr Foundation)
Tools & Frameworks
Facilities Projects Self-Assessment Tool

Facilities projects are about vision and risk.  Based on years of experience in the sector, TDC has developed an online self-assessment tool that helps organizations understand and anticipate the specific risks of their capital projects. (Source: TDC)