Tools & Resources
Networks
- A Common Sense by Warren Cook and Bo Norris (PDF - 687 kb)
- Building smart communities through network weaving by Valdis Krebs and June Holley (2006)
- Collective Impact by John Kania & Mark Kramer (Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2011)
- Making a Brighter Future for Foster Care Youth in York County by Jennifer Boes (PDF - 640 kb)
- Net gains: a handbook for network builders seeking social change by Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor (nuPOLIS Document Library, 2008)
Boards
- 15 characteristics of a great board (PDF - 20 kb)
- Board self-evaluation: Asking the right questions (PDF - 34 kb)
- Engaging your board case study: Augment the expertise (PDF - 21 kb)
- Engaging your board case study: It\'s everyone\'s job to know customers (PDF - 21 kb)
- Engaging your board case study: When is ok not good enough (PDF - 21 kb)
- What business leaders need to know about nonprofit leadership
Nonprofit Management
- Five steps to take right now for smooth leadership transition - advice from 3 CGV partners
- Ten Nonprofit Funding Models by William Landes Foster, Peter Kim, & Barbara Christiansen (Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2009)
- The leadership deficit by Thomas J. Tierney (Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2006)
Carol Colson, Bangor Savings BankCGV helped us become more strategic in our philanthropy - Bangor Savings is now recognized as a champion for economic development and the creative economy
