Resources
System-Wide Governance for Community Empowerment
This report by Judy Freiwirth and Maria Elena Letona details Centro Presente’s transformation to become an organization “of the community” by adopting the System-Wide Governance approach.
Coaching and Philanthropy: An Action Guide for Nonprofits
By: Kim Ammann Howard, Michelle Gislason, and Virginia Kellogg (2010) Based on information gathered from more than 300 nonprofit leaders, coaches, intermediaries, and grantmakers, this guide looks at how nonprofits may benefit from coaching as a strategy for building effective organizations.
Coaching and Philanthropy: An Action Guide for Grantmakers
By: Kim Ammann Howard, Michelle Gislason, and Virginia Kellogg (2010) Based on information gathered from more than 300 nonprofit leaders, coaches, intermediaries, and grantmakers, this guide will help expand grantmakers’ understanding and awareness of how coaching may support the work of their grantees.
Selecting a Coach: Questions to Ask
This selection from The Coaching & Philanthropy Project’s online toolkit, suggests questions to ask when selecting a coach and how to rate the responses you receive.
Organization Development for Social Change: An Integrated Approach to Community Transformation
By: Zak Sinclair with Lisa Russ and contributions by Susan Lubeck, Pia Infante, Nghia Tran, and Ernest Mark (2006) This article offers an organizational change framework consisting of four parts: community organizing, power analysis, organizational development, and spirit/sustainable practice.