Welcome to the Alliance for Nonprofit Management

The Alliance mourns the loss of a true champion of the nonprofit sector, Flo Green. Flo passed May 9, 2012. Our condolences to her family and loved ones. For more about Flo and her contributions to our sector please click here.

The Alliance is the national voice and catalyst for the field of capacity building. We improve the effectiveness of individuals, groups, and organizations helping nonprofits and communities achieve positive social change.

Early Bird registration is now open for this year's Alliance for Nonprofit Management conference. August 8 – 10, 2012. Click HERE for more information or to register at last years prices!

Conference Call for Proposals

If you'd like to present at the Alliance Conference we welcome submissions for 90-minute conference sessions in four topic areas:

Leadership Development, Effectiveness, and Continuity: Frameworks and methodologies that support the development of the leadership pipeline on staff and board, effective leadership and governance by leaders in place, and the successful transition of leadership at all levels.
Nonprofit Sustainability: Frameworks and methodologies that support nonprofit leaders in evaluating and redefining business models, including business analysis, planning, and the assessment of opportunities for collaboration and merger.
Evaluation/Learning Organizations: Frameworks and methodologies that support nonprofit leaders in defining and measuring impact as well as in creating the organizational skills, systems, and cultures that foster and act upon ongoing learning practices.
Networks and Collective Impact: Frameworks and methodologies that support leaders in working across organizations and sectors to address complex community needs or to strengthen progressive social movements.

Submit your session proposal by June 1, 2011 by filling out the survey HERE.

Call for McAdam Book Award Nominations

Each year the Alliance for Nonprofit Management forms the Terry McAdam Award Committee, which seeks nominations for the most inspirational and useful new book published for the nonprofit sector. Nominations will be accepted until April 19, 2012. For more information click here

Interested in starting a new Alliance for Nonprofit Management Affinity Group?

Affinity Groups (AGs) are an integral part of the Alliance’s commitment to igniting and accelerating the effectiveness and efficiency of individuals and organizations helping nonprofits achieve positive social change. Click h ere for more information.

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Upcoming Webinars

June 14 - Peer Coaching as a Leadership Development Approach

Presenters: Michelle Gislason

Michelle Gislason, MA, is a Senior Project Director at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. She is responsible for the program creation and management of several of CompassPoint’s leadership programs, including the Coaching and Philanthropy Initiative, the Blue Shield of California Foundation Strong Field Project, and the Leadership Development Program for Executives Serving Transition-Age Youth. She is a trainer and coach for CompassPoint’s leadership series, “Thriving as an Executive Director,” and Bay Area LISC’s Community Development Leadership Institute, and recently co-authored the award-winning book “Coaching Skills for Nonprofits Managers and Leaders (Jossey-Bass). In addition to being a trainer, consultant, and certified organizational coach, Michelle is a trained facilitator in the Authenticity Circles© peer coaching model and an occasional guest lecturer at University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs. She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree and completed her Masters degree in Organizational Psychology in 2007.

Michelle Gislason, MA, is a Senior Project Director at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. She is responsible for the program creation and management of several of CompassPoint’s leadership programs, including the Coaching and Philanthropy Initiative, the Blue Shield of California Foundation Strong Field Project, and the Leadership Development Program for Executives Serving Transition-Age Youth. She is a trainer and coach for CompassPoint’s leadership series, “Thriving as an Executive Director,” and Bay Area LISC’s Community Development Leadership Institute, and recently co-authored the award-winning book “Coaching Skills for Nonprofits Managers and Leaders (Jossey-Bass). In addition to being a trainer, consultant, and certified organizational coach, Michelle is a trained facilitator in the Authenticity Circles© peer coaching model and an occasional guest lecturer at University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs. She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree and completed her Masters degree in Organizational Psychology in 2007.
Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD

Carter is co-founder of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Carter’s services include customizing and implementing capacity building programs, including peer learning programs, across a wide variety of outcomes and applications in various types of organizations. He is author of numerous books on nonprofit capacity building, including Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development with Nonprofits. He is developer of one of the world’s largest collections of well-organized, free resources for nonprofits, the Free Management Library at managementhelp.org . Carter has a B.S. in Computer Science, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and a PhD in Human and Organization Development from The Union Institute.

Carter is co-founder of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Carter’s services include customizing and implementing capacity building programs, including peer learning programs, across a wide variety of outcomes and applications in various types of organizations. He is author of numerous books on nonprofit capacity building, including Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development with Nonprofits. He is developer of one of the world’s largest collections of well-organized, free resources for nonprofits, the Free Management Library at managementhelp.org . Carter has a B.S. in Computer Science, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and a PhD in Human and Organization Development from The Union Institute.
June 21 - The ABCs of Successful Succession Planning

Presenters: Jeffrey Wilcox, CFRE

JEFFREY R. WILCOX, CFRE, President & CEO, The Third Sector Company, Inc. Jeff leads a team of 41 interim executives who manage nonprofit organizations and associations during executive transition. With services in Long Beach, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC., The Third Sector Company offers leadership continuity services that evaluate and enhance executive performance, facilitate executive transition and support succession planning in nonprofit organizations. Wilcox is the nonprofit columnist for the Long Beach Business Journal and author of “The Nonprofit Leader of the New Decade.” He is the former Senior Vice President of United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Valley of the Sun United Way in Phoenix, Arizona, and executive director of Children’s Hospital Foundation in Orange County, CA. Jeff is co-chair of the Executive Transition Management (ETM) Affinity Group for the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, developer of the “Board Chairs Academy,” and lead trainer for the Wells Fargo New Executive Directors Institute and Wells Fargo Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute in Los Angeles.

JEFFREY R. WILCOX, CFRE, President & CEO, The Third Sector Company, Inc. Jeff leads a team of 41 interim executives who manage nonprofit organizations and associations during executive transition. With services in Long Beach, Seattle, and Vancouver, BC., The Third Sector Company offers leadership continuity services that evaluate and enhance executive performance, facilitate executive transition and support succession planning in nonprofit organizations. Wilcox is the nonprofit columnist for the Long Beach Business Journal and author of “The Nonprofit Leader of the New Decade.” He is the former Senior Vice President of United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Valley of the Sun United Way in Phoenix, Arizona, and executive director of Children’s Hospital Foundation in Orange County, CA. Jeff is co-chair of the Executive Transition Management (ETM) Affinity Group for the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, developer of the “Board Chairs Academy,” and lead trainer for the Wells Fargo New Executive Directors Institute and Wells Fargo Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute in Los Angeles.
Tim Wolfred

TIM WOLFRED, Senior Affiliate, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. Tim created the executive search and transition program at CompassPoint in 1997. Over the past 14 years, Tim and CompassPoint’s team of transition consultants have worked with over 300 nonprofit agencies in succession planning and leadership transitions. In recent years, he has presented workshops on succession planning across the country for foundations and their grantees.

Tim is author of the book “Managing Executive Transitions: A Guide for Nonprofits” published in 2009 by the Fieldstone Alliance. Tim has also written two monographs on transition topics, “Building Leaderful Organizations: Succession Planning for Nonprofits” (2008) and “Interim Executive Directors: The Power in the Middle” (2005). They were published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Other publications by Tim include: “Next Generation Organizations: Nine Key Traits” (2010) and “Daring to Lead 2006: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership.”

TIM WOLFRED, Senior Affiliate, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services. Tim created the executive search and transition program at CompassPoint in 1997. Over the past 14 years, Tim and CompassPoint’s team of transition consultants have worked with over 300 nonprofit agencies in succession planning and leadership transitions. In recent years, he has presented workshops on succession planning across the country for foundations and their grantees.

Tim is author of the book “Managing Executive Transitions: A Guide for Nonprofits” published in 2009 by the Fieldstone Alliance. Tim has also written two monographs on transition topics, “Building Leaderful Organizations: Succession Planning for Nonprofits” (2008) and “Interim Executive Directors: The Power in the Middle” (2005). They were published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Other publications by Tim include: “Next Generation Organizations: Nine Key Traits” (2010) and “Daring to Lead 2006: A National Study of Nonprofit Executive Leadership.”
July 17 - Charity? Or Tax-Exempt Business? Building Capacity with Social Enterprise

Presenters: Jean Block

Jean Block has more than 45 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as board and staff leader for local, regional and national organizations. She is a nationally recognized consultant and trainer on nonprofit management, governance, FUNdraising and social enterprise. She is a regular presenter at conferences and as a presenter of Internet webinars.

Ten years ago, she had the opportunity to learn about social enterprise, and spent three years teaching a program on contract through the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs. In 2006, based on her experience, Jean launched Social Enterprise Ventures LLC as part of her national consulting company, Jean Block Consulting, Inc. She developed the Expedition© program that teaches nonprofits how to diversify their revenue through earned income ventures that leverage the organization’s current knowledge, technical and physical assets. The program embeds sound business principles into nonprofit management and results in a business plan.

Jean Block has more than 45 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as board and staff leader for local, regional and national organizations. She is a nationally recognized consultant and trainer on nonprofit management, governance, FUNdraising and social enterprise. She is a regular presenter at conferences and as a presenter of Internet webinars.

Ten years ago, she had the opportunity to learn about social enterprise, and spent three years teaching a program on contract through the National Center for Social Entrepreneurs. In 2006, based on her experience, Jean launched Social Enterprise Ventures LLC as part of her national consulting company, Jean Block Consulting, Inc. She developed the Expedition© program that teaches nonprofits how to diversify their revenue through earned income ventures that leverage the organization’s current knowledge, technical and physical assets. The program embeds sound business principles into nonprofit management and results in a business plan.