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National web resources providing information about The High Performing Nonprofit

The State of Evaluation Tools and Systems of Nonprofit Organizations - read article
Vic Murray, University of Victoria, discusses performance indicators and other valuable evaluation tools that allow Nonprofit Organizations to effectively track their progress.

The Great Place to Work Institute conducts research relating to how managers can create productive working environments that are great places to work. They have found in their research that a great workplace has three prime elements: trust (credibility, respect and fairness), pride and camaraderie. This is a great resource for managers trying to cope with high staff turnover or reports of job dissatisfaction.
www.greatplacetowork.com

Echoing Green is a wonderful resource for the nonprofit world. It contains information on a variety of topics including strategic planning, public relations and marketing, defining mission vision and values, and corporate partnerships.
www.echoinggreen.org

This virtual volunteering project is a good source of information regarding advocacy and lobbying for nonprofits. It also has a comprehensive listing of other nonprofit advocacy web sites. This organization feels that "your organization needs to know what activities staff and volunteers can engage in legally regarding lobbying, advocacy and other public policy activities." This site contains useful information for any nonprofit that is interested in the ins and outs of advocacy work.
www.serviceleader.org

Business Planning (for nonprofits or for-profits)
This site contains a basic introduction for both for-profits and nonprofit about developing business plans. For nonprofits that are looking to become more professional and efficient, a clear business plan is a must have. This site helps to get the ball rolling.
www.mapnp.org/library/plan_dec/bus_plan/bus_plan.htm

Balancedscorecard.org, the original on-line community for Balanced Scorecard practitioners established to foster the definition, understanding and practices of world-class Balanced Scorecard implementations in industry, academia and government.
www.balancedscorecard.org

The Balanced Scorecard is a revolutionary framework which translates a company's vision and strategy into a coherent set of performances measures. In addition, it is a tool to channel energies, abilities and specific knowledge held by employees toward achieving long-term goals.
www.datawarehousingonline.com/DWBSCard.htm

For those looking for more general overall information on High Performing Nonprofits, the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations is an interdisciplinary research center at Harvard that seeks to expand understanding and accelerate critical thinking about civil society among scholars, practitioners, policy makers and the general public by encouraging scholarship, developing curriculum, fostering mutual learning between academics and practitioners, and shaping policies that enhance the sector and its role in society.
www.ksghauser.harvard.edu

"High Performing Nonprofits are not only efficient, they are effective. It is imperative that nonprofits today develop the skills necessary to sucessfully impact the communities and clients they serve. This conference will give organizations the tools they need to excel."

— Sue Donaldson, Distinguished Visiting Practitioner and Director, The Forum at the Evans School

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