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Foundation Toolkit: Cultivating Young Philanthropic Leaders - How to Establish a Fellowship Program

Finding and cultivating leaders for the philathropic sector is a great way to not only bring fresh ideas to the sector, but also create an influx of talent into the grantmaking world. The Emerging Leaders Working Group developed this toolkit to help foundations interested in cultivating new leaders thorugh fellowship programs.

Board Governance

BoardSource (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards) provides essential information for board members and answers to a range common questions. Areas covered include: board composition and structure, board development, board member responsibilities, board meetings, financial issues, fund-raising, and legal liability Issues.

Helpful Links

Nonprofit Good Practice Guide
We provide key information designed to help anyone manage a nonprofit organization efficiently and effectively. The site provides articles, tips, resources and glossaries within the following topic areas: Welcome - Are you new to the nonprofit world, taki

Quality 990
The Quality 990 (qual990.org) website encompasses a number of projects and activities to improve the quality of IRS Form 990 reporting by nonprofit organizations.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Implications for Nonprofit Organizations
Created to rebuild public trust in the corporate community in the wake of corporate and accounting scandals, the American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act, or Sarbanes-Oxley Act, requires that publicly traded companies conform to new stand