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Sample Personnel Manual Template

Every social profit organization needs a clear set of personnel policies. This master template includes a wide variety of policies in an editable MS Word file. Replace "XYZ" with your organization's name and choose the policies relevant to your organization. As every state and many local jurisdictions have specific human resource resgulations, be sure to have your manual reviewed by a local attorney.
Categories: Board Development, Healthy Organizations, Human Resources, Management, Policies, Sustainability
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Sample Publicity Release Form

It is not uncommon for our programs to use clients and other stakeholders as spokespeople for our work. This standard publicity release form protects the organization and the people speaking or modeling for you.
Categories: Board Development, Healthy Organizations, Management, Policies, Sustainability
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Sample Youth Compensation Policy

This sample Youth Compensation Policy sets a standard for treating young people as organizational assets and ensures that their employment experience is fair and equal. Simply replace "XYZ" with your organization's name in this editable MS Word document.
Categories: Advocacy, Board Development, Healthy Organizations, Management, Policies, Sustainability, Youth Development, Youth Engagement
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Sample Youth Protection Policy

This excellent resource can provide an added layer of protction for young people in the care of your organization. It is intended for use with volunteers who will be providing services or support to young people.
Categories: Board Development, Coaching & Mentoring, Healthy Organizations, Policies, Youth Development, Youth Engagement
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Six Key Questions

A quick checklist of issues to consider when writing a speech.
Categories: Contemporary Leadership, Public Speaking, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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SPEAK: September 2006

Writing an Effective Speech, Establishing Credibility, Understanding Why Audiences Listen, and Using PREPO.
Categories: Common Ground Newsletter
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Speaking In My Own Voice Activity

A great activity for helping members of groups get to know each other better.
Categories: Contemporary Leadership, Public Speaking, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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Stakeholder Map

This template is designed to help you map stakeholders for your organization or advocacy or fundraising effort.
Categories: Advocacy, Community Building, Deeply Rooted Equity, Fundraising & Development, Institutional Strengthening, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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Strategic Communications Toolkit

This toolkit is designed to help you create a strategic communications plan for your organization.
Categories: Advocacy, Capacity Building, Fundraising & Development, Healthy Organizations, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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Strategic Design System (Expanded)

Developed by Craig Bowman while teaching graduate students for many years at the American University in Washington, DC, this system will help anyone who is responsible for developing curriculum or designing workshops.
Categories: About Common Ground, Training & Facilitation
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Strategic Design System Summary

A simple overview of the training design system developed by Craig Bowman while teaching graduate students at the American University in Washington, DC.
Categories: About Common Ground, Training & Facilitation
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Strategic Planning Overview

Everything you need to know to begin your strategic planning process.
Categories: Capacity Building, Healthy Organizations, Institutional Strengthening, Management, Strategic Planning, Sustainability
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Strategic Planning Template

This template has been designed to help you draft a strategic plan for your organization.
Categories: Board Development, Change Management, Healthy Organizations, Strategic Planning, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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Strengthening Boards of Directors

We wrote this case study focusing on board governance for the Mentoring Resource Center.
Categories: Board Development, Capacity Building, Healthy Organizations, Human Resources, Institutional Strengthening, Management, Policies, Sustainability, Training & Facilitation, Training Activity
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SUSTAIN: August 2006

Reversing Burnout, Rules for Being Human, and Community.
Categories: Common Ground Newsletter
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THANK: November 2006

Understanding The Awesome Power In Simple Acts of Gratitude and Implementing a Year-End Thank-a-Thon For Your Stakeholders.
Categories: Common Ground Newsletter

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