This classic work by Marlene Wilson may be dated in some respects, but the basic insights into recruiting, training, and keeping volunteers is as relevant today as wehen the book was first published.

There is no single method for conducting a chief executive assessment, but boards and chief executives are more likely to find the assessment constructive if it is implemented in a thoughtful and planned way. BoardSource encourages boards and chief executives to follow the ten steps outlined in this article.

The advantage to commissioning a play is that you are involved from the beginning in shaping and structuring the piece according to your own vision and needs. You are not restricted by the demands or the form of a script that has already been written.

Devised theatre is a collaborative system in which a group of artists work together to create a work.  

It sounds simple, but in practice—as with other creative endeavors—it can get complicated if the created work may be performed again in the future. 

Imagine that one day an original manuscript crosses your desk and absolutely knocks your socks off. The author is unknown, and the script has never been produced. You are euphoric. Even as you read the last pages of the manuscript, you begin thinking what it would mean for you and your company if you produce it. And of course there is the artistic satisfaction of finding and nurturing a great new talent.

Selecting the appropriate space in which to present your productions is akin to picking out a personal residence; it is your business home.

There are three possible roads down which you may travel. All are valid, depending on your intentions and resources. These possibilities are

1. Show-by-show rental
2. Long-term lease
3. Purchasing your own space

Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, which this article explains. It also explains the legal components of each in detail

The choice of whether to organize as a nonprofit depends on what you want to accomplish and what sources you expect to tap for your funding. A for-profit theatrical entity aims to return a commercial gain to its shareholders or investors ("angels"). A nonprofit does not. For a theater company, a nonprofit status is just a different way of doing business.

To be recognized as tax exempt by the IRS is a wonderful benefit for most theater companies. It opens up a lot of economic benefits that are not available to commercial theater entities.

Every nonprofit is made of countless stories—the story of your organization’s founding, the moment a volunteer fell in love with your work, the day you changed a beneficiary’s life, and so many more. Compelling stories are all around you, and you can harness them as powerful tools for marketing and raising more for your mission. All you have to do is tell them effectively.

You have no doubt experienced being generous as well as receiving generosity both personally and as a fundraiser to the organization you serve. Reflecting on exactly what generosity is, and what it means to our donors, enables nonprofit leaders to steward it toward loyalty. When generosity becomes loyalty, it builds value for our causes.

Storytelling has become a hot topic in non-profit fundraising. It went from something that you almost never heard about just a few years ago, to the topic of numerous books, websites and conferences today. There’s a reason for this change: storytelling is extremely important to good fundraising.