The NPQ Starter Kit: A Collection of NPQ Classics

This wonderful “Starter Kit” collection of evergreen articles from our archives, chosen as introduction to the Nonprofit Quarterly, covers a broad array of topics selected to best represent NPQ’s continuing practical and intellectual value to you.

A Collection of NPQ Classics

To 501(c)(3) or Not to 501(c)(3): Is That the Question? by Frances Kunreuther

Truth or Consequences: The Organizational Importance of Honesty by Erline Belton

WANTED: Master Storytellers by Susan Nall Bales

Your Promise Is Your Brand: How to Work It by Carlo M. Cuesta and Padraic Lillis

The Spiral of Sustainable Excellence by Paul C. Light

Who “Owns” Your Nonprofit? by Judith L. Millesen 

Boards and Leadership Hires: How to Get It Right by Deborah Linnell

Mission, Message, and Damage Control by Kim Klein

Reframing Governance by David O. Renz

Social Entrepreneurship as Fetish by Fredrik O. Andersson

An Executive Director’s Guide to Financial Leadership by Kate Barr and Jeanne Bell

From Small to Scale: Three Trade-offs for Smaller Nonprofits Trying to Get Big by Peter Kim, Suzanne Tollerud, and Gail Perreault