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Organizational Development

Effective organizational development is important to the nonprofit, charitable organization. This requires deliberate effort from the board of directors, trustees, and executive staff.

What is organizational development (OD)?

OD is the deliberate process of assessing the effectiveness and health of an organization and implementing strategies which bring it into alignment with its purpose and mission. Organization development causes change and progression.

The OD Portal, odportal.com offers the following definition:

There is no single definition of "Organizational Development." If we were to break it into its parts we can discover one meaning: "Organization" has come to mean the coming together of people and resources to form a unit. "Development" in its simplest form suggests change and growth. So OD could be defined as "the practice of changing people and organizations for positive growth."

In practice, Organizational Development can take on many forms, and typical OD activities can include some of the following:
Team-building
Organizational assessments
Career development
Training
e-Learning
Coaching
Innovation
Leadership development
Talent management
Change management [more. . .]

Organizational Leadership

The role of the nonprofit board is important for effective nonprofit organizational leadership development. A healthy relationship between the day-to-day chief operating officer and the board is critical, it be cultivated and maintained.

Leadership Development

Leadership development and training is probably the most important aspect for the long term health and sustainability of a nonprofit organization.

Situational Leadership

More coming soon.

Performance Management

More coming soon.