Succession Planning Resources

Succession planning is the process of preparing for a change in staff or board leadership with the intent of assuring an organization’s sustainability through such a transition. Organization development consultant Paula Manley gives an overview of succession planning and describes techniques that you could use to pave the way for leadership succession at your organization.

Resources for succession planning:

Neighborhood Parntership Fund

• Succession Planning Project report.

Publications from the Annie E. Casey Foundation:

• Capturing the Power of Leadership Change
  This report describes support systems to help organizations survive and thrive before, during, and after a leadership transition.
• Interim Executive Directors: The Power in the Middle
  This paper explores the benefits and basics of using an interim executive director in a leadership transition.
• Founder Transitions: Creating Good Endings and New Beginnings
  This guide examines the unique challenges presented by transitions involving founders or long-term executives.
• Change Ahead, Nonprofit Executive Leadership and Transitions Survey 2004
  This report of a recent survey creates a strong set of baseline numbers with which to measure trends in leadership transitions over the coming decades.