Resources

Free resources · take what’s useful

Tools we use with clients — yours to keep.

We believe good practice should be shared. These are real tools from our work — presentations, worksheets, and templates any nonprofit or board can use. No sign-up, no catch. If something here helps, that’s the point — and if you’d like a hand putting it to work, we’re a conversation away.

From the national stage

Elizabeth Clark and Joy Rush presenting at the Points of Light National Conference

From Boardroom to Community

Elizabeth Clark and Joy Rush presented this session at the 2026 Points of Light National Conference in Washington, D.C. — on activating volunteer boards as visible leaders and partnership builders. The slides and the accompanying board member activation worksheets are yours to use with your own board.

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60-Second Board Member Story Template

Can your board members tell your story? This one-pager helps every board member craft a 60-second story that moves donors. Get the template →

See what results look like

Sample Fundraising & Development Plan

The intro to a real, anonymized CCCV client development plan — so you can see the kind of roadmap we build. View the sample →

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Take what’s useful — and if you’d like to talk through how it applies to your organization, we’d love to hear what you’re working on.