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2005 Publications of the Week
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December
18 - 31, 2005 |
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From the publisher: Learn about organizational policies
and procedures, nondiscrimination/affirmative action, recruitment, hiring,
termination, compensation, supervision, employment conditions,
administration, and volunteer policies--the framework for developing a
comprehensive human resource management system for paid employees, volunteer
workers, and outsourced work. This practical guide has handy features like a
customizable CD-ROM full of sample policies, procedures, and forms that can
be easily adapted to individual nonprofit organizations of any size, and it uses
checklists extensively, enabling you to perform a step-by-step
implementation of a complete, up-to-date human resource management system.
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December
11 - 17, 2005 |
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From the publisher: Internationally renowned
facilitator and public participation consultant James L. Creighton offers a
practical guide to designing and facilitating public participation of the
public in environmental and public policy decision making. Written for
government officials, public and community leaders, and professional
facilitators, The Public Participation Handbook is a toolkit for designing a
participation process, selecting techniques to encourage participation,
facilitating successful public meetings, working with the media, and
evaluating the program. The book is also filled with practical advice,
checklists, worksheets, and illustrative examples.
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December
4 - 10, 2005 |
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From a review by Shelterforce Online: Peter C.
Brinckerhoff's new book, Mission-Based Management – Leading Your
Not-For-Profit into the 21st Century, provides an excellent overview of
nonprofit management practices that should be useful to both new and
experienced CBO managers. Brinckerhoff begins his book by defining nine key
components of a successful nonprofit. The author devotes one or two chapters
to each of these components. He lays out clear definitions of each and
simple strategies for attaining them. In his chapters on boards, for
example, he lucidly describes the key functions of a board, the types of
individuals who join boards and their reasons for doing so, and how to
mobilize their talents to benefit your organization. Scattered throughout
the book are examples illustrating Brinckerhoff's points and "hands on"
exercises. In addition to the book, Brinckerhoff has also written an
"Organizational Self-Assessment" tool. This brief pamphlet provides
questions, based on the book's chapters, that groups can use to analyze
their own organizations. If you've read the book carefully, however, you
should be able to put together your own assessment tools based on the items
and concerns identified in the book.
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November
27 - December 3, 2005 |
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From the publisher: The first book to discuss the
implications of Sarbanes-Oxley legislation as it relates to nonprofit
organizations, Sarbanes-Oxley for Nonprofits is an essential guide for all
nonprofit executives and boards who want to know how the new legislation can
enhance their organization's mission. According to the authors, by
establishing a "platinum standard" of operations and governance within
nonprofit organizations, executives and board members will be better
equipped to attract high-quality staff and board members, as well as the
attention of donors and other potential funding sources. Sarbanes-Oxley for
Nonprofits presents the best practices that have emerged from the Public
Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act (Sarbanes-Oxley) in a
manner that explains their source and value to the nonprofit organization.
Written for both small and large nonprofits, Sarbanes-Oxley for Nonprofits
includes: sample documents, forms, and checklists to introduce these best
practices into any nonprofit organization and much more.
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November
20 - 26, 2005 |
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From the publisher: Explains, in plain English, how to
use financial information to effectively run nonprofit organizations.
Concentrates on how to read, interpret and use financial data from
bookkeepers and accountants to make management decisions that ensure the
ongoing financial future of your organization. The book is organized into
four distinct parts--analysis, accounting, operations and control--and
features more than 50 easy-to-read charts, tables, checklists and
instructive sidebars as well as lots of real-world examples based on the
author's experience as a manager, consultant, and instructor. Includes a
diskette with handy financial templates for financial reports, checklists,
sample documents and other handy tools that you can copy, modify, and use. Go to:
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November
13 - 19, 2005
In his book, The
Collaboration Challenge, James Austin of Harvard
Business
School demonstrated how nonprofits
and businesses can work together to improve results. Now, in Meeting the
Collaboration Challenge, the Drucker Foundation provides specific guidelines
to help nonprofits of every size put collaboration into practice. This video
package includes a video that chronicles five successful collaborations and
a workbook that, when used with either the video or Austin's book, will help
readers asses their organizations readiness for collaboration, identify what
they have to offer to private sector organizations, begin to identify
organizations they might partner with, and take the first steps toward
successful collaboration.
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November 6 - 12, 2005 |
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From the publisher: The Executive Director's Survival Guide provides new insight, inspiration, and tools to meet the real life challenges and rewards of leading a nonprofit organization--and to thrive in this big job. Written by Mim Carlson and Margaret Donohoe, experienced nonprofit professionals and consultants on nonprofit leadership, this vital resource will give you the help you need to develop and strengthen personal, interpersonal and organizational effectiveness. It is filled with practical advice for succeeding in the position and offers a reader-friendly question and answer format. The book contains vital information on leadership and provides insights on when to lead, when to manage, and when to follow others. It also explores when it's time to leave and offers ideas for creating a smooth transition for yourself and your organization.
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October
30 - November 5, 2005 |
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Losing
Your Executive Director Without Losing Your Way is a practical guide for
board members and executives who must guide their nonprofits through the
difficult transition of replacing the key member of their organization and
shows how to make this transition a positive event. The authors Carol
Weisman and Richard I. Goldbaum—acclaimed experts on the topic of
governance—explain how boards can bridge the gap between executive directors
and learn to use the transition period as a strategic opportunity. Using
this invaluable resource, board chairs and members will learn what they need
to know to recruit and train the new executive director and help the ED take
charge of the organization.
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October
23 - 29, 2005 |
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From the publisher: In collaboration with the Yale
School of Management-The Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit
Ventures, this comprehensive guide identifies best practices for generating
a reliable income stream and ultimately reducing nonprofit organizations'
dependence on traditional sources of funding. Edited by renowned scholar and
consultant Sharon Oster and Cynthia Massarsky and Samantha Beinhacker,
deputy directors of The Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures, Generating and
Sustaining Nonprofit Earned Income: A Guide to Successful Enterprise
Strategies will teach readers sound business planning strategies that can
significantly benefit their organization's internal capacity and financial
health.
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October
16 - 22, 2005 |
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From
the publisher: Step-by-step, The Nonprofit Membership Toolkit shows how to
create, manage, and sustain a dynamic membership program that will help a
social change organization thrive. Written for both new and well-established
social change organizations, this book is grounded in proven marketing
techniques. It gives managers and executive directors the information and
tools needed to understand their current members and attract new ones, and
it walks organizations through the process of linking program goals with
membership goals. The Nonprofit Membership Toolkit includes a wealth of
illustrative examples and sample membership publications. Schedules for
typical membership tasks keep organizations on track, and the easily
reproducible worksheets and checklists and the companion Web site help
readers design a program that can be adapted to meet the unique needs of
their individual organization. The Nonprofit Membership Toolkit will help
executive directors, development directors, staff and board members, and
other volunteers involve the community, build program effectiveness, and
diversify and strengthen their organization's funding base.
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October
9 - 15, 2005 |
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From the
publisher: The Resilient Sector makes available in an updated form the
concise overview of the state of health of America’s nonprofit organizations
that Johns Hopkins scholar Lester Salamon recently completed as part of the
“state of nonprofit America” project he undertook in cooperation with the
Aspen Institute. Contrary to popular understanding, Salamon argues,
America’s nonprofit organizations have
shown remarkable resilience in recent years in the face of a variety of
difficult challenges, significantly re-engineering themselves in the
process. But this very resilience now poses risks for the sector’s continued
ability to perform the tasks that we have long expected of it. The Resilient
Sector offers nonprofit practitioners, policymakers, the press, and the
public at large a lively assessment of this set of institutions that we have
long taken for granted, but that the Frenchman Alexis de Toqueville
recognized to be “more deserving of our attention” than almost any other
part of the American experiment.
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October 2 - 8, 2005 |
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The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and
Management offers a comprehensive and in-depth description of the most
effective leadership and management practices that can be applied throughout
a nonprofit organization. This second edition of the best-selling handbook
brings you:
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Current knowledge and trends in effective
practice of nonprofit organization leadership and management.
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A thoroughly revised edition based on the
most up-to-date research, theory, and experience. |
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Practical advice on: board development,
strategic planning, lobbying marketing, government contracting,
volunteer programs, fund-raising, financial accounting, compensation and
benefits programs, and risk management. |
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An examination of emerging topics of
interest such as strategic alliances and finding and keeping the right
employees. |
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Contributions from luminaries such as John
Bryson, Nancy Axelrod, and Peter Dobkin Hall, and the best of the new
generation of leaders like Cynthia Massarsky. |
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September 25 - October 1, 2005
From the publisher: In
Forming Alliances, authors Hoskins and Angelica help you understand and
strategically form alliances that work at a lower level of intensity. This
concise guide will help you recognize the wide range of ways that you can
work with others; decide what kind of alliance you should create given your
circumstances and needs; plan and start an alliance; and, strengthen an
existing alliance. As with other Fieldstone Alliance publication, the book
is filled with examples and worksheets.
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September 18 - 24, 2005 |
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From the publisher: Mal
Warwick's easy to read style makes The Mercifully Brief Real World Guide
to…Raising $1,000 Gifts By Mail a guide for all readers -- practiced
fundraisers and beginners alike. Warwick's
book approaches direct mail fundraising in a unique and surprisingly direct
fashion; confronting what he calls the nonprofit sector's "obsession about
fundraising's cost as opposed to its cost effectiveness."
Warwick
aims to debunk this theory, showing the reader how to toss this idea out the
window and start from a new perspective. Consultant, author, and public
speaker Mal Warwick has taught fundraising on six continents to nonprofit
executives from more than 100 countries. He is the founder and chairman of
Mal Warwick & Associates, Inc. (Berkeley,
Calif.), a fundraising and marketing agency that has
served nonprofit organizations since 1979. This is
Warwick's 17th book. His previous works include the
standard texts, Revolution in the Mailbox and How to Write Successful
Fundraising Letters, both of which are classics in the field.
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September 11 - 17, 2005 |
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Private
Sector Strategies for Social Sector Success
by Kevin P. Kearns
Recipient of the Terry McAdam Book Award for 2001.
From the publisher: This practical guide offers a realistic approach to
strategic management, while borrowing from the most helpful and relevant
business ideas, allows the public or nonprofit organization to achieve
success without compromising its unique mission or constituency. Executives,
managers, and policymakers will find key principles for everyday
application, including how to: identify trends that will most affect
programs and services; assess the organization's core strengths and
competencies; select strategies that advance the mission while building
operational success; explore opportunities for collaborations with other
organizations; and encourage a culture of strategic thought and action.
Throughout this innovative guide, there are numerous illustrations and
examples of how to apply the most appropriate technique to a particular need
or goal.
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September 4 - 10, 2005 |
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From the publisher: Play to
Win offers nonprofit leaders the help they need to develop their
organization’s unique competitive advantages and to use the power of
competitive strategies to build their organization’s capacity for advancing
its mission. This book offers a clear description of competition and
discusses its practical, ethical, and political ramifications within the
nonprofit sector. It demonstrates how, by being a more effective competitor,
a nonprofit can enhance its chances for both programmatic and financial
success. Play to Win is filled with practical tools for assessing a
nonprofit’s position in the marketplace and developing winning competitive
strategies.
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August 28 - September 3, 2005 |
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The
Nonprofit Board Member's Guide To Lobbying And Advocacy
by Marcia Avner
From the publisher: The
Nonprofit Board Member's Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy shows board members
how to use their power and privilege to move their organization's work
forward. The book includes:
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Concepts, principles, and strategies
specific to board members of 501 (c)(3) charities |
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First-person success stories and
from-the-field advice from board members across the U.S.
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Information about the laws that govern
lobbying by nonprofits |
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Detailed worksheets that lead readers
through critical processes |
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An appendix of lobbying tips, tactics and
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The Nonprofit Board Member's
Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy is second in a series of books on the topic
from the Wilder
Publishing Center.
The first book, The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit
Organizations, is aimed at nonprofit executives, managers, and lobbyists. A
third book, written especially for funders, is in development.
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August 21 - 27, 2005 |
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Begging for Change is the
recipient of the 2005-2006 Terry McAdam Book Award For Outstanding
Contribution to the Advancement of Nonprofit Management. From the publisher:
In Begging for Change, Robert Egger looks back on his experience and exposes
the startling lack of logic, waste, and ineffectiveness he has encountered
during his years in the nonprofit sector, and calls for reform of this $800
billion industry from the inside out. In his entertaining and inimitable
way, he weaves stories from his days in music, when he encountered legends
such as Sarah Vaughan, Mel Torme, and Iggy Pop, together with stories from
his experiences in the hunger movement. He asks for nonprofits to be more
innovative and results-driven, for corporate and nonprofit leaders to be
more focused and responsible, and for citizens who contribute their time and
money to be smarter and more demanding of nonprofits and what they provide
in return. Instead of asking the "who" and "what" of giving, he leads the
way in asking the "how" and "why" in order to move beyond our 19th-century
concept of charity, and usher in a 21st-century model of change and reform
for nonprofits. Enlightening and provocative, engaging and moving, this book
is essential reading for nonprofit managers, corporate leaders, and, most of
all, any citizen who has ever cared enough to give of themselves to a worthy
cause.
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August 14 - 20, 2005 |
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Nonprofit
Lifecycles: Stage-Based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity
by Susan Kenny Stevens
From the publisher: Nonprofit
Lifecycles: Stage-based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity weighs in with a
developmental perspective on nonprofit capacity and its relationship to
increased organizational performance. Offering practical insights and
thought-provoking case illustrations, this book presents seven nonprofit
lifecycle stages and the predictable tasks, challenges, and inevitable
growing pains that nonprofits encounter and can hope to master on the road
to organizational sustainability. More than ten thousand nonprofit and
foundation officers have attended the Growing-Up Nonprofit TM seminars in
which Susan Kenny Stevens originally introduced the hands-on wisdom of
lifecycle theory. Now, as foundations and nonprofits seek to
understand the principles of capacity and capacity-building activities,
Stevens again showcases the lifecycle approach she pioneered more than two
decades ago, and has since served as the cornerstone of her own successful
consulting practice.
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August 7 - 13, 2005 |
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Fundraising
in Times of Crisis by
Kim Klein
From the
publisher: In today's uncertain environment, where nonprofits find
themselves grappling with the continued downturn in the economy, the ongoing
war on terrorism, government's cutbacks in social services, and a wave of
organizational scandals--groups everywhere are straining to keep up with the
increased demand for their services while struggling to generate funding.
Fundraising in Times of Crisis draws on renowned consultant Kim Klein's more
than twenty-five years of fundraising experience. This much-needed resource
shows troubled groups how to identify what is really going on and how to
assess the damage. Fundraising in Times of Crisis helps executive directors
and development professionals of nonprofit organizations plan for both the
short and long term and explains how to evaluate the success of their
efforts. Checklists, tips, action steps and a wealth of examples walk you
through the process of self-assessment and map out a road to recovery. No
matter what your particular crisis--the sudden loss of an executive
director, a public scandal, a major donor attrition, or a daunting increase
in the demand for services--this book will show you how to survive and
thrive in tough times. The publication received honorable mention in this
year’s Terry McAdam Book Award program.
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July 24 - August 6, 2005 |
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Nonprofit
Stewardship: A Better Way to Lead Your Mission-Based Organization
by Peter C. Brinckerhoff
From the publisher:
Stewardship is a paradigm-shifting way to view your role, your board, your
staff, your funders, and yourself. Understanding that the nonprofit is
rooted in its ownership by the community helps break the boundaries of turf
and fragmentation that prevent sustainable impacts. Author Peter
Brinckerhoff—internationally known expert at helping not-for-profits get
more mission for their money—explains why stewardship is the smart thing to
do and how you can use it to transform your organization. … Comprehensive,
passionate, and practical
Dozens of real-world examples
make this book relevant. Specific applications of stewardship concepts make
it hands-on and immediately useful. First-person stories from the author's
considerable experience make it authoritative and reassuring. End-of-chapter
discussion questions reprise key points and reinforce important ideas.
Nonprofit Stewardship is recommended for leaders of all types of
not-for-profit organizations serving individuals, the local community, the
state, the nation, or the world. Also recommended for donors, grantmakers,
government agencies, and others who fund your work.
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July 17 - 23, 2005 |
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The
Wilder Nonprofit Field Guide to Conducting Community Forums: Engaging
Citizens, Mobilizing Communities
by Carol A. Lukas and Linda Hoskins
From the publisher: Community
forums are powerful tools for educating the public, building consensus,
focusing action, and influencing public policy. The Wilder
Nonprofit Field Guide to Conducting Community Forums
provides step-by-step instructions to plan and carry out effective community
forums with lasting results. It's based on the authors' experience with more
than 70 community forums on a wide variety of topics. The proven models and
best practices provided in this book will help readers: Clarify goals and
decide whether a forum is the best way to achieve them, Select the best type
of forum to meet your goals, Develop a timeline, create a budget, and
recruit sponsors, Engage an audience early, Manage the logistics of event
planning and execution, Prepare for pitfalls, unexpected requests, and
challenging situations, and Sustain the results and bring about lasting,
desired changes.
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July 10 - 16, 2005 |
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From the publisher: A new
framework for helping nonprofit organizations maximize the effectiveness of
their boards. Written by noted consultants and researchers attuned to the
needs of practitioners, Governance as Leadership redefines nonprofit
governance. It provides a powerful framework for a new covenant between
trustees and executives: more macrogovernance in exchange for less
micromanagement. Informed by theories that have transformed the practice of
organizational leadership, this book sheds new light on the traditional
fiduciary and strategic work of the board and introduces a critical third
dimension of effective trusteeship: generative governance. It serves boards
as both a resource of fresh approaches to familiar territory and a lucid
guide to important new territory, and provides a road map that leads
nonprofit trustees and executives to governance as leadership. Governance as
Leadership was developed in collaboration with BoardSource, the premier
resource for practical information, tools and best practices, training, and
leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations.
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July 3 - 9, 2005 |
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From the publisher: When the landmark book
Collaborative Leadership was first published in 1994, it described the
premise, principles, and leadership characteristics of successful
collaboration. The book outlined an innovative way of building partnerships
to solve the civic problems too big for anyone to solve alone as well as a
new type of leadership that brings together diverse stakeholders to solve a
community's problems. While that book provides a much-needed framework for
working together, The Collaborative Leadership Fieldbook offers nonprofit
practitioners, community leaders, and public officials a practical, hands-on
resource. It presents the tools needed for applying the lessons learned,
powerful approaches that get results, and guidance for solving complex
community problems. In clear and concise terms, the Fieldbook presents a
wide range of tools and concepts that can be readily applied.
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June 26 - July 2, 2005 |
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The
Best of the Board Café: Hands-on Solutions for Nonprofit Boards
by Jan Masaoka
From the Publisher: Now, the
most-requested articles and best thinking of its nearly 30,000 subscribers
are gathered together in The Best of the Board Cafe. This complete guide
offers a menu of ideas, information, opinion, news, and resources for
nonprofit boards—all short enough to read over a cup of coffee! You’ll find
a wide range of useful of topics. To spark discussion, the articles in this
unique guide are formatted as handouts so they can be easily shared. The
author is Jan Masaoka, executive director of CompassPoint Nonprofit
Services, a leading consulting and training firm for nonprofit organizations
based in California. Nonprofit Times has named her one of the "Fifty Most
Influential People" in the nonprofit sector nationwide. Masaoka has been the
editor/chef of the Board Cafe newsletter since its inception in 1997 and is
also coauthor (with Mike Allison) of Why Boards Don't Govern, published by
the University of Indiana Press.
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June 19 - 25, 2005 |
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From the publisher: This publication offers a complete
set of tools for applying entrepreneurial strategies and techniques to your
nonprofit. As a follow-up to their book Enterprising Nonprofits, the authors
of Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs provide a full set of practical
tools for putting the lessons of business entrepreneurship to work in your
nonprofit. The book offers hands-on guidance that helps social sector
leaders hone their entrepreneurial skills and carry out their social
missions more effectively than ever before. This practical and easy-to-use
book is filled with examples, exercises, checklists, and action steps that
bring the concepts, frameworks, and tools to life. Detailed explanations of
all the tools and techniques will help you personalize and apply them to
your nonprofit organization–making it stronger, healthier, and better able
to serve the needs of our communities. All of the royalties from this book
will be used by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to support continuing
work on social entrepreneurship.
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June 12 - 18, 2005 |
Fundraising
on the Internet: The ePhilanthropyFoundation.org's
Guide to Success Online,
2nd Edition by Mal Warwick (Editor)
From the publisher: In this
second edition of the popular Fundraising on the Internet, Mal Warwick, Ted
Hart, Nick Allen, and a sterling group of experts in the field have
completely rewritten the first-ever hands-on guide for navigating the
ever-changing world of fundraising on the Internet. This no-nonsense book
gets beyond the hype and hyperbole, and takes into account the new realities
of the post dot.com crash marketplace to offer solid advice on how to use
technology to raise funds. Read a review of this title on Charity Channel
at:
charitychannel.com
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June 5 - 11, 2005 |
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From the publisher’s website:
When the landmark book Collaborative Leadership was first published in 1994,
it described the premise, principles, and leadership characteristics of
successful collaboration. The book outlined an innovative way of building
partnerships to solve the civic problems too big for anyone to solve alone
as well as a new type of leadership that brings together diverse
stakeholders to solve a community's problems. While that book provides a
much-needed framework for working together, The Collaborative Leadership
Fieldbook offers nonprofit practitioners, community leaders, and public
officials a practical, hands-on resource. It presents the tools needed for
applying the lessons learned, powerful approaches that get results, and
guidance for solving complex community problems. In clear and concise terms,
the Fieldbook
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Presents a wide range of
tools and concepts that can be readily applied |
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Provides a comprehensive
guide to collaboration from conception to implementation
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Describes how to
establish effective civic leadership development programs to support
collaborative efforts |
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Contains stories and
examples that clearly illustrate the book's concepts and tools
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Helps readers
find-quickly and easily-what they need for their specific situations
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May 29 - June 4, 2005 |
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How do you mold highly talented individuals with
diverse backgrounds, limited time, and no governance expertise into an
effective board? The Strategic Board provides the answer. Drawing on more
than twenty years of nonprofit experience, Mark Light outlines a practical
model that overcomes the built-in deficiencies of nonprofit boards and
guides them to strategic effectiveness.
The Strategic Board™ model of governance is a
step-by-step, easy-to-implement, multilevel course of action that enables a
board to craft a comprehensive Governance Plan™ consisting of four elements:
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Leadership Plan that determines "Where to go
tomorrow?" |
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Delegation Plan that specifies "Who does what?"
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Management Plan that decides "What gets done today?"
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Vigilance Plan to answer the question "Did it
happen?" |
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May 22 - 28, 2005 |
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Fundraising for Social Change provides organizations
that have budgets of less than $1 million (including much less than that)
with the information they need to establish, maintain and expand a
successful community-based fundraising program. From the back cover:
Fundraising for Social Change is one of the most widely used books on
fundraising in the United States. Fundraising practitioners rely on it for
hands-on, specific, and accessible fundraising techniques, and it has become
a required text in dozens of college courses around the country. This fourth
edition takes Fundraising for Social Change to new levels of usefulness,
with added chapters on the relationship of the Development Director and
Executive Director, using the Internet, and making a career of social change
fundraising. There are also expanded chapters on the topics that have made
this book a classic: asking for money, planning and conducting major gifts
campaigns, using direct mail effectively, conducting capital and endowment
campaigns for small groups, and much, much more.
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May 15 - 21, 2005 |
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Breakthrough
Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations: Creative Strategies for Extraordinary
Results by Bernard Ross
and Clare Segal
The authors show nonprofits
of every size how to tap into creativity and transform that creativity into
innovation. The book includes practical advice, exercises drawn from the
authors’ successful workshops, and examples of best practices from companies
such as 3M, Hallmark and Microsoft as well as from the most innovative
organizations in the nonprofit world.
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May 8 - 14, 2005 |
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This thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded edition
provides expert knowledge and tools you need to develop and implement
strategic plans. It including worksheets, checklists, and tables—in print
and on the companion CD-ROM—along with a book-length case study that lets
you observe strategic planning in action. Topics covered include: developing
a clear mission, vision, and set of values, conducting SWOT analyses and
program evaluations, assessing client needs and determine stakeholder
concerns, setting priorities and develop core strategies, goals, and
objectives, and much more.
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May 1 - 7, 2005 |
Lobbying
and Advocacy Handbook
for Nonprofit Organizations: Shaping Public Policy at the State and
Local Level
by Marcia Avner
This guide, published by the Amherst Wilder Foundation,
gives detailed, step-by-step instructions for developing an effective
advocacy and plan and putting it into action. Topics covered include: the
link between lobbying and your mission, how to initiate, support, or defeat
bills, developing effective lobbying skills, how to use the media
effectively, how to comply with state and federal regulations, and much
more. Includes extensive worksheets and planning guides.
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April 24 - 30, 2005
The
Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies and Tools for Building a Learning
Organization,
Edited by Peter M. Senge, Art Kleiner and
Charlotte Roberts
Over 15 years ago, Peter Senge's best-selling The Fifth
Discipline introduced many to the concept of the “learning organization”:
The Fieldbook continues to be the best resource for people wanting
step-by-step guidance on building "learning organizations" of their own.
Organized as a workbook, it includes almost 150 pieces of writing 70
authors: success stories, exercises and techniques. The offerings can be
read in any order; browsing is aided by handy margin icons.
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April 17 - 23, 2005
Nonprofit Book Answer
Book and Nonprofit Board Answer Book II: Beyond the Basics
by Robert C. Andringa
Both of these books offer clear and practical
information on a wide range of common questions about nonprofit boards and
how they should work. The authors cover a wide range of topics: how a board
should be structured, what is the chief executive's role in training a
board, launching a for-profit subsidiary, re-branding your organization,
surviving a merger, dealing with risk management issues, conflict of
interest, performance problems, and much more Although some answers are too
basic to serve every kind of board, the information is useful for the
average board and its members. Topics are explored in an easy-to-follow,
question-and-answer format.
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April 10 - 16, 2005 |
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Strategic
Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations,
Revised and Updated by
Bryan Barry
There are a number of good publications on strategic planning in nonprofit
organizations. If I had to pick just one to recommend, it would have to be
Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations by Bryan Barry.
First published in 1997 by the Amherst Wilder Foundation, the workbook
combines a clear and thorough explanation of the strategic planning process,
with examples and detailed worksheets for each step of the process.
Highlights include guidance on preparing to plan, benefits and limitations
of planning, strategic planning with multiple organizations and communities,
a bibliography of other resources and publications, and much, much more.
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April 3 - 9, 2005 |
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Forging
Nonprofit Alliances: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhancing Your Mission
Through Joint Ventures & Partnerships, Management Service Organizations,
Parent Corporations, and Mergers
by Jane Arsenault
As the rather lengthy subtitle suggests, the book covers the range of
nonprofit alliance options. Strengths include conceptually linking strategic
planning to the exploration of alliance and restructuring options, detailed
guidance on negotiating and implementing agreements as well as extensive
tools and charts that will help to clarify choices and aid in conducting due
diligence and alliance decision-making. One of the best resources is the
“Discussion Tool for Allocation of Power between Parent and Subsidiary”. The
Appendix also includes an outline for a request for proposals to use in
conducting a partner search, a worksheet for constructing a response policy
to review proposals from interested potential partners, a sample letter of
intent to explore an alliance, and questions for a focus group to learn about
the organizational culture of a potential alliance partner.
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