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2006 Publications of the Week
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December 31, 2006 -
January 6, 2007 |
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Fundraising for Social Change, 5th Edition, Revised &
Expanded by Kim Klein
From the publisher: Since it
was first published in 1988, Fundraising for Social Change has become one of
the most widely used books on fundraising in the United States. Fundraising
practitioners and activists 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 fifth edition offers the
information that has made the book a classic: proven know-how on asking for
money, planning and conducting major gifts campaigns, using direct mail
effectively, and much more. The book has been significantly changed to
include new technology—e-mail, online giving, and blogs—and contains
expanded chapters on capital and endowment campaigns, how to feel
comfortable asking for money, how to recruit a team of people to help with
fundraising, and how to build meaningful relationships with donors. In
addition, this essential resource contains new information on such timely
topics as ethics, working across cultural lines, and how to create
opportunities for fundraising more systematically and strategically.
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December 24 - 30, 2006 |
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Level Best: How Small and Grassroots Nonprofits Can
Tackle Evaluation and Talk Results
by Marcia Festen and Marianne Philbin
From the publisher: Level
Best offers guidance that demystifies evaluation and takes into account the
unique challenges and realities of grassroots nonprofit organizations. It
provides a new framework for thinking about evaluation and tools for
measuring and sharing results in ways that are practical, efficient, and
meaningful. Veteran authors Marcia Festen and Marianne Philbin break down
the evaluation process into five stages–planning, asking, tracking,
learning, and using–and show you how to integrate evaluation into your
ongoing work. Their approach emphasizes that evaluation at its best is about
learning rather than judging and improving rather than proving, and that it
is overall an integral part of achieving your mission. The book draws on the
authors’ experience with nonprofits, foundations, donors, and boards of
directors, and the expertise of evaluation professionals and nonprofit
managers. It includes sample forms, checklists, and materials that have been
used successfully by real-life organizations, and provides sample meeting
agendas that will help you make decisions and move through an evaluation
process from start to finish.
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December 17 - 23, 2006 |
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Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own
and Other People’s Minds
by Howard Gardner
From the publisher: Think
about the last time you tried to change someone's mind about something
important: a voter's political beliefs, a customer's favorite brand, a
spouse's decorating taste. Chances are you weren't successful in shifting
that person's beliefs in any way. In his book, Changing Minds, Harvard
psychologist Howard Gardner explains what happens during the course of
changing a mind--and offers ways to influence that process. He identifies
seven key elements, including reason, research and real world events that
are part of the decision-making process. Certain facets are more heavily
weighted in some fields than others: "leaders of large groups often rely on
the appreciable resources at their disposal but are buoyed or undercut by
real world events," says Gardner (Frames of Mind), who believes this
explains why a politician or a CEO will disregard advice in the face of
larger issues and popular perceptions. Remember that we don't change our
minds overnight; it happens in gradual stages that can be powerfully
influenced along the way.
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December 10 - 16, 2006 |
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Effective Economic Decision-Making by Nonprofit
Organizations Published by the Foundation Center and the National Center on Nonprofit
Enterprise
From the Publisher: Effective
Decision-Making by Nonprofit Organizations is the first major publication of
the National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise (NCNE) founded to "help
nonprofit organizations make wise economic decisions." The contents of this
publication will be especially useful to public-serving charitable
organizations, 501(c)(3)s and 501(c)(4)s, that rely on paid staff and manage
significant sums of money. Editor Dennis R. Young offers practical
guidelines to help nonprofit managers advance their mission while balancing
the interests of trustees, funders, government, and staff. Here, expert
authors explore core operating decisions and provide solutions that work for
nonprofits of any size. Divided into three parts with content written by
twelve co-authors, the first part examines core operating decisions such as
how to price services, how to compensate workers, and how to decide what
kinds of activities to administer in-house or to outsource. The second part
addresses resource development issues specific to nonprofits, including how
much to spend on raising charitable contributions and how to determine the
amount of endowment funds to invest or disburse. The third part covers
strategic decisions on programmatic ventures, institutional collaborations,
and Internet engagement. A concluding chapter synthesizes overall
observations to provide seven insights into effective economic
decision-making for nonprofits.
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December 3 - 9, 2006 |
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Leveraging Good Will: Strengthening Nonprofits by
Engaging Businesses by
Alice Korngold
From the publisher:
Leveraging Good Will shows how nonprofit organizations can access the
extraordinary resources of businesses, and how for-profits can benefit from
partnering with nonprofits. Written by Alice Korngold—an expert in matching
business professionals with nonprofit organizations—this important resource
clearly demonstrates how nonprofits can gain valuable experience, expertise,
relationships, and funding that will elevate and advance their organizations
while businesses can build stronger relationships with the community and
develop the next generation of leaders. Filled with illustrative examples
and real-life success stories, Leveraging Good Will is an insider’s guide to
what it takes for nonprofits to transform their organizations through
partnerships with businesses. Step by step, the book outlines how to create
a solid plan based on proven-in-practice techniques.
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November 26 - December
2, 2006 |
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Hidden Assets: Revolutionize Your Development Program
with a Volunteer-Driven Approach
by Diane Hodiak and John S. Ryan
From the publisher: While
many nonprofits have significant volunteer resources, few know how to direct
those resources strategically and systematically into their all-important
development programs. Written by two fundraising experts, Hidden Assets
shows you how, introducing a unique, proven formula for volunteer
development that aims at enhancing fundraising, public relations, and
marketing results through the strategic use of volunteers. Volunteers play a
key role in a powerful new technique – affinity
fundraising--that teaches step-by-step how to cultivate the donors who have
the greatest affinity for an organization's work and mission. Brimming with
real-life examples of how organizations have incorporated volunteers into
their development programs, this hands-on guide comes with a wealth of
worksheets, sample dialogues with donors, and practical tips on recruiting,
retaining, and motivating volunteers.
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November 19 - 25, 2006 |
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Nonprofit Strategic Positioning: Decide Where to Be, Plan
What to Do by Thomas
A. McLaughlin
From the publisher:
Nonprofit Strategic Positioning: Decide Where to Be, Plan What to Do is
the first nonprofit-oriented book to describe strategic positioning as an
alternative to traditional strategic planning. Even in the nonprofit sector,
strategic planning is becoming discredited as a formulaic, go-nowhere
exercise. This book will take the reader on a stimulating journey through
nonprofit strategy development and implementation. The book is timely
because the nonprofit sector has reached a turning point where the need to
be more business-like is undeniable, and the continuing retreat of the
public sector has left even wider gaps in services that nonprofits will be
asked to fill. Nonprofit Strategic Positioning: Decide Where to Be, Plan
What to Do offers a fresh new way for nonprofits to meet the challenges
of the 21st century.
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November 12 - 18, 2006
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Sixteen Trends, Their Profound Impact on Our Future
by Gary Marx
From the publisher:
Highlighting key factors which are destined to reshape the world, Marx is
quick to identify how each of these "trends" will influence educational
policy in various ways. With improving academic achievement for all students
as the main goal, Sixteen Trends provides an enlightened look into the
learning processes of the children of tomorrow. Each of the chapters in this
book focuses on one major trend, first summarizing the trend and then
outlining the trend’s implications for society and education. Each chapter
concludes with a listing of questions and activities to stimulate further
thought, discussion, and action. These questions and activities are believed
to be especially useful to current and future educational leaders, system
study groups, and planning teams. Each chapter also includes a listing of
suggested resources for additional reading and consideration. While the
publication will be of special interest to nonprofits focusing on education,
Sixteen Trend will be of use to a broader audience of nonprofit leaders.
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November 5 - 11, 2006
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Leveraging Good Will: Strengthening Nonprofits by
Engaging Businesses by
Alice Korngold
From the publisher:
Leveraging Good Will shows how nonprofit organizations can access the
extraordinary resources of businesses, and how for-profits can benefit from
partnering with nonprofits. Written by Alice Korngold—an expert in matching
business professionals with nonprofit organizations—this important resource
clearly demonstrates how nonprofits can gain valuable experience, expertise,
relationships, and funding that will elevate and advance their organizations
while businesses can build stronger relationships with the community and
develop the next generation of leaders. Filled with illustrative examples
and real-life success stories, Leveraging Good Will is an insider’s
guide to what it takes for nonprofits to transform their organizations
through partnerships with businesses. Step by step, the book outlines how to
create a solid plan based on proven-in-practice techniques.
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October 29 - November
4, 2006
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The
Foundation Center's Guide to Grantseeking on the Web 2003
edited by Kief Schladweiler
From
the publisher: Develop a focused approach to funding research on the Web.
With this Guide, you’ll learn about government funding sources,
prospecting for individual donors, searchable databases, journals,
newsletters, discussion lists, and message boards. Includes online resources
and annotated listing of more than 3,000 foundations, public charities,
corporate grantmakers, and nonprofit Internet links.
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October 22 - 28, 2006
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Leading Diverse Communities: A How-To Guide for Moving
from Healing Into Action
by Cherie R. Brown, George J. Mazza, and
National Coalition Building Institute
From the publisher: Based on
the National Coalition Building Institute’s popular leadership development
program, Leading Diverse Communities gives community, campus, nonprofit, and
business leaders the tools they need to embrace diversity and encourage
their stakeholders to do the same. The book is filled with practical
guidance on how to achieve results and provides a simple, skill-oriented
guidebook for busy leaders. Leading Diverse Communities distills the
National Coalition Building Institute’s wisdom into thirty-two concise
leadership principles. Each principle is illuminated with theory and a
related example, activity, and worksheet that can help develop the skills
required to put a particular principle into practice.
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October 15 - 21, 2006
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Benchmarking For Nonprofits
by Jason Saul
From the publisher:
Benchmarking is the continuous process of measuring your organization
against leaders to gain knowledge and insights that will help you improve.
This book defines a formal, systematic, and reliable way to benchmark—from
preparing your organization to measuring performance and implementing best
practices as well as:
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The five key steps of
benchmarking; |
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The arguments against
benchmarking—and why you should disregard them;
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How benchmarking differs
from evaluation and assessment;
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How to form a
benchmarking team;
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How to create a “success
equation” that helps you measure your organization’s performance;
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How to make sure to
measure what matters; |
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How to choose your
benchmarking partners—and what you can learn from the “wrong” partner;
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How to overcome staff
resistance to benchmarking |
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October 8 - 14, 2006
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Sarbanes-Oxley
and Nonprofit Management: Skills, Techniques, and Methods
by Peggy M. Jackson and
Toni E. Fogarty
From the publisher: Is your
nonprofit organization ready for increased scrutiny, reporting requirements,
regulations, and increased expectations from donors? This combination
reference/workbook prepares you and shows you how Sarbanes-Oxley best
practices can benefit your organization. It includes:
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A structured description of Sarbanes-Oxley and its implications for
nonprofits |
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Detailed discussions on governance, including financial literacy for
board members, new standards of accountability for boards, and best
practices for nonprofit management |
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Sample documents, procedures, and frameworks to help you implement
best practices |
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Worksheets, forms, and resource materials in each chapter
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A "walk-through" of typical financial statements and sample
documents such as a Conflict of Interest policy, board orientation
curriculum, a Whistleblower Protection policy, a Document Preservation
policy, and a fundraising plan. |
Implementing proven best
practices stemming from Sarbanes-Oxley can diminish organizational
dysfunction, promote a solid infrastructure, and propel your organization to
the platinum standard of operations and governance, giving your organization
the competitive advantage in today's demanding nonprofit environment.
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October 1 - 7, 2006
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Winning Grants: Step by Step, 2nd Edition
by Mim Carlson and The
Alliance for Nonprofit Management
From the publisher: Written
for both novice and experienced grantwriters, Winning Grants: Step by
Step is filled with practical advice and illustrative examples,
including
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Important information
such as determining whether your program or idea is fundable; Clear
examples that make it easier to create a well-written letter of intent;
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How to do the necessary
research to find the right funder to approach; |
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Targeting your proposal
to meet the priorities of the funder; |
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What happens to your
proposal once it reaches the funder; |
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How to adapt this
program- and project-specific funding approach to assist in general
funding |
Once the workbook exercises
are completed, your organization will have a fully developed grant proposal.
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September 24 - 30, 2006
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From the publisher: How can
we move from serving soup until our elbows ache to solving chronic social
ills like hunger or homelessness? How can we break the disastrous cycle of
low expectations that leads to chronic social failures? The answers to these
questions lie within Momentum, a fresh, zestful way of thinking about
and organizing social change work. Today's digital tools—including but not
limited to e-mail, the Web, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs),
even iPods—promote interactivity and connectedness. But as Momentum
shows, these new social media tools are important not for their wizardry but
because they connect us to one another in inexpensive, accessible,
and massively scalable ways.
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September 17 - 23,
2006
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From the publisher: The first
book to discuss the development of investment policies specifically for
nonprofit organizations, Nonprofit Investment Policies helps directors,
trustees, and development officers at nonprofits create sound, comprehensive
policies for their financial advisors. Covering every element of investment
strategy for nonprofits, the book explains investing legal concerns, the
investment environment, the internal organization of an efficient charity,
how to get started in investment, how to use investment successes as a
fund-raising tool, and much more. Written in language that both financial
and non-financial managers can understand, Nonprofit Investment Policies
includes case studies from the real world of nonprofit investment showing
successful policies in action as well as tables and checklists to guide
nonprofit managers in fiscal decision-making.
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September 10 - 16, 2006
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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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September 3 - 9, 2006
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From the publisher: Developed
to complement The Not-for-Profit CEO, a core reference in the not-for-profit
arena, this workbook helps readers translate information into action. Based
on research that involved more than 100 not-for-profit CEOs and was
conducted with the support of the American Society of Association Executives
(ASAE), it provides the tools, techniques, and guidance to help readers
develop the essential traits and competencies to become successful in the
challenging, competitive not-for-profit world. It includes:
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A CD-ROM with reusable,
customizable forms, including checklists, personal analysis and
self-assessment sheets, and more |
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Case studies of a high
school student, a college student, a professional in the field, a
for-profit executive, and a current not-for-profit CEO—studies that
demonstrate practical steps to take at various stages along the career
path |
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A guide to creating and
regularly updating a personalized strategic career plan
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August 27 -
September 2, 2006
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From the Publisher: The
second edition of Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation offers managers,
analysts, consultants, and educators in government, nonprofit, and private
institutions a valuable resource that outlines efficient and economical
methods for assessing program results and identifying ways to improve
program performance. The Handbook has been thoroughly revised. Many new
chapters have been prepared for this edition, including chapters on logic
modeling and on evaluation applications for small nonprofit organizations.
The Handbook of Practical Program Evaluation is a comprehensive resource on
evaluation, covering both in-depth program evaluations and performance
monitoring. It presents evaluation methods that will be useful at all
levels of government and in nonprofit organizations.
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August 20 - 26, 2006
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From the Publisher:
Based on the best-selling first edition, this
greatly expanded and updated version contains forty-seven new activities,
more information about how to design and lead retreats, and additional
suggestions for how to recover when things go wrong. A CD-ROM allows you to
print out chapters for distribution to key leaders, duplicate templates, and
produce handouts for specific exercises. This easy-to-use, one-stop resource
provides:
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Step-by-step instructions
for leading a wide variety of tested exercises. |
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Insight into establishing
effective working relationships with clients. |
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Information on what to
include in your retreat designs. |
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Suggestions for encouraging
participants to speak up and play an active role.
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Tools for managing
conflict. |
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Guidance on making
decisions during a retreat and changing course when necessary.
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Strategies for developing
and implementing action plans. |
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Tips for follow-up so you
can keep change on track. |
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August 13 - 19, 2006
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From the publisher: This guide puts the tools of
democracy into everyone’s hands. Based on the best of Blandin Foundation’s
20-year experience in developing community leaders, it gives community
members the tools to bring people together to make changes. Carefully
crafted examples—based on real-life leadership issues—help you see how to
put the tools of leadership to work where you live, today. …Whether you are
an active community member who wants to make a difference, a nonprofit
leader serving the community, a leadership advisor, a government liaison
called on to convene the community, a business leader, a public servant, or
a foundation program officer specializing in community needs, you will find
in this book the tools and theories essential to getting your work done.
Here are some of the useful resources you’ll find: Identifying Community
Assets; Community Problem Analysis; Accessing Community Data; Translating
Vision to Action; Interpersonal Communication for Leaders; Managing
Interpersonal Conflict as a Leader; and much more.
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August 6 - 12,
2006
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From the publisher: Since it
was first published in 1992, Designing and Conducting Survey Research has
become the standard reference in the field for public and nonprofit managers
who are responsible for conducting effective and meaningful survey research.
This updated and expanded third edition builds on the first two volumes and
contains additional statistical techniques, new reporting methods that meet
the growing demands for accountability, and more user-friendly analysis
methods.
Designing and Conducting
Survey Research is a complete, practical guide to conducting sample survey
research. In a comprehensive manner, it explains all major components of
survey research, including construction of the instrument, administration of
the process, and analysis and reporting of results. Clear, concise, and
accessible, this guide explains how to conduct a survey research project
from start to finish. Further, it shows how this research method can be
applied in such diverse fields as urban affairs, social science, and public
administration. Designing and Conducting Survey Research is an excellent
tool that will help both professionals and students understand and explain
the validity of sample survey research.
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July 23 - August
5, 2006
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From the publisher: Made Possible By is a step-by-step
guide to securing successful, sustainable corporate sponsorships that will
provide financial stability, increased visibility, and help your nonprofit
achieve its mission. Sponsorship expert Patricia Martin walks you through
every phase of the process and shows how to assess what it will take to get
your organization prepared for success. Made Possible By gives you the
information and tools you need to: Get organizational buy-in; Approach
potential partners; Prepare a winning proposal; Negotiate contracts; Report
results; Build long-term equity; and, Evaluate the success of the
relationship.
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July 16 - 22, 2006
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From the publisher: Whether
used alone or together with other tools such as benchmarking, activity-based
management, and flexible budgeting, the operational review is the tool best
used to perform an evaluation of these crucial three e’s–economy,
efficiency, and effectiveness. This book shows not-for-profit managers why
conducting an operational review can be beneficial, explains the tools and
personnel needed to conduct the review, and shows in detail how to conduct a
review of operations in each area. It includes case study materials for a
social service agency, a museum operation, an arts organization, a community
service agency, and a college business office. Topics covered include:
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How to approach an operational review,
judge its results, and make recommendations to management
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How to identify and implement best
practices within funding and operational constraints in all areas of the
not-for-profit’s operations in an organized program of continuing
improvements |
. . . and much more,
including extensive exhibits, forms, working tools, checklists, and examples
for conducting an operational review throughout all functions of a
not-for-profit organization.
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July 9 - 15, 2006
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Revolution in the Mailbox:
Your Guide to Successful
Direct Mail Fundraising
by Mal Warwick
From the Publisher: This
updated edition of Mal Warwick's landmark book Revolution in the Mailbox has
been thoroughly revised to provide your nonprofit organization with the most
current and comprehensive survey of direct mail fundraising available
anywhere. If you follow Warwick’s practical, down-to-earth advice, direct
mail will help your organization grow, gain visibility, involve your donors,
increase its efficiency, and achieve financial stability. Written in an
easy, conversational style, this latest edition is filled with real-world
examples and illustrations showing how you can realize the full potential of
direct mail by putting it to work as a strategic tool.
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July 2 - 8, 2006
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From the Publisher: Publishing the Nonprofit Annual Report offers your
nonprofit organization hands-on guidance to help you create an annual report
that goes beyond fulfilling your financial reporting responsibilities and
instead becomes a valuable communications, marketing, and image-building
tool. Written by Caroline Taylor--a consultant who has more than twenty
years of experience producing award-winning annual reports--this essential
guide takes you through the report-writing cycle from start to finish. Step
by step, the author shows you how to create a plan, fit the report process
into the overall schedule, assign tasks, develop the executive message, work
with designers to integrate visual elements, and get the report printed on
time and within budget.
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June
25 - July 1, 2006
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From the Publisher:
Nonprofit boards are in a fishbowl of scrutiny much like their private
sector counterparts. With recent media focus on investigations of false
charities, and more disturbingly, of household-name nonprofits that have
abused donor trust by misdirecting donations, the heat is on the nonprofit
board to rehabilitate its organizational profile. Encouraging boards to
reclaim their role as the ultimate authority within their nonprofit,
nationally recognized nonprofit expert Dr. Peggy Jackson supplies tips for
leveraging the power and value of SOX requirements within the nonprofit
organization. Containing sample documents, forms, and checklists to
introduce best practices into any nonprofit organization, this complete
guide is a practical, hands-on tool for equipping your nonprofit's board
toward a higher quality of control.
Relevant for both the large
and small nonprofit organization, this book effectively brings pragmatic
clarity to a complex topic, and explains how to blend Sarbanes-Oxley
requirements into the nonprofit organization, with topics including:
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Common factors that contribute
to nonprofit board dysfunction |
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Moving nonprofit governance
into the twenty-first century |
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Intervention techniques for
moving your board forward |
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Establishing strategies for
lasting change |
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Creating a platinum standard
for governance |
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June
18 - 24, 2006
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From the publisher: This text
provides a logical and comprehensive outline of event planning, with a
special emphasis on fitting these events into the larger framework of the
nonprofits organizational goals. Included are:
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Seven goals for a
successful event |
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The Master Event Timetable
(METT), a proven organizational tool that provides step-by-step guidance
through the entire event process |
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A case study explaining in
understandable detail how to implement the advice and methods outlined
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An accompanying CD that
includes sample timelines, worksheets, checklists, budgets, writing
examples, decision tables, and contracts |
In addition to the brass
tacks of managing logistics, the coverage includes thoughtful discussions on
how to take full advantage of the networking, volunteer recruitment, public
relations, and motivational opportunities your special event can provide.
This updated Second Edition features new information in these areas, plus an
entirely new chapter on using the Internet for event planning.
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June 11 - 17, 2006
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From the publisher: The
definitive reference manual for starting and running a nonprofit corporation
in the United States, this handbook provides information on everything from
legal issues to fundraising techniques. Details of how to incorporate,
register to lobby, apply for tax exemptions, and comply with charitable
solicitation laws are included for every state and for the District of
Columbia. Information about current federal laws, regulations, and court
decisions that apply to nonprofits, as well as on staffing, advocacy,
strategic planning, and bookkeeping is provided. This updated edition
includes a discussion on the trends in nonprofit management and the future
of the nonprofit sector. Gary M. Grobman is the author of The Nonprofit
Internet Handbook, The Nonprofit Organization's Guide to E-Commerce, and The
Pennsylvania Nonprofit Handbook. He is a contributing editor for the monthly
newsletter Pennsylvania Nonprofit Report, a former consultant to the
Pennsylvania General Assembly on nonprofit issues, and a former chairperson
of the Nonprofit Advocacy Network.
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June 4
- 10, 2006
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Conducting a Successful Capital Campaign: The New,
Revised and Expanded Edition of the Leading Guide to Planning and
Implementing a Capital Campaign
by Kent E. Dove
From the publisher: Conducting a Successful Capital
Campaign has been the definitive resource on capital campaigns for a decade.
Now, in the long-awaited second edition of the best-selling guide, Kent Dove
offers an updated and expanded blueprint for planning and managing a
successful capital campaign. He not only gives authoritative guidance to
every aspect of a capital campaign but also provides new discussions on such
important topics as linking strategic planning to fundraising, conducting
external market surveys, defining leadership roles, establishing a campaign
and solicitation process, and more. Other enhancements include:
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A dramatically expanded resource section that
includes samples of a strategic plan, market surveys, case statements,
financial reports, pledge forms, newsletters, program brochures, a
complete volunteer kit, and a post-campaign evaluation. |
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New chapters on technology in fundraising, leadership
gifts, and developing lasting relationships with donors. |
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Updated examples and real-world lessons from diverse
organizations that have conducted their own capital campaigns.
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May 28 - June 3, 2006
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From the publisher: The
Ask is a complete resource for teaching
anyone—experienced in fundraising or not—how to ask individuals, in person,
for a contribution to for a local nonprofit or a special event or community
project, an enhanced annual gift, a major or planned gift, or a challenging
capital campaign gift. Written by fundraising expert Laura Fredricks, The
Ask shows what it takes to prepare yourself and others to make an
effective ask and includes over one hundred sample dialogues you can use and
adapt. Step by step, the book reveals how to listen, what to say, and how to
follow up on each and every ask until you receive a solid and definitive
answer.
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May 14
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From the publisher: Written
by Robert Zimmerman and Ann Lehman--leading experts in the field of
fundraising and board development--Boards That Love Fundraising not
only shows that all board members (no matter the level of experience)
can learn to raise funds but also provides effective tips to the more
experienced fundraisers. This workbook explains your fundraising
responsibility as a board member while it:
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Provides information on board
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Outlines the concepts that will
empower you to ask for money effectively and fearlessly |
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Describes the wide variety of
methods nonprofits use to raise money and the board's role in each area
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Shows how to recruit board
members who can help with fundraising |
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Explores the vital issues of
fundraising, planning, staffing, evaluation, and working with consultants
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May 14
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From the publisher: The book offers step-by-step guidance on how to write
effective grants. Complete with examples of fully-completed proposals, and a
companion CD-ROM containing guide sheets and templates that can be easily
downloaded, customized, and printed. The authors provide examples of
completed proposals and numerous case studies to demonstrate how the
grant-seeking process typically works. The authors are the sole owners and
directors of Polaris Corporation. Polaris teaches grantsmanship to nonprofit
organizations (The United Way National Training Center, the Non-Profit
Center, and the Kellogg Foundation), primary and secondary schools, and
for-profit and nonprofit healthcare facilities using three primary mediums:
workshops, consulting services, and resource publishing. They lead over 100
workshops that have taught more than 4,000 people per year how to develop
and plan projects, research funders, and write grants.
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May
7 - 13, 2006
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From the publisher:
Computerization represents an economic commitment that many nonprofit groups
with tight budgets have been reluctant to make. However, computerization is
no longer optional. Nonprofits must compete effectively for scarce dollars.
Nonprofit Essentials: Managing Technology helps nonprofits take the leap and
integrate technology throughout their operations. With its accessible,
easy-to-read style and in-depth advice, it will get readers excited about
technology instead of intimidated by it. The publication is a comprehensive
work. Suitable for any size organization, the book is distinguished by its
focus on 'the human factor' along with volumes of technology information. It
should prove to be an invaluable resource for administrators, volunteers,
and trustees who must ensure their organization's effective use of
technology.
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April
30 - May 6, 2006
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From the publisher: Practical
and easy to use, Conducting Successful Focus Groups gives you the practical
guidance to do focus groups using little more than staff or volunteer time
and the cost of refreshments. In ten easy-to-follow steps, you'll learn how
to plan and conduct focus groups and, most importantly, how to put the
results into action: Create a focused purpose statement, Set up a realistic
timeline, Decide who and how many participants to invite, Generate questions
that'll get the information you need, Write a focus group script, Choose a
facilitator, Find a location that puts people at ease, Run the focus group,
and, Put the results into action. Each step is followed by a task statement
that sums up what you need to do before moving on. Examples, worksheets,
answers to frequently asked questions, and an annotated bibliography make
the job even easier.
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April
23 - 29, 2006
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From the publisher: For
planned giving officers and development staff members, document development
is a critical part of the job. Nonprofit employees must create documents
that take many forms, including: detailed proposals describing complicated
gift options; marketing materials; correspondence to donors, professional
advisors, and staff members; exhibits; agreements; presentation materials;
and IRS and tax-related documents. This workbook, together with the
documents contained on the accompanying CD-ROM, will help employees of
development organizations draft, design, and develop a variety of documents
that can accomplish their organization’s goals. The Planned Giving Workbook
contains a CD-ROM with 425 documents to assist nonprofit development staff,
mentors, and planned giving officers in their jobs. These documents serve as
models, or templates, to be used in planned giving and development. The
documents are divided into seven categories, with one chapter of the
Workbook devoted to each type of document.
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April
16 - 22, 2006
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From the publisher: This book
captures the exciting potential for business and nonprofits to partner for
mutual benefit and discovery. Cause marketing aligns nonprofits and
businesses to combine the power of their individual brands with a company's
marketing might to achieve social and shareholder value while communicating
their values. Cause Marketing for Nonprofits changes the way nonprofits view
and execute cause marketing programs. It provides a wealth of hands-on,
practical experience that can benefit any nonprofit organization interested
in this innovative and growing form of generating revenue, building profile
and achieving mission. No nonprofit can afford to ignore the contents of
this important new book, the first designed specifically for the sector.
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April
9 - 15, 2006
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From
the publisher: This practical guide shows you what really does (and doesn't)
contribute to community building success. It reveals 28 keys to help you
build community more effectively and efficiently. You won't find another
single report that pulls out common lessons from across community building
initiatives about what works. You can use this report to: Find out what
community characteristics contribute to successful community building; Make
sure key processes such as communications and technical assistance are in
place; Determine if community leaders or organizers have essential qualities
such as a relationship of trust and flexibility; Evaluate the likely success
of a proposed project or get a struggling effort back on track. Examples,
definitions, and a detailed bibliography make this report even more
valuable.
Wilder Research Center
scoured the literature, contacted resource centers, and spoke with community
development experts across the country. The result is concrete,
understandable research based on real-life experiences.
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April
2 - 8, 2006
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From
the publisher: Are you a volunteer with an organization, school, or project
that needs to raise money? The Accidental Fundraiser is a how-to resource
that guides you through the process of raising money from your community.
The book presents eleven proven fundraising strategies that are easy to
carry out and don’t require significant funds, large numbers of people, or
extensive knowledge of fundraising. The authors, Stephanie Roth and Mimi Ho,
show how to choose the right fundraising strategy (from house parties to
bowl-a-thons) and include step-by-step instructions for carrying out all of
the activities. In addition, The Accidental Fundraiser contains a wealth of
worksheets and practical tips.
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March
26 - April 1, 2006
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From the publisher: Wired for
Good is a nuts-and-bolts guide to strategic technology planning for
nonprofit organizations -- no matter how large or small. This book leads
nonprofits through a planning process that will help them align their
technology use with their mission and strategic goals, determine what the
appropriate technology tools are to meet those goals, and how the technology
will be implemented and supported over time. This essential guide also shows
how to win support for a strategic technology plan within an organization,
evaluate a plan's effectiveness, and help staff and other stakeholders adapt
to the changes new technology will bring about.
Wired for Good shows
nonprofit professionals how to: Get their organization ready for the
strategic technology planning process; Dispel the myths surrounding
technology planning; Understand the benefits of strategic technology
planning; Overcome organizational resistance to strategic technology
planning; Define the roles and responsibilities of staff and other key
stakeholders in creating a successful plan; Make the best use of volunteers
and consultants; and, Find the funds to support technology implementation.
In addition, Wired for Good is filled with practical suggestions, templates,
and examples from real-life technology plans created successfully by
nonprofits. This essential resource is based on the successful Wired for
Good program from the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits, a leadership
support organization that promotes excellence in nonprofit organizational
performance.
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March
19 - 25, 2006
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From the publisher: This
unique book-and-disk set has everything you need to craft an employee
handbook that is tailored to your organization's mission, culture, and
goals. It is The Management Center's most comprehensive human resources
toolkit for nonprofits across the country filled with sample policies and
examples of how to adapt each policy to your specific objectives. Many of
the sample policies appear in versions that correspond to large,
medium-sized, or small nonprofits.
Sample policies also
reflect different organizational cultures. For each policy, you can choose,
mixing or matching as needed, the language, form, and style that best
reflect your purpose and work culture. Topics include: employment and
employee development, benefits, workplace healthy and safety, standards of
conduct, work hours and pay, and much more.
The do-it-yourself kit
includes a computer disk complete with all of the sample policies in PC
format. The policies are organized into folders that correspond to the size
of your nonprofit. You can select or combine the policies according to your
specific requirements. Also included are sample forms that can be copied or
saved for future use.
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March
12 - 18, 2006
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From the publisher: In the
bestselling Boards That Make a Difference, Second Edition, John Carver
enriches his definitive exposition with updated policy samples, a new
chapter on the process of policy development, and additional resources for
various types of boards. Carver presents a bold new approach to board job
design, board-staff relationships, the chief executive role, performance
monitoring, and virtually every aspect of the board-management relationship.
A
natural companion to Boards That Make a Difference, Reinventing Your Board
is John Carver and Miriam Mayhew Carver's recipe for putting Policy
Governance into practice. With 25 figures, policy samples, forms, and other
practical, "put-the-model-in-motion" materials, this is the nuts-and-bolts
materials that Carvers' followers have been requesting. Step-by-step
instructions and sample policies make this a valuable resource for boards in
the public and nonprofit sectors.
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March
5 - 11, 2006
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From the
Publisher: The Nonprofit Quarterly is a unique print magazine that leaders
count on to provide them with values based management information and proven
practices. Each issue focuses on a theme of critical importance and provides
you with the cutting edge, relevant and useful information you need to
manage more effectively and advance your mission. The Regulatory Landscape
2005 issue is considered one of the most comprehensive treatments of this
critical issue for nonprofit organizations.
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February
26 - March 4, 2006
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From the publisher: The
Balanced Scorecard is the leading methodology for implementing performance
management systems and improving efficiency. Focusing directly on the public
and not-for-profit sectors, this book helps leaders overcome the unique
challenges they face when implementing a Balanced Scorecard. The book
provides guidance on implementation of a performance management system using
the Balanced Scorecard. The author brings a wealth of implementation
knowledge and experience to this book, leading to hands-on, practical
guidance and tips to that ensure success. It also includes action plans to
walk the reader through specific implementation challenges.
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February
19 - 25, 2006
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The skilled social entrepreneur has the ability to get
the most mission out of the resources at hand including traditional business
techniques. Finally, here is a book that will help you learn their
techniques. In Social Entrepreneurship, you will learn how successful social
entrepreneurs: Focus on community wants and needs Match those with core
competencies to provide the quality services Assess risk and gauge
opportunity Develop new project ideas and test their feasibility Write a
business plan Project finances in the plan Tap into new sources of funding
Develop the idea of social entrepreneurship throughout the organization Make
sure that mission, not money, is the bottom line Also included are the seven
essential steps of the not-for-profit business development process,
real-world case studies, sample business plans, and a self-assessment
process to determine if your organization is ready for social
entrepreneurship.
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February 12 - 18, 2006
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From the publisher: The Guide to Nonprofit Email is a
118 page manual that is densely packed with insights both large and small.
There are thirteen articles on strategy, permission, and implementation, and
111 annotated resources in seventeen categories directly related to the
nonprofit use of email. The Gilbert Center recommends this publication to
consultants, communication managers, vendors, and especially those leaders
who shape the budget and direction of their organization's communication
practices.
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February 5 - 11, 2006
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From the publisher: Nonprofit
organizations must comply with stringent federal and state regulations or
risk losing their tax-exempt status. With a wealth of new material, the
Fourth Edition of this easy-to-read resource contains essential information
on virtually every legal aspect of starting and operating a nonprofit
organization–from receiving and maintaining tax-exempt status to tips for
successful management practices including up-to-date information on changes
in laws, rules, and regulations governing the nonprofit sector. Author Bruce
R. Hopkins is a leading authority on tax-exempt organizations.
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January 29 - February 4, 2006
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From the publisher: Nonprofit
Internet Strategies offers every charitable organization the opportunity to
analyze their options and select the appropriate strategy to integrate
traditional marketing, communications, and fundraising practices with their
online efforts. It is an excellent how-to guide--a practical manual for
nonprofit staff written in non-technical language--prepared by experts in
the field based on real-life experiences and case studies.
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January 22 - 28, 2006
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Another excellent publication from the Fieldstone Alliance. From the
publisher:
A Funder's Guide to Evaluation: Leveraging Evaluation to Improve
Nonprofit Effectiveness
shifts away from using evaluation to prove something to someone else,
and toward improving what nonprofits do so they can achieve their mission
and share how they succeeded with others.
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January 15 - 21, 2006
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From the publisher: Jim
Collins answers the Social Sector with a Monograph to Accompany Good to
Great. 30-50% of those who bought Good to Great work in the Social Sector.
This monograph is a response to questions raised by readers in the social
sector. It is not a new book.
Jim Collins wants to avoid
any confusion about the monograph being a book by limiting its distribution
to online retailers. The publication is based on interviews and workshops
with over 100 social sector leaders. The difference between successful
organizations is not between the business and the social sector, the
difference is between good organizations and great ones.
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January 8 - 14, 2006
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From the publisher: Alliances
make good sense for nonprofits, much of the time. But success with alliances
requires that they be used wisely, and with a good understanding of which
kinds of alliances will result in the best outcomes given the conditions and
need. This guide will help you understand and strategically form alliances
that work at a lower level of intensity.
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January 1 - 7, 2006
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From the publisher: The Complete Guide to
Fundraising Management, Second Edition provides a user-friendly road map for
fundraising success in a highly competitive philanthropic environment. A
practical how-to book tailored specifically to the needs of professional and
volunteer fundraisers, it moves beyond theory to address the day-to-day
problems faced in these organizations, and offers sound advice and proven
solutions. The book and accompanying CD-ROM include an extensive array of
tools, tips, and techniques needed to make your nonprofit stronger and find
the resources you need.
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