3rd Edition - Revised and Expanded (Includes Free CD, available by mail, of all the forms in the book) Does your organization have a better program for recruiting and training the janitor than recruiting and training its board members? This step-by-step manual will help you create a strong recruitment and orientation program, putting your board on the road to increased effectiveness. Whether your board needs minor tweaks or a major overhaul, you will find yourself coming back to this common sense guide again and again. This no-nonsense manual, with dozens of samples, checklists, forms and...

The Pollyanna Principles will show you how to create the future for your organization and your community right now From the first page of this groundbreaking work, prepare to be inspired to get to work creating an extraordinary future for your community. Drawing on her extensive experience in the field, the nonprofit sector's respected contrarian - veteran consultant and author Hildy Gottlieb - debunks everything you thought was true about creating effective organizations. From governance to planning to resource development and everything in between, Gottlieb has one goal in mind as she...

Step-by-Step guide for creating a Community Engagement Plan. Tons of re-printable worksheets, prioritizing tools, thought-starters, monitoring instructions, and a complete Step-by-Step Guide to Implementation Planning.