Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - General

Tired of dry, theory-only reading you can't connect to Real Life? If so, you've picked up the right book Dr. Roz's years of research and experience have equipped her to share with you a "blueprint" that will guide you in leading the process of constructing or redeveloping, a Culture of Excellence within your organization. Information and experiences shared, while based at a non-profit organization, are relevant for any industry. This book is written in an exciting, engaging manner, using acronyms, alliterations, metaphors, real life and workplace examples as well as hands-on activities that...

An essential guide to good governance for board leaders at all levels of experience and expertise

This third edition of the bestselling book for nonprofit board members and professionals offers a thoroughly revised and updated resource that answers the most-commonly asked question on board governance. The book covers such topics as board structure and process, board member recruitment and orientation, board-staff relations, and financial management. This new edition includes updated information on topics that have recently increased in importance including new Form 990; dealing with...

IF YOUR NONPROFIT BOARD SEEMS BEWILDERED OVER ITS TRUE ROLL, doesn't understand the mission, allows the organization to drift aimlessly, squabbles with its executive director over authority and responsibility--then get ready to have all of that disorder and confusion cleared up once and for all. ShipShape offers your nonprofit a simple, engaging, and refreshingly unique guide to governing and managing your organization. This guidebook assures clear sailing into wide-open ocean of absorbing ideas and stirring tales illustrating how to skillfully navigate your nonprofit toward mission success....

A donor-centered guide to charitable gift planning for fundraisers and professional advisors

The Philanthropic Planning Companion compiles and analyzes the latest research on donor/client behavior, discussing the need for segmented approaches to charitable gift planning based upon the values and personal planning objectives of the donor/client. With its many tools, checklists and sample materials, it will serve as your charitable giving guide in your work with your donors/clients. Whether you are building your practice to work with high net worth clients or you are enhancing...

Praise for Joining a Nonprofit Board

""As an individual who has served on various nonprofit boards, and as the president and CEO of a large nonprofit organization, I can attest to how valuable this book is. Marc Epstein and Warren McFarlan offer insight into the expectations of nonprofit board members, which is extraordinarily beneficial to individuals considering their first nonprofit board and to seasoned professionals already serving on boards." --Gail McGovern, President and CEO, American Red Cross
Excerpted from Foreword"

"This book is a roadmap for the business person...

Philanthropy is a powerful force in our society but the challenges are great, particularly during an economic downturn that has dampened contributions even as the demand for services escalates. Howard Stevenson has written Getting to Giving: Fundraising the Entrepreneurial Way based on his many years as a donor, fundraiser and entrepreneur. He offers practical techniques and real life stories, and brings passion and humor to the art and science of asking for money. Topics covered in the book include: -What motivates donors to give -The four donor questions that you must be able to answer -How...

Today's communities--whether they are currently strong, or struggling to survive--face difficult challenges if they want to be tomorrow's healthy, vibrant communities. The challenge for leaders and citizens of modern communities is not just to solve specific problems today. Their real challenge is to keep learning from their experience so they can keep improving their communities tomorrow.

Results That Matter will provide a new governance framework for using valuable tools of community improvement--especially performance measurement and citizen engagement--to empower communities to...

Volume 2 of a two-volume community assessment of Utah County, Utah. Conducted by Civicus Consulting Group, this community assessment looks through the lens of education, income, and health in order to capture a snapshot of life in Utah County. Volume 2 contains the appendix only.

Volume 1 of a ground-breaking community assessment conducted in 2011 on behalf of United Way of Utah County and a number of other funders. This assessment views Utah County, just south of Salt Lake City, through the lens of education, income, and health, and makes projections regarding the makeup of Utah County in the year 2040. Volume 1 of a two-volume set.

Project Linus seemingly started overnight when Karen Loucks spotted a Parade magazine article entitled, "Joy to the World." From those words and images, a grassroots movement was born. In Working for Peanuts, you'll hear the incredible tale of how a small-town Colorado woman set out to offer love and security, through the gifting of handmade security blankets, beginning in her own backyard of Denver. Within just a few short months, Project Linus received national attention and an incredible journey was embarked upon. Hundreds of chapters formed, thousands of volunteers, aka Blanketeers,...

Most service clubs have not been effective in recruiting younger members into its fold. You visit the typical club and you see the typical mix of older members, even if they have added a mix of women and ethnic diversity to its fold. This book will explore how clubs can be successful in beginning to grow its membership diversity with younger men and women. This book will explore the issues involved in bringing young people into your service club. All generations are not the same. Younger members seem to care less for tradition, placing a higher value on individuality, personal freedom,...

Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor begins and ends with the premise that buying property in Canada can be a smart, safe and successful way to invest your money. However, like most things in life, success requires hard work.

As the distinguishing features of NPOs can render the professionalization of HRM different from the private and public sectors, this book fills a gap in the literature by offering an in-depth look at how this distinctive nature of NPOs shapes the development and implementation of their HR practices.

Introduction to Nonprofit Management: Text and Cases is a unique collection of 28 cases from Ivey Publishing at the Richard Ivey School of Business. This casebook helps students gain a better understanding of nonprofit management by providing contemporary cases from around the world, illustrating the complexity of nonprofit management in a variety of different sectors. Each chapter begins with a substantive introduction to the chapter topic by the editors. The book matches cases to the key concepts in nonprofit management, allowing students to discuss the outcomes and consider the reasons for...

"Couch appears to understand deeply the inextricable relationship between the greatness of a society and the character of its people. And in a no-holds barred manner, he challenges us to re-think our assumptions about what's really at the root of the tarnishing of the American dream." Dr. George K. Simon, Jr., Ph.D., bestselling author of "In Sheep's Clothing" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To elevate the American dialogue about how voids in character are damaging the fabric of trust in everyday life, author Joe Couch reaches across a...

Sustainability and green topics have become a crucial element in modern economy. All sectors of the economy are concerned, also the tourism industry. This book takes an overview on developments of sustainability in tourism from a multidisciplinary view point: economy, marketing, social science, media studies, political studies. In order to under-stand the long term changes in the field it is important to include different scientific approaches.

Seit dem Jahr 2000 steht Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) auf der offiziellen Agenda der EU. Prinzipiell als freiwilliger Ansatz definiert, wurden jedoch auch ein rechtlich verbindlicher Rahmen und dessen regelmaige Prufung diskutiert, im weiteren Verlauf der Debatten allerdings wieder verworfen. Martin Muchitsch beleuchtet die politische Dimension des CSR-Diskurses, in dem er den Positionswandel der Europaischen Kommission als Ergebnis politischer Prozesse analysiert, bei denen unterschiedliche Akteure um die Durchsetzung ihrer Interessen kampfen.

Employees with valuable skills and a sense of their own worth can make their jobs, pay, perks, and career opportunities different from those of their coworkers in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. This book shows how such individual arrangements can be made fair and acceptable to coworkers, and beneficial to both the employee and the employer.

-Gathered together in this unique book on evaluation and effective foundation practice are the experienced-based perspectives and measured insights of both seasoned practitioners and key philanthropic thought leaders. Foundations and Evaluation is a substantial think piece for grantmakers of any size.-
--Dorothy S. Ridings, president and CEO, Council on Foundations

-Foundations and Evaluation explores the intersection between organizational effectiveness and evaluation and demonstrates the need for commitment to evaluation throughout the foundation. . . . A good...

Are you planning on choosing a fundraising product soon to raise funds for your nonprofit organization or school? Want to investigate the products you should choose for your next fundraiser? This "product fundraising basics" handbook starts you off on your decision making process by choosing the right fundraising product for your group. It may surprise you that: - The vast majority of Americans (80%) agree that "product fundraising is an important financial resource for America's schools and youth programs" as stated in a press release issued by the Association Of Fundraising Distributors And...