Nonprofit Organizations Charities category: 797 books
The Little Book of Boards
A Board Member's Handbook for Small (and Very Small) Nonprofits
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2015
Are you new to a board and have no idea what’s expected of you? Do you know what a board’s six key responsibilities are? Do you know what your relationship with the Executive Director should be? If not, this book is for you.
So many board members—especially of small nonprofits—want...
How Change Happens
Why Some Social Movements Succeed While Others Don't
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Discover how those who change the world do so with this thoughtful and timely book
Why do some changes occur, and others don't? What are the factors that drive successful social and environmental movements, while others falter? How Change Happens examines the leadership approaches, campaign...
Crowdfunding Basics In 30 Minutes
How to use Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and other crowdfunding platforms to support your entrepreneurial and creative dreams
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Just a few short years ago, if you wanted to produce a new gadget or raise money to make an independent film, you had no choice but to scrape together funding on your own ... or hope a generous friend or relative might put up seed capital. These days, there's a new approach: crowdfunding. Sites such...
The Grant Writing and Funding Coach
Target and Acquire the Funds You Need
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
The Grant Writing and Funding Coach is a framework for you to present your project in a clear and confident style, establish a rapport with funders and succeed with your proposal. It reveals how individuals, non-profits, local governments, and community organizations build bridges with funders. In...
Social Value Investing
A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
Social Value Investing presents a new way to approach some of society’s most difficult and intractable challenges. Although many of our world’s problems may seem too great and too complex to solve — inequality, climate change, affordable housing, corruption, healthcare, food insecurity — solutions...
by Henry D. (Hank) Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2012
This collection of essays and blog postings is intended to give Nonprofit Leaders and Staff an overview of Major Gifts Fundraising that will help you develop an understanding of what it takes to Ensure Your Organization’s Future.
by Michael Moody, Beth Breeze
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Philanthropy is both timeless and timely. Ancient Romans, Medieval aristocrats, and Victorian industrialists engaged in philanthropy, as do modern-day Chinese billionaires, South African activists, and Brazilian nuns. Today, philanthropic practice is evolving faster than ever before, with donors giving...
Inspired Philanthropy
Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan and Leaving a Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2008
This newest edition of the classic book shows how anyone can align and integrate values, passions, and dreams for their communities and families into their plans. Inspired Philanthropy explains how to make a difference by creating giving and legacy plans, tells what questions to ask nonprofits, and...
Working Across Generations
Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
The authors provide a range of ideas on how to approach generational shifts in leadership so that the contributions of long-time leaders are valued, new and younger leaders' talent is recognized, and groups are better prepared to work across generational divides. Giving context to these differences,...
by Laura Fredricks
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Many people hesitate to ask for money because they are searching for the perfect words to use.
From Laura Fredricks (the author of bestselling book The ASK) comes Winning Words for Raising Money, a new resource for anyone who is tasked with the nerve-wracking job of asking for money for themselves,...
by Rick and Becky Kraemer
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Are you currently running, or thinking about running a concession stand to raise money for your nonprofit organization? In this pocket guide, MBA and entrepreneur Rick Kraemer and his wife Becky help you optimize concession stand fundraising. In simple, easy to understand writing, they will help you...
Succeeding at Social Enterprise
Hard-Won Lessons for Nonprofits and Social Entrepreneurs
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2010
From the Social Enterprise Alliance, the organization dedicated to building a robust social enterprise field, comes Succeeding at Social Enterprise. This practical guide is filled with the best practices, tools, guidance, models and successful cases for leaders (and future leaders) of social ventures...
by Edward J. McMillan
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
What every not-for-profit must know about accounting, tax, and reporting requirements
Combining the proven guidance of the previous, bestselling edition with all of the latest regulatory information, Edward McMillan delivers a one-stop reporting resource for not-for-profits in Not-For-Profit...
by Bruce R. Hopkins, Jody Blazek
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2018
Make sense of the new regulatory requirements with expert clarification and practical tools for compliance
Private Foundations: Tax Law and Compliance, 5th Edition provides clarification, expert insight, and helpful instruction for executives and supporting professionals navigating extensive...