Fieldstone Alliance imprint: 24 books
Crossing Borders - Sharing Journeys
Effective Capacity Building with Immigrant and Refugee Groups
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2006
A growing number of nonprofit organizations have been created by immigrants and refugees to serve their communities in North America. These immigrant- and refugee-led organizations (IRLOs) work to provide services and meet a variety of needs, while at the same time building the infrastructure of these...
Nonprofit Mergers Workbook Part II
Unifying the Organization After a Merger
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2004
You've completed the merger agreement. Now, how do you make the merger work? Nonprofit Mergers Part II helps you create a comprehensive plan to achieve integration. It addresses large, strategic issues as well as small practical ones. Integration issues and how to handle them Section I: Going the...
Community Building: What Makes It Work
A Review of Factors Influencing Successful Community Building
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1997
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...
Bookkeeping Basics
What Every Nonprofit Bookkeeper Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2003
Bookkeeping Basics No trained bookkeeper on staff? No problem. Many nonprofits don't have a trained bookkeeper on staff. This crucial function goes to whoever has the time and the willingness to do it. Lack of accounting training or background is not only frustrating for the individual, but also potentially...
Managers Guide to Program Evaluation
Planning, Contracting, & Managing for Useful Results
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2003
Your Guide to Getting a Useful Evaluation Evaluation is vital and beneficial to any nonprofit organization. An effective evaluation can help identify an organization's successes, share information with key audiences, and improve services. It can confirm that an organization is truly making a difference....
Coping With Cutbacks
The Nonprofit Guide to Success When Times Are Tight
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 1997
Think about funding problems in a new way Coping with Cutbacks can help you deal with funding problems in a new way. Successful nonprofits today see that solutions of the past won't work in the long-run. Authors Angelica and Hyman urge you to take a different approach, shifting your thinking from...
Collaboration Handbook
Creating, Sustaining, and Enjoying the Journey, 1st ed.
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
This is your complete guide to putting together a collaboration that gets results! You'll see how to get a collaboration going, define the results you're after, determine everyone's roles, create an action plan, and evaluate the results. Includes a case study, worksheets, and special sidebars with helpful tips such as what to do at your first meeting.
Benchmarking for Nonprofits
How to Measure, Manage, and Improve Performance
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2004
The no-cost way to improve your organization on a daily basis Most nonprofits are already benchmarking informally. This unique book defines a formal way to benchmark. You'll learn how to prepare your organization, measure performance, and implement best practices as well as learning the five key steps...
Embracing Cultural Competency
A Roadmap for Nonprofit Capacity Builders
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2009
Start the Conversation No “how-to” manual exists on cultural competency. And, compared to other topics in nonprofit management, little exists on the skills and strategies needed to address racism and inequity. Building cultural competency is an ongoing journey that nonprofit leaders choose to...
The Creative Community Builder's Handbook
How to Transform Communities Using Local Assets, Arts, and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2006
Put the power of arts and culture to work in your community Part 1 of this unique guide distills research and emerging ideas behind culturally driven community development and explains key underlying principles. You'll understand the arts impact on community well-being and have the rationale for engaging...
Managing Executive Transitions
A Guide for Nonprofits
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
The Essential Guide for Managing Leadership Turnovers A leadership transition can be a time of high vulnerability for a nonprofit organization. On the other hand, an executive turnover offers unique opportunities for renewal and fresh thinking. Managing Executive Transitions shows how this state of...
by Bryan W. Barry
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1997
In an environment of increased competition, funding cuts, and other pressures, strategic planning is a sound management tool for nonprofits. This workbook provides a guide for developing, implementing, and updating a strategic plan. Sample plan and blank worksheets are included.
Consulting With Nonprofits
A Practitioner's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1998
At last! A comprehensive guide to the art, craft, and business of consulting with nonprofits and community groups . . . Nonprofit consulting requires specialized skills and knowledge of how the sector works. This guide gives you the resources and tools to help you provide quality assistance throughout...
Generations
The Challenge of a Lifetime for Your Nonprofit
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2007
The Clock Is Ticking . . . Is Your Nonprofit Ready? Boomers are leaving the workforce-soon. Do you have a plan to replace them? How do you relate to GenX and Gen@ employees, volunteers, and donors? What are you doing-today-to adjust your services, your outreach, your mission? Generational change presents...
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