Put Me In, Coach – Executive Coaching in the Nonprofit Sector
By: Robert L. Fischer (fischer@case.edu) & David Beimers (dlb36@case.edu), Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Case Western Reserve University
The use of executive coaching within the nonprofit sector has received increased attention over the last decade as a mechanism to increase capacity and address issues of burn-out and turnover among executives. This study, by Robert Fischer and David Beimers, both of the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Case Western Reserve University, involved the evaluation of a pilot six-month coaching program that was implemented in 2005 in Cleveland, Ohio, under the sponsorship of United Way of Greater Cleveland.
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Successful Bequest Fundraising: Lessons From Research
By: Adrian Sargeant (asargean@iupui.edu), Bristol Business School, Willand, Devon, UK; Claire Routley (claireroutley@supanet.com), University of the West of England, Newport, UK; Wendy Scaife (w.scaife@qut.edu.au), Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Very few individuals choose to support a nonprofit with a bequest although almost all of us will elect to give at some point during our lifetime. Only eight percent of Americans with wills presently include a charitable bequest and although this figure is up marginally from 5.7% in 2000, there remains a substantial opportunity to increase this form of giving. Following our recent review of the economics, sociology, psychology, social psychology and marketing literatures, we conclude that nonprofits may be able to increase legacy giving in several ways.
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How Nonprofits Get Really Big
By: William Foster (feedback@bridgespan.org) and Gail Fine (feedback@bridgespan.org)
Between 1970 and 2003, 144 nonprofits went from founding to at least $50 million or more in annual revenue. While this is a small percentage of all the nonprofits started during this period, it’s a larger number than is generally perceived. How did these trailblazing organizations achieve such substantial growth?
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NCCS 990 Online: A New Resource for Completing Form 990 and Filing It With the IRS
Filing Form 990 used to bring to mind a desktop piled with papers, pencils with broken points, and an old calculator spewing wads of paper. No more! The Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) has developed a free IRS-approved system to prepare and electronically file the Form 990 and Form 990-EZ that makes annual filing easier and more accurate.
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Congregations in America (2004)
Mark Chaves; Harvard University Press (http://www.hup.harvard.edu/), 304 pages
At the 2006 ARNOVA Conference, ARNOVA honored Mark Chaves’ volume, Congregations in America, with its award for Outstanding Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research. The book was chosen because it broke new ground in research on what are arguably the most important set of religious organizations–congregations. This book is vital reading for anyone who wants to fully understand the work and character of this group of more than 300,000 nonprofit organizations that play a central role in the civic life of American communities; and for those who want a more accurate view of the parts congregations can and cannot play in social welfare.

The Public Relations Handbook for Nonprofits: A Comprehensive and Practical Guide (2005)
Art Feinglass; Jossey-Bass (www.josseybass.com), 336 pages
As in many other fields, in public relations a conflict exists between “theory” and “practice.” This book, by a practitioner-turned-professor, was forged out of experience with organizations like the American Red Cross. These “real-world” examples make this book a must-read for small- to medium-sized organizations who consider public relations an optional activity. If PR is on the radar, too often small organizations view it as simply “mentions” in the newspaper or other media. Feinglass’ Handbook will help organizations make public relations the top priority it should be everywhere.

2007

May 15-16
8th Annual Axelson Center Symposium for Nonprofit Professionals, “Generations & Demographics: Strategies for Addressing Change,” North Park University, Chicago, Ill.; Contact: North Park University at www.northpark.edu or http://www.northpark.edu/home/index.cfm?NorthPark=Axelson.Axl_Main

July 9-11
2007 American Marketing Association Nonprofit Marketing Conference, Mandarin Oriental, Washington, D.C.; Contact: www.marketingpower.com/nonprofit

July 18-20
2007 Annual Alliance for Nonprofit Management Conference, “Pathways to Nonprofit Success,” Atlanta, Ga.; Contact: www.allianceonline.org

August 3-8
2007 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, “Doing Well By Doing Good, ” Philadelphia, Pa.; Contact: www.aomonline.org

November 9
Third Sector New England 11th Nonprofit Workout, “The Ways We Lead: Creating Adaptive, Inclusive Organizations,” Omni Parker House, Boston, Mass.; Contact: www.tsne.org

November 15-17
36th Annual ARNOVA Conference, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, Ga.; Contact: www.arnova.org
  

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