Disaster
Recovery Planning for Nonprofits (2003)
Michael K. Robinson; Hamilton Books (www.hamilton-books.com),
112 pages
Michael Robinson’s book provides us with
a way to help our own organizations prepare for
disasters
large or small. Robinson pushes us to think beyond
the natural disaster, and begin to plan for any disaster,
war, equipment failure, corruption or the loss of
key personnel.
Grassroots
Grants: An Activist’s Guide to Grantseeking
(Second Edition) (2004)
Andy Robinson, with contributions from Jean Lewis, John
Pomeranz, and Wendy Wilson; Jossey-Bass (www.josseybass.com),
259 pages
Although this book is intended for social activists,
the lessons presented by Andy Robinson can be beneficial
to anyone seeking grants. Robinson presents the reality
of what an organization can expect in the process of
grantseeking, and what is expected of the organization.
How
To Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings (2004)
Felix Dodds with Michael Strauss; Earthscan Publications
(www.earthscan.co.uk), 169 pages
Dodds sets forth to answer a major challenge to map
the process of how individuals or organizations can
lobby
intergovernmental meetings. The book offers tips for
the stakeholder or governmental official, who may be
at a loss concerning where to start in this process.
Special
Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fundraising
(2nd Edition) (2004)
Alan L. Wendroff; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (www.wiley.com),
244 pages
One of the best fundraising strategies for nonprofits
is bringing people together at an event. Wendroff
draws upon his years of experience to provide guidance
that
even a seasoned professional can find useful.
The
Good Corporate Citizen: A Practical Guide (2004)
Doris Rubenstein; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (www.wiley.com),
200 pages
Rubenstein sets forth how a corporation wishing
to give can do so effectively. While this book
offers
a step-by-step
guide, it provides flexibility to the plans to
allow companies of all shapes and sizes to use
it successfully.
The book lays out the benefits to the community
and company that can be made by good corporate
citizenship.
The
Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service (2004)
James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, Evan M. Berman,
and Montgomery Van Wart; M. E. Sharpe (www.mesharpe.com),
154 pages
As public service employees and contractors (nonprofit
and private) are required to have more specific
skills, their jobs have become professionalized.
They need
to have specialized knowledge and skills to meet
the needs
of the public that they serve, and the complex
problems they are expected to solve. The need
for nonprofit
sector employees to gain those same competencies
becomes increasingly
important with increased levels of contracting
out by federal, state, and local governments.
Financial
Leadership for Nonprofit Executives: Guiding Your
Organization to Long-term Success
(2005)
Jeanne Peters and Elizabeth Schaffer; Amherst
H. Wilder Foundation (www.wilder.org),
152 pages
This book gives executive directors the framework,
specific language, and processes needed to
create an effective
nonprofit business that strikes the balance
between mission and money.
Managing
at the Leading Edge (2005)
Mike Hudson; Jossey-Bass (www.josseybass.com),
304 pages
Find out how the most successful nonprofit
organizations are flourishing in a difficult
social and economic
climate. Hudson takes the best practices
from nonprofits around
the country and distills them into this practical
guide for leading and managing nonprofit
organizations.
Leadership
for the Common Good (2005)
Barbara C. Crosby and John M. Bryson; Jossey-Bass
(www.josseybass.com), 496 pages
Learn how to be a better leader in this
revised and updated leadership classic.
Crosby and
Bryson offer
new insights
and guidance to a new generation of leaders
and aspiring leaders.
650
Essential Nonprofit Law Questions Answered (2005)
Bruce R. Hopkins; Jossey-Bass (www.josseybass.com),
448 pages
This book provides essential guidance
for those interested in starting new
nonprofits,
as well
as valuable advice
for directors of established organizations.
Effective
Fundraising for Nonprofits (2005)
Ilona Bray; Nolo (www.nolo.com), 275
pages
Nolo’s new guide to fundraising for nonprofits
covers everything from working with
individual donors to soliciting grants to starting
a side business.
Starting & Building
a Nonprofit (2005)
Peri H. Pakroo; Nolo (www.nolo.com),
300 pages
In practical steps, Starting & Building a Nonprofit
guides you from deciding whether to form a nonprofit,
to engaging in strategic planning, managing your finances
and taxes, developing a website, and creating a board.
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