This bibliography lists books and videos available in the Michigan State University library collections. It is intended as a starting point for those who are interested in learning more about foundations, fundraising, proposal writing, nonprofit organizations, nonprofit organization administration, government funding, planned giving, prospect research, and voluntarism.
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EARNING MORE FUNDS : EFFECTIVE, PROVEN FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES FOR EVERY NON-PROFIT GROUP. Chip and Ralfie Blasius. Fort Wayne, Indiana : B. C. Creations, 1995. 180pp. Main Library Reference Funding Center (1, East) HV41.9 .U5 B53 1995
Provides techniques and strategies for managing all aspects of non-profit groups, developing effective marketing skills, discovering little known funding sources, and producing lucrative fundraising events and projects. Also includes 45 forms and worksheets
[Fund raising]
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : A LEGAL GUIDE FOR GRANTMAKERS. Jane C. Nober. Washington, D.C. : Council on Foundations, 2005. 132pp. On order 05/05/06
Grantmakers committed to boosting the economic vitality of their communities will turn to this comprehensive legal guide again and again. The work covers a range of topics, from fundamental issues such as how to determine whether an economic development project serves a charitable purpose to sophisticated ways to structure economic development assistance. The book contains information that all grantmakers can use plus specific guidance for private foundations, community foundations and corporate grantmakers.
ECONOMICS FOR NONPROFIT MANAGERS. Dennis R. Young and Richard Steinberg. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, 1995. 268pp. Main Library Stacks HD62.6 .Y676 1995
A complete course in the economic issues faced by decision-makers at America's nonprofit organizations. Treating micro-economic analysis as an indispensable skill for nonprofit stewards, they introduce and explain concepts such as opportunity cost, analysis at the margin, market equilibrium, market failure, and cost-benefit analysis. The volume also focuses on issues of particular concern to nonprofits : the economics of fundraising and volunteer recruitment; regulatory environments; the special impact of competition on nonprofit performance; interactions among sources of revenue; and much more
[Nonprofit organizations -- management]
EDUCATION GRANTSEEKER'S GUIDE TO FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE FUNDING. Jacqueline Ferguson. Alexandria, Va. : Capital Publications, Inc., 1995. 2nd edition, 223pp. Main Library Reference Funding Center (1, East) LB2825 .F452 1995
A step-by-step guide to identifying potential funding sources, researching their interests and giving patterns, contacting their staff for information and advice, preparing and submitting proposals, and managing a private sector grant. Also includes 220 profiles of foundations and corporations that support elementary and secondary education nationally, regionally, and locally.
Also listed under Fundraising for Educators
[Educational fund raising]
[Corporations -- United States -- charitable contributions]
EDUCATION GRANTWINNERS : MODELS OF EFFECTIVE PROPOSAL STRUCTURE AND STYLE. Leslie A. Ratzlaff, ed. Alexandria, Va. : Capitol Publications, Inc., 1991. 385pp. Main Library Reference Funding Center (1, East) LC241 .E48 1991
Contains excerpts from nine proposals that won grants from the Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The proposals come from a variety of sources ranging from school districts, community colleges, four-year colleges and universitiess and describe projects ranging from teen parent support to a college freshman advising system and from a summer science program for girls to a multigrade international education curriculum.
Also listed under Academic Fundraising and Fundraising for Educators.
[Educational fund raising]
EDUCATIONAL FUND RAISING : PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE. Michael J. Worth, ed. Phoenix, Az. : Oryx Press, 1993. 464pp. Main Library Stacks LB2336 .E38
Designed for staff of university, college and community college development offices; donor research offices; university foundations; sponsored research departments; and academic librarians. Consists of 36 articles by experts in fund-raising and
university development. Topics addressed include the elements of a development program, donors, institutional planning, annual giving, capital campaigns, corporation and foundation support, and targeting special constituencies. Includes glossary and bibliography of further readings.
Also listed under Academic Fundraising
[Educational fund raising -- United States]
EDUCATOR'S GUIDE FOR DEVELOPING AND FUNDING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS. John Chandler and Ruthmary Cordon-Cradler. International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), 1994. 3rd edition, 155pp. Main Library Stacks LB1028.3 .C884 1994
Designed for teachers and administrators who want a practical step-by-step guide for developing grant proposals. Includes sections on proposal planning, identifying funding sources, writing the proposal, working with funding agencies, and sample proposals.
Also listed under Academic Fundraising
[Educational fund raising]
EFFECTIVE CHURCH FINANCES: FUND-RAISING AND BUDGETING FOR CHURCH LEADERS
see the book section of Religious Fundraising.
EFFECTIVE CORPORATE FUNDRAISING. W. Grant Brownrigg. New York, N.Y. : American Council for the Arts, 1982. 161pp. Main Library Stacks HG177 .B78 1982
Describes in detail a practical and systematic approach to soliciting contributions from business firms. Focuses on arts fundraising.
[Fund raising]
EFFECTIVE EVALUATION: A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR GRANTSEEKERS AND PROJECT MANAGERS. Alexandria, Va. : Capitol Publications, 1993. 94pp. Main Library Stacks HV41.9 .U5 G47 1993
This strategic approach to project evaluation focuses on four major aspects of project evaluation: conceptual, managerial, technical, and political. You'll see how to combine all four aspects into a practical, effective evaluation plan to impress funders and capture the information you need to strengthen your project.
[Fund raising]
[Proposal Writing in Human Services]
EFFECTIVE FUNDRAISING FOR NONPROFITS : REAL-WORLD STRATEGIES THAT WORK. Ilona Bray. Berkeley, CA : Nolo Press, 2005. 350pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HG177.5.U6 B73 2005
This is a great book for the small nonprofit that does not know much about fundraising. This book explains how to do the following:
1. Work with individual donors
2. Plan special events
3. Solicit grants from foundations and corporations
4. Get media coverage (publicity)
5. Use the Internet to help in the fundraising process
6. Create print marketing materials like brochures, newsletters, and annual reports
All the above are important parts of a fundraising plan. One has to set goals, strategize how to attain the goals. Then attract individual donors and develop a rapport with those donors so they give more and more each year. Eventually those donors will become major donors, but that topic is best left for another book.
[Fundraising]
[Nonprofit organizations--U.S.--Finance
EFFECTIVE FUND RAISING IN HIGHER EDUCATION : TEN SUCCESS STORIES. Margaret A. Duronio and Bruce A. Loessin. San Francisco, Cal. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1991. 251pp. Main Library Stacks LB2336 .D84 1991
Presents detailed studies of successful fund-raising programs at ten diverse institutions and examines what specific factors have contributed to their success.
Also listed under Academic Fundraising
[Educational fund raising -- United States]
EFFECTIVE FUND RAISING MANAGEMENT. Kathleeen S. Kelly. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1998. 663pp. Main Library Stacks HV41.9 .U5 K44 1998
Designed as a textbook for courses on fund raising, this book provides information on techniques, ethics, laws, and other aspects of philanthropy, and explains the academic theories and research that influence the solicitation process.
[Fund raising -- United States -- management]
[Charities -- United States -- finance -- management]
[Nonprofit organizations -- United States -- finance -- management]
EFFECTIVE FUND RAISING : TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESS. Leslie Brody. Acton, Mass. : Copley Publishing Group, 1994. 157pp. Main Library Stacks HV41.2 .B7 1994
Basic primer for executive directors, board members, and volunteers wishing to raise funds to maintain needed services or develop new programs. Covers mobilization, annual appeals, phonathons, corporate approaches, soliciting foundations, special events, and consultants. Includes an appendix of master forms for reproduction, and an acrostic.
[Fund raising]
EFFECTIVE GRANT OFFICE : STREAMLINING GRANTS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT. Alexandria, Va. : Capitol Publications, Inc., 1994. 94pp. Main Library Reference Funding Center (1, East) HG176.7 .F47 1994
Describes how to create policies and procedures, build a grants team, coordinate funder research and proposal writing, stimulate interest in grants development within other areas of your institution, train others to handle grants tasks, oversee preparation and filing of reports, deal with common problems, and steamline your office.
[Fund raising]
EFFECTIVE GRANTWRITER [VIDEO] : PROGRAM 1--CONSTRUCT A WINNING PROPOSAL WITH A WORKABLE BUDGET. Lincoln, NE : Service Agency of the University of Nebraska Inc., 1992. video, 1 hour, 30 min. Funding Center Supervisor's Office HG177 .B37 1992 VIDEOCASSETTE 1
With reduced government spending and the need to do more and more with less money, emphasis in the 1990s will be on efficiency and strong cost/benefit ratios. This videotape introduces the Project Planner as a tool used by the researcher and the model project director alike to negotiate budgets with federal government agencies and with state and local government entities, as well as with private funders. [Located in the Foundation Collection Supervisor's Office.]
[Fund raising]
[Nonprofit organizations]
EFFECTIVE GRANTWRITER [VIDEO] : PROGRAM 2--HOW TO WRITE FOUNDATION AND CORPORATION PROPOSALS. Lincoln, NE : Service Agency of the University of Nebraska Inc., 1992. video, 1 hours, 25 min. Funding Center Supervisor's Office HG177 .B37 1992 VIDEOCASSETTE 2
It is important that every grant seeker know where the money is in the "non-profit marketplace" and in what proportions. This video presents a self-test to drive home this necessity. [Located in the Foundation Collection Supervisor's Office.]
[Fund raising]
[Nonprofit organizations]
EFFECTIVE NONPROFIT BOARD: RESPONSIBILITIES AND RECRUITMENT. Ann W. Lehman and Robert M. Zimmerman. San Francisco, Ca. : Zimmerman, Lehman, and Associates, 1998. 28pp. Main Library Stacks HV41 .L43 1998
Intended to educate board members on nonprofit organizations about their most important duties. All too often board members complain that they were never sure of their obligations, or express surprise when asked to contribute financially. The authors explain how board members should meet five responsibilities: planning and implementation policies, insuring good management, fund raising, complying with the law, and governing.
[Nonprofit organizations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.]
EFFECTIVE NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT : ESSENTIAL LESSONS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS. Robert L. Lewis. Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen Publishers, 2001. Main Library HD62.6 .L494 2001
Pragmatic wisdom for the person with the position of executive director of a nonprofit. Topics covered include relationship to the board, dealing with "founder's disease", vision and leadership, collaborations, tax compliance, and accounting. Illustrated with case studies, exhibits, and role-playing exercises.
[Nonprofit organizations--management]
THE EMERGING NONPROFIT SECTOR : AN OVERVIEW. Lester M. Salamon and Helmut K. Anheier. Johns Hopkins Nonprofit Sector Series, no. 1. New York, N.Y. : Manchester University Press, 1996. 168pp. Main Library Stacks HD2769.15 .S25 1997
Provides a comparative analysis of the nonprofit sector in twelve countries: the U.S., the U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Japan, Brazil, Ghana, Egypt, Thailand, and India. Explores the global scale of the sector, its sources of revenue, and differences between the countries analyzed. Evaluates how well-equipped nonprofit organizations are to respond to the shift towards nonprofit action and away from government in many societies. Identifies the issues nonprofits need to address in the future.
[Nonprofit organizations]
EMPOWERING YOU TO HELP : RESOURCES FOR FAITH-BASED NONPROFITS. Jenai Morehead. Lincoln, NE : iUniverse Inc, 2003. 54pp. Main Library Stacks HV530 .M67 2003
Basic fundraising and proposal writing guidance for leaders of faith-based organizations.
[Proposal writing for grants]
[Religious institutions -- research grants]
[Federal aid to nonprofit organizations]
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FUND RAISING, see individual titles such as CHARITY AUCTION MANAGEMENT MANUAL, GOLF TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT MANUAL, and TESTIMONIAL DINNER & INDUSTRY LUNCHEON MANAGEMENT MANUAL.
ENHANCING THE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: NEW INSIGHTS ON STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION. Paul J. Ilsley. San Francisco, Ca.: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1990. 170pp. Main Library Stacks HN90 .V64 I47 1990.
[Voluntarism]
ENSURE THE FUTURE: HOW SYNAGOGUES AND DAY SCHOOLS CAN COMPETE IN THE PHILANTHROPIC MARKETPLACE
see the book section of Religious Fundraising.
ENTERPRISE (FOR-PROFIT) ENDEAVORS, LEADERSHIP SERIES. Jill Muehrcke, ed. Madison, WI : Society for Nonprofit Organizations, 1993. 127pp. Main Library Reference Funding Center (1, East) HG62.5 .S632 1990
A collection of articles from Nonprofit World magazine on such issues as how to pick a profit-making venture; retaining tax-exempt status while engaging in business activities; creating for-profit subsidiaries; pricing, marketing, and distributing goods; and figuring out how much to pay people who run money-making projects.
[Nonprofit organizations -- finance]
ENTERPRISE IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. James C. Crimmins and Mary Keil. Washington, D.C. : Partners for Liveable Spaces, 1983. 141pp. Main Library Stacks HD62.6 .C74
Explains why "profit" and "non-profits" don't have to be mutually exclusive.
[Nonprofit organizations -- management]
ENTERPRISING NONPROFITS : A TOOLKIT FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS. J. Gregory Dees, Peter Economy, and Jed Emerson. New York, N.Y. : John Wiley, 2001. Main Library Stacks HD62.6 .D44 2001
Offers a starting point for comprehending and applying the basic concepts of social entrepreneurship. "Entrepreneurs are innovative, opportunity-oriented, resourceful, value-creating change agents; social entrepreneurs are entrepreneurs with a social mission in mind." Deals with defining the mission, creating a business plan, managing risks, dealing
effectively with customers, and finances. Illustrated throughout with brief case studies. A Web site, http://www.enterprisingnonprofits.org supplements and updates the content of the book. Indexed.br>
[Nonprofit organizations - management]
ENTREPRENEUR'S GUIDE TO PREPARING A WINNING BUSINESS PLAN AND RAISING VENTURE CAPITAL. W. Keith Schilit. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1990. 287pp. Main Library Stacks HG4027.6 .S35 1990
Offers guidelines for preparing a business plan, and explains the process of seeking and obtaining venture capital funding.
[Small business -- Finance -- Planning]
ENTRUSTED : THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEESHIP. David H. Smith. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1995. 124pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV97.A3 S63 1995
[Trusts and trustees -- United States]
[Endowments -- United States]
[Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- United States]
[Nonprofit organizations -- United States]
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES FOR FUNDRAISING SUCCESS : AN ANSWER MANUAL FOR THE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES OF RAISING MONEY. G. Douglass Alexander and Kristina J. Carlson. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2005. 190pp. Main Library Stacks HG177 .A37 2005
Essential Principles for Fundraising Success is a single-source, easy-access guide that offers answers to the most commonly asked questions posed by professional fundraisers and volunteers. Organized in a clear, easy-to-use question and answer format, Essential Principles for Fundraising Success takes on the challenges that arise daily in the ongoing, high-pressured business of raising money. In this book, G. Douglass Alexander and Kristina Carlson (the founders of the successful Internet-based, fundraising consulting firm FundraisingINFO) offer insight from their combined forty-six years of experience working with thousands of nonprofit organizations. Based on the enduring principles of fundraising, this important resource shows how to master the three mainstays of fundraising : developing a case statement, creating a campaign strategy, and securing big gifts. Essential Principles for Fundraising Success also offers creative, out-of-the-box solutions for convincing reluctant board members and other stakeholders to follow proven, effective fundraising strategies.
[Fund raising -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.]
[Nonprofit organizations -- Finance -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.]
[Proposal writing for grants -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.]
[Fund raising -- Computer programs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.]
ESTABLISHING A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IN MICHIGAN, see Philanthropy: A Bibliography of Books Available in the MSU Libraries
ESTABLISHING A UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION. Donald L. Lemish. Washington, D.C.: American Association of State Colleges and Universities, c1989. 39pp. Main Library Stacks LB2336.L4 E8 1989
Also listed under Academic fundraising.
[State universities and colleges -- Finance -- United States]
[Educational fund raising -- United States]
[Endowments -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.]
ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN FUND RAISING. Marilyn Fischer. New York, N.Y. : John Wiley, 2000. 251pp. Main Library Stacks HV41.2 .F57 2000
"Still reeling from recent fund-raising scandals, nonprofit organizations are facing greater scrutiny of their actions. Ethical Decision Making in Fund Raising helps charitable organizations steer clear of dubious practices in their fund-raising endeavors. A tested ethical decision-making model demonstrates how to assess alternative courses of action. Forms, checklists, examples, and in-depth coverage of the ethics of several important fund-raising topics—including diversity, money from for-profit corporations, preparing financial information for foundations, and board and volunteer participation—allow readers to better understand and
embrace this philosophy in their organization. Marilyn Fischer, PhD (Dayton, OH), is an expert on the subject and has written more than twenty articles for trade and scholarly journals."
[Fund raising -- moral and ethical aspects]
ETHICS FOR FUNDRAISERS. Albert Anderson. Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, c1996. 150pp. Main Library Stacks HV41.2 .A53 1996
Also available electronically.
[Fund raising -- Moral and ethical aspects]
[Fund raisers (Persons) -- Professional ethics]
[Nonprofit organizations -- Finance]
[Charities -- Finance]
ETHICS IN FUNDRAISING : PUTTING VALUES INTO PRACTICE. Marianne G. Briscoe, ed. San Francisco, Ca. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1994. 134pp. Main Library Stacks HV41.9 .U5 E8 1994
New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising no. 6.
This groundbreaking sourcebook takes a major step toward developing a code of professional ethics for fundraisers. The examination of the fundraising profession in the moral life of a civil society is the topic of the first three chapters. These chapters are meant to give fundraisers a better and more elevated view of their work as much as to help their donors, bosses, and friends understand that fundraising may be difficult work, but it is certainly not dirty work. The remaining five chapters deal with ethics and the practical issues of fundraising, such as personal and professional decision making, the nonprofit board of directors, compensation methods, research, and fundraising management. Articles include:
[Fund raising -- United States -- moral and ethical aspects]
ETHICS IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT: A COLLECTION OF CASES. Kenneth G. Koziol, ed. San Francisco, Cal. : Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management, College of Professional Studies, University of San Francisco, 1998. 2nd ed. Main Library Stacks HD62.6 .E87 1998
The Institute has published a collection of teaching cases dealing with ethical challenges facing nonprofit managers. The cases, which have been widely used in college and university settings and by nonprofit organization staff and boards, illustrate ethical dilemmas concerning personnel decisions, board relations, fundraising, marketing, and financial management.
[Nonprofit organizations -- Management]
EVALUATING THE NONPROFIT CEO: A GUIDE FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVES AND BOARD MEMBERS. Frederick, Md. : Aspen Publishers, 1996. 104, 66pp. Main Library Stacks HD38.2 .E83 1996
[Nonprofit organizations -- management]
EVALUATION ESSENTIALS FOR SMALL PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. Alfred L. Castle. Washington, D.C. : Council on Foundations, 1991. 15pp. Main Library Stacks HV97.A3 C37 1991
[Endowments -- United States -- evaluation]
EVALUATION FOR FOUNDATIONS : CONCEPTS, CASES, GUIDELINES, AND RESOURCES, see Philanthropy: A Bibliography of Books Available in the MSU Libraries
EVALUATION WITH POWER: A NEW APPROACH TO ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, EMPOWERMENT, AND EXCELLENCE. Sandra Trice Gray. San Francisco, Ca. : Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997. 256pp. Main Library Stacks HD58.9 .G724 1998
Thoughtful, meaningful evaluation is a vital tool that can help any organization progress in ways that lead to greater achievement of its mission. As an ongoing process to achieve organizational effectiveness, evaluation can be a source of power and a force for change. However people in nonprofit organizations too often see evaluation as something that is done to them rather than something they can dot themselves to strenghten their performance. Until now, they lacked the support and guidance they needed to make evaluation part of their everyday work. Evaluation With Power provides that support and guidance. Building on Independent Sector's ongoing research on evaluation, it is a practical, comprehensive handbook for transforming the organization, its management, programs, process, and organizational evaluation into a positive learning experience that connects performance to mission. The book focuses on the needs of the nonprofit and reveals the sort of evaluation that is most appropriate to and helpful for nonprofits. Sandra Trice Gray has brought together leading experts from a wide range of fields to show how to use the power of evaluation in key organizational areas, including program design, human resource management, information systems, volunteers, fund raising and more. Evaluation With Power shows that true evaluation is a process of asking good questions, gathering information to answer them, and making decisions based on those answers. Evaluation With Power provides members of nonprofit sector organizations at all levels with the information and guidance they need to make evaluation work. It explains how evaluation relates to board and staff concerns and shows how it can help create an environment for learning and renewal. It provides the how of an ongoing process of evaluation and will help organizations make the most of limited resources and ensure its viability and health in a changing environment.
[Nonprofit organizations -- Evaluation]
EVENT PLANNING : THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS, CORPORATE EVENTS, FUNDRAISING GALAS, CONFERENCES, CONVENTIONS, INCENTIVES, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. Judy Allen. Toronto, Ca. : John Wiley & Sons Canada, 2000. 306pp. Main Library Stacks GT3405 .A55 2000
A textbook about special events from planning, budgeting, timing, location selection and requirements, menu planning, and considerations for guests, such as transportation. The appendix contains sample worksheets for different types of events.
[Special events -- planning]
EVERYDAY MUTINIES: FUNDING LESBIAN ACTIVISM. Nanette K. Gartrell, Esther D. Rothblum, eds. New York, N.Y. : Harrington Park Press, 2001. 193pp. Main Library Stacks HQ75.6.U5 E84 2001
Who are the women who struggled to form lesbian communities--and how did they fund their activism? Gartrell and Rothblum get two dozen lesbian women--including well-known activists such as Martina Navratilova, Alison Bechdel, Dee Mosbacher and Jewelle Gomez--to tell their stories of social activism with an emphasis on how they support themselves and fund their political activities. This insightful book shares amazing success stories of women surviving, thriving and making a difference and presents the strategies of scientists, political strategists, artists, writers, fundraisers, and community organizers for funding studies, liberating corporate resources, getting paid for lesbian causes, and financing lesbian media.
[Fund raising]
EVERYTHING ALUMNI RELATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EMAIL MARKETING ; USING EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS TO BUILD AND MANAGE ALUMNI AND DONOR RELATIONS. [Austin, Tex.] : Convio Inc., c2004. 21pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HG177 .E94 2004
[Electronic fund raising]
[Fund raising -- Computer network resources]
[Educational fund raising]
[Electronic mail messages]
EVERYTHING GRANT WRITING BOOK: CREATE THE PERFECT PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE FUNDS YOU NEED. Judy Termore and Nancy Burke Smith. Adams Media Corporation, 2003. 304pp. Main Library Stacks HG177.5.U6 T73 2003
Have you ever dreamed about making money as a freelance grant writer? Or are you applying for a grant and anticipate fierce competition? The Everything® Grant Writing Book helps you confront this competitive market with detailed, insider information on getting through the gatekeepers to obtain the funds you need. This detailed book shows you exactly how create the perfect grant proposal—no matter how daunting the specifications are for the project. Includes advice on:
(1) applying for government and foundation grants; (2) fnding the money needed; (3) building community collaborations and partnerships; (4) writing a statement of need; (5) developing a budget and budget narrative; and (6) filling out appropriate paperwork.
[Proposal writing for grants]
[Grants-in-aid]
[Fund raising]
EXCEL! Jerold Panas. Chicago, Il. : Precept Press, 1997. 84pp. Special Collections BF637 .S8 P325 1997
A collection of motivational essays for nonprofit board members.
[Success -- psychological aspects]
EXCELLENCE IN FUNDRAISING WORKBOOK SET, see
[Nonprofit organizations -- Finance]
[Fund raising]
EXCELLENCE IN FUNDRAISING WORKBOOK SET, see
[Fund raising]
[Nonprofit organizations -- Finance]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SURVIVAL GUIDE: THRIVING AS A NONPROFIT LEADER. Mim Carlson. San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2003. Main Library Stacks HD62.6 .C266 2003
Executive directors must oversee the daily operations of nonprofit organizations while helping them better fulfill their missions, write Mim Carlson and Margaret Donohoe, leadership- development consultants in San Francisco. This book offers advice to help executives accomplish these tasks without succumbing to burnout, a problem that affects many nonprofit directors.
The authors provide suggestions for tackling duties like fund raising and creating a budget, as well as for seeking the support of coaches and mentors. Scattered throughout the book are brief descriptions of real-life situations that demonstrate how executives have handled various challenges. One section focuses on the importance of developing strong relationships with staff members, board members, and volunteers. The authors give advice on how to deal with board members who want to exert too much control over the daily operations of a nonprofit group, and describe a situation in which a director successfully remedied such a situation.
[Nonprofit organizations -- Management]
EXEMPLARY GRANTMAKING PRACTICES MANUAL. Ellen Furnari. San Diego, Ca. : National Network of Grantmakers, 1997. 73pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HG177 .E936 1997
The best tool of its kind for finding answers about how the funding process works. Designed primarily for funders, this book will be helpful to the many activists who serve in advisory or board capacities for foundations and for anyone interested in understanding how foundations can be agents of positive social change. Highlights successful practices employed by progressive foundations and grantmakers.
[Foundations; Endowments]
[Grants-in-aid -- United States -- handbooks, manuals, etc.]
EXPANDING THE ROLE OF PHILANTHROPY IN HEALTH CARE. William C. McGinly, Kathy Renzetti, editors ; Cathlene Williams, Lilya Wagner, coeditors-in-chief. Hoboken, NJ : Jossey-Bass, 2005. 154pp. Funding Center (1 East) HV41.9.U5 E968 2004
New directions for philanthropic fundraising ; no. 49, Fall 2005. Contents : Maximizing fundraising's strategic contribution / Stephen C. Falk -- Integrating fundraising into finance / Nick G. Costa -- Successful strategies for effective stewardship / L. Alayne Metrick -- The fundraising CEO / Frank R. Hall -- Physician fundraising : evolution not revolution / Mara Hook, Jerry Mapp -- Hardwiring for maximum fundraising return on investment / James M. Greenfield -- Don't fill a position : recruit talent / Gail L. Freeman -- Attracting top talent and retaining stars / Claudia A. Looney, James K. Looney -- Performance benchmarking : lessons on using performance benchmarks to maximize fundraising results / Stuart R. Smith -- Identifying points of conflict / Terry Upshaw Morgan -- Sudden scrutiny of hospital billing and collections : managing the oppositional crisis / Mary Anne Chern.
[Fund raising -- United States]
[Charities, Medical -- United States]
[Health facilities -- Finance]
EXPOSING THE ELEPHANTS: CREATING EXCEPTIONAL NONPROFITS.
Pamela J. Wilcox. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, 2006. 318pp. Funding Center (1 East) HD62.6 .W55 2006
Straightforward in tone and brims with optimism for the future of the nonprofit industry. This stirring guide confronts the brutal facts of daily existence in the nonprofit setting, and equips you with a new and pragmatic framework to propel your organization to embrace innovation, new venture risk, and lasting mission achievements. Required reading for nonprofit managers, board members, and volunteers, Exposing the Elephants takes an honest look at the fundamental obstacles facing the nonprofit sector, with topics including:
*The Wide Reach of Nonprofits
*The Role of Nonprofits
*Myths That Surround Nonprofits
*Rating Nonprofit Performance
*The Five Elephants of the Nonprofit Industry
_"Live Lessons" and "At the Salt Mines" : mini-dramas demonstrating the challenging situations that arise within a nonprofit and the tools and techniques to bring about real change
Divided into three parts, Part I of Exposing the Elephants introduces the nonprofit industry and explores the public perception of nonprofits. Part II tackles the "what" and "why" of the five nonprofit "elephants," with each elephant representing an uncomfortable truth that volunteer and staff leaders recognize, but refuse to acknowledge. Finally, Part III explores the revolutionary ideas and practices—elephant solutions—that can tame and transform unruly pachyderms into well-behaved friends. Successful tools and techniques are sprinkled throughout the chapters.
[Nonprofit organizations -- management]
EXTRAORDINARY BOARD LEADERSHIP : THE SEVEN KEYS TO HIGH-IMPACT GOVERNANCE. Doug C. Eadie. Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen, 2000. 256pp. Main Library Stacks HD2745 .E17 2001
Despite the best intentions, many nonprofit never take full advantage of board members' wisdom, talent, clout, and contacts. In Eadie's "high-impact governance model," the board plays a proactive role in adding value to the organization, creates a productive partnership with the CEO, capitalizes on the assets of board members, designs its mission and structure, accepts the leadership role in producing innovation, takes part in budget and operational planning, and develops external relations using board connections.
[Boards of directors]
[Nonprofit organizations -- Management]
EXTRAORDINARY MONEY : UNDERSTANDING THE CHURCH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
see the book section of Religious Fundraising.
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