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This road map will give confidence to leaders of nonprofit organizations and faith groups facing the unknown with sometimes-limited resources. The many examples-of actions which averted calamities and of failures resulting in chaos-are engaging. "When Bad Things Happen to Good Organizations" answers the questions that are often in the backs of the minds of those who lead organizations: How do I know this is a crisis? Can crises be prevented? What...
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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.
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Bring focus and direction to your work
Too often, if you ask four people in a nonprofit what their organization's mission is, you'll get four different answers. Organizations without clearly defined and agreed-to mission and vision statements frequently find themselves adrift at sea, in real financial trouble, and unable to make an ongoing, positive impact on the community.
But an effective mission and vision statement can help an organization unify...
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Finally, a booklet that integrates the best of business management with the realities of the nonprofit world!
While helpful to any reader, Applied Wisdom for the Nonprofit Sector is targeted at those who work in, volunteer with, and support the nonprofit sector.
Jim Morgan believes no matter your role in life or job title, anyone can improve their management skills with understanding and practice. He shares his proven leadership insights and management...
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If you're a fundraiser or social entrepreneur keen to secure large gift for any kind of social cause you need to be able to ask the right people for the right money in the right way. But how do you do that?
In this ground-breaking book, global experts Bernard Ross and Clare Segal share their approach - used by major fundraising organisations from UNHCR in the Middle East to MSF in the US and from UK's Oxford University to MEF Museum in Argentina...
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Do you spend most of your day putting out fires? Is your staff all on the same page? Do you want your nonprofit to move forward and grow? Then you need to make or update your strategic plan. A good strategic plan pinpoints where your nonprofit is now, sets goals for where you want to go, and outlines how to get you there. More than a document sitting in your computer, a well-written strategic plan gives you direction, unites your organization, and...
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In Five Minutes for Fundraising, Martin Leifeld reveals insights that have helped him raise over $500 million dollars for the non-profit organizations he's served.
Through his experience and the wisdom shared by 26 of today's most successful fundraisers, you'll gain the skills you need to cultivate key donor relationships and ask for major gifts with ease and confidence.
You'll also discover how to assess and optimize your organization's fundraising...
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If you want to increase your chances for getting donations from business, know how much support you can ask for from the business community, get the most amount of donations as you can, and keep getting those donations year after year, then Best-Kept Secrets to Engaging and Retaining Business Donors is for you.
The authors reveal how to develop profitable business giving relationships, explain the value that your nonprofit has to offer in language...
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Have you wondered why some organizations get major gifts all the time while your organization struggles? Do you have trouble even getting in the door? Perhaps you need to first focus on cultivating strong relationships with existing and prospective donors.
This book describes how you can build strong donor relationships through cultivation events. Events where, instead of asking for money or charging people to attend, you focus on the donors'...
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Are you frustrated that no matter what you do, your nonprofit never gets financially ahead? Are you trying to grow your revenues, but your donor base keeps shrinking? Are you recovering from a bad financial situation? Are you attempting to build up reserves so that you can continue core services even when funding cuts come? Do you dream of financial sustainability? If so, we've written Beyond Survival: Eight Proven Techniques that Lead to Sustainable...
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The book is, based on exploratory research carried out by the author in Indian Business Organizations. The book is, based on exploratory research carried out by the author in Indian Business Organizations. It gives insights to Employee Empowerment and five important leadership styles namely Transformational Leadership, Transactional Leadership, Servant Leadership, Abusive Leadership and Ethical leadership, and their characteristics based on the researches...
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Calling all changemakers! Open your mind, and buckle up for a bumpy ride through a truth-telling journey about the dysfunctional relationship between foundations and nonprofits. We all know that it's broken. So why haven't we fixed it? Enter the Unicorns. Join unicorns Jane Leu, Vu Le, and Jessamyn Shams-Lau for a nitty-gritty, inside look at how foundations and nonprofits relate today, and why we're stuck in the status quo. Next, get ready for a...
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How does your nonprofit organization's fundraising team approach the business community for support?
Sadly, for many organizations, the answer is, "We don't!"
For others, it is seeking sponsorship of their events. Some apply for corporate foundation grants. Or perhaps they call their local businesses when they need gifts-in-kind or maybe for a gift certificate for their silent auction. Some have even joined their local chamber of commerce, gotten...
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The Perfect Board offers an in-depth review of the pertinent issues that await the modern member of a Board of Directors. Whether you are a novice Director looking for preparation or a seasoned veteran with detailed knowledge of Board procedure, The Perfect Board is a perfect companion for anyone looking to use the position to its full potential.
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Is one of your goals to build fundraising capacity? Do you feel anxious when you have to run the numbers? Are you frustrated when you get the results? Are you nervous, when you deliver fundraising reports? Do you want to objectively show the value of your work? If so, we've written Raising Lots of Money: Essential Measures to Grow Your Finances and Excel at Fundraising just for you!
In this fast-reading book, we show you:
• What fundraising, financial,...
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When you hear the words "capital campaign," do you think about the "pain" part of the process? Yes, a campaign can be disruptive to your organization and consume a lot of staff and volunteer time. But it can be a tremendous asset to your organization in two ways. First, you are able to achieve your goal of a new building, an expanded facility, an endowment for the future. Second, a campaign, when done right, will strengthen your organization overall.
This...
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Las instituciones sin fines de lucro en Chile y el mundo son cada día más importantes y numerosas, representando una parte muy relevante de la economía, siendo un gran aporte para el desarrollo de múltiples proyectos de diferente naturaleza y constituyendo una expresión muy concreta del derecho de asociación que la Constitución asegura a todas las personas.
El objetivo de este libro es analizar las principales instituciones sin fines de lucro...
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Nothing really prepares you for what it's like to become a board trustee of a charity you believe in, nothing, that is, until now.
This book talks you through how to become a brilliant board trustee, carry out your roles effectively and even enjoy the experience.
Written by a current board member, for boards and their trustees, each chapter outlines the key approaches to take to become part of an empowered and brilliant board. Discover the principles...
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Fun(d)raising: 150 Money Making Ideas, will help you raise significant funds for your school, non-profit or cause.
Learn how to:*Coordinate fundraisers*Sell more tickets*Gain donors*Must do's for big events*Website must have's*And more!
BOOK INCLUDES: 100 small to medium fundraising ideas and 50 large fundraising ideas. Great ideas that work for any non-profit, school or cause!
Whether you volunteer with a children's charity or an animal rescue,...
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Are you not meeting your fundraising budget? Do you dread presenting that next financial report? Were your fundraising results less than you expected? Are you perplexed because even though your fundraising results are good, your nonprofit can never seem to get ahead? Then Seven Simple Strategies to Creating a Wildly Successful Fundraising Program is for you.
We show you simple ways to increase income without an increase in time. money, and effort;...
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