Nonprofit Organizations Charities category: 797 books
by Quentin Wodon
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
If Rotary clubs, districts and the organization as a whole are to have a larger impact, they need to put together more projects that rely on partnerships, are innovative, and are evaluated properly. Not all Rotary projects need to include partnerships, innovation, and evaluation. But the organization...
Building Better Arts Facilities
Lessons from a U.S. National Study.
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
At the turn of the 21st century, a significant boom in the construction of cultural buildings took saw the creation of hundreds of performing arts centers, theaters, and museums. After these buildings were completed, however, many of these cultural organizations struggled to survive, or, alternatively,...
Managing Nongovernmental Organizations
Culture, Power and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
The idea that international development aid needs to be better managed and coordinated gained currency in the early 1990s. The increasing emphasis on management has resulted in the present vogue of ‘managing for development results’ as one of the central tenets in the discourse on international...
Building Cultures and Climates for Effective Human Services
Understanding and Improving Organizational Social Contexts with the ARC Model
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2018
It is widely acknowledged that many healthcare, behavioral health, and social service organizations provide less-than-optimal services and that the challenge of improving services depends on successfully changing organizational culture and climate. However, there are almost no organizational-level...
The Quick Wise Guide to Fundraising Readiness
How to Prepare Your Nonprofit to Raise Funds
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2018
LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO FUNDRAISE EFFECTIVELY
A Guide for Board Members and Staff of Nonprofits New to Fundraising
It would be great to receive contributions from more people, and it would be really nice to get a few big checks from foundations—if only you could figure out how to fundraise.
Does...
by Kenneth L. Terao, Francis K. O. Yuen, Anna Marie Schmidt
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2009
A state-of-the-art guide for developing grants witha strong emphasis on using program outcome measurement to underscore need and accountability
Based on the authors' many years of experience in the public and nonprofit sectors, Effective Grant Writing and Program Evaluation for Human Service...
Storytelling for Grantseekers
A Guide to Creative Nonprofit Fundraising
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2009
Grantwriters often have little or no training in the practical task of grantseeking. Many feel intimidated by the act of writing, and some don't enjoy writing. In Storytelling for Grantseekers, Second Edition, Cheryl Clarke presents an organic approach to grantseeking, one that views the process through...
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
An Entrepreneur’s Odyssey to Educate the World’s Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
John Wood discovered his passion, his greatest success, and his life's work not at business school or helping lead Microsoft's charge into Asia in the 1990s but on a soul-searching trip to the Himalayas. He made the difficult decision to walk away from his lucrative career to create Room to Read,...
Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge
A Non-Technical Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2010
A non-technical guide to The Raiser's Edge-the most widely-used fundraising database package on the market-for the fundraising professional
The first-ever guide to The Raiser's Edge database package for the fundraising professional, Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge: A Non-Technical Guide...
The Food Fighters
Dc Central Kitchen’S First Twenty-Five Years on the Front Lines of Hunger and Poverty
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Robert Egger wasnt impressed when his fiance dragged him out one night to help feed homeless men and women on the streets of Washington, DC. That was twenty-five years ago, and it wasnt that the cocky nightclub manager didnt want to help peoplehe just felt that the process was more meaningful to those...
by Tanisha Williams
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
This step-by-step guide is an alternative to obtaining 501 (c)(3) federal tax exemption, without having to pay the fees associated with hiring a consultant. Utilizing my personal experience, I simplify the process of applying for federal tax exemption into 12-steps. I provide tips, explanations and insight as I guide you line by line through the
by Cheryl Hurt
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2018
A basic overview of what you can expect and what you should consider before embarking on your journey to forming a nonprofit organization. This book provides a thumbnail sketch of basic considerations and obstacles that will help you drill down your decision and provide a springboard to further research.
Saving the World On Thirty Dollars a Day
An Activist's Guide to Starting, Organizing and Running a Non-Profit Organization
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Activist and Author Charles Sheehan-Miles, founder of the National Gulf War Resource Center and former executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, gives hard won practical suggestions and advice to people who want to set out to change the world. In 1993, starting with no money, resources, members...
Simple Giving
Easy Ways to Give Every Day
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
You can make a difference on a daily basis, and it’s not as difficult as you might think. Simple Giving includes more than 40 ideas to make the world a better place.
Most people think they have to donate a lot of time and money in order to make a difference. But there are simple ways to integrate...