Jerry Lewis Named Most-Effective Celebrity for Charity Causes
Jerry Lewis named most-effective celebrity for charity causes
By Anne W. Howard
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A Guide to Help Inexperienced Trustees Raise Money
NEW BOOKS Fund Raising Realities Every Board Member Must Face: A 1-Hour Crash Course on Raising Major Gifts for Nonprofit Organizations, by David Lansdowne, consists of 47 two-page chapters. Designed to teach trustees the essentials of raising money for charity — without overwhelming them with…
By Anne W. Howard
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Book Helps Create a Common Language in the Nonprofit Sector
NEW BOOKS A Dictionary of Nonprofit Terms & Concepts, by David Horton Smith, Robert A. Stebbins, and Michael A. Dover, seeks to help create a common vocabulary for the nonprofit world. The items in the glossary cover the many meanings of basic terms, such as community, organization, and leadership,…
By Anne W. Howard
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How Nominating Committees Can Build Committed Boards
NEW BOOKS The Board Building Cycle: Nine Steps to Finding, Recruiting, and Engaging Nonprofit Board Members, Second Edition, by Berit M. Lakey, emphasizes the importance of carefully searching for new trustees. Ms. Lakey, a consultant, provides a guide for nominating committees, and details each of…
By Anne W. Howard
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Incorporating Social Values Into Business Practices
NEW BOOKS Values Sell: Transforming Purpose Into Profit Through Creative Sales and Distribution Strategies
By Anne W. Howard
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Book Aims to Simplify Nonprofit Accounting
NEW BOOKS Not-for-Profit Accounting Made Easy, Second Edition
By Anne W. Howard
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The Benefits of Collaboration for Health-Care Organizations
NEW BOOKS Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health
By Anne W. Howard
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How to Plan a Successful Fund-Raising Event
NEW BOOKS Black Tie Optional: A Complete Special Events Resource for Nonprofit Organizations, Second Edition
By Anne W. Howard
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Bank Provides a Lesson on Taking Out Loans
NEW BOOKS Make Every Dollar Count: Basic Borrowing for Nonprofit Organizations, by Clare Golla, provides information on lending for charities. Using several case studies and examples, the publication discusses “why your organization might consider seeking a loan, how to approach lenders to secure…
By Anne W. Howard
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Speeches from a Longtime Foundation Leader
NEW BOOKS Beyond the Money: Reflections on Philanthropy, the Nonprofit Sector and Civic Life, 1999-2006, by Edward Skloot, compiles one memo and 10 speeches by the author, who recently retired as president of the Surdna Foundation. Mr. Skloot describes the publication as an “effort to define,…
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