Reference Book on Laws Governing Non-Profit Fund Raising
The First Legal Answer Book for Fund-Raisers
Guide to Educating Board Members Emphasizes Mission
Creating Caring & Capable Boards: Reclaiming the Passion for Active Trusteeship
Guide to Conducting Online Advocacy Without Overstepping Federal Restrictions
E-Advocacy for Nonprofits: The Law of Lobbying and Election-Related Activity on the Net, by Elizabeth Kingsley, Gail Harmon, John Pomeranz, and Kay Guinane, explains how non-profit organizations can use the Internet for lobbying and political advocacy while staying within the law. In general, the…
Study Assesses Results of Management-Assistance Project
Community Foundations Initiative on Management Assistance: Phase One Evaluation, by Renee A. Berger, documents the initial findings of a project financed by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation geared to strengthening the ties between community foundations and local non-profit groups. In 1994…
Book Questions Whether Charities Should Adopt New Management Trends
Making Nonprofits Work: A Report on the Tides of Nonprofit Management Reform
Book Offers Advice on Managing Churches and Religious Charities
Faith-Based Management: Leading Organizations That Are Based on More Than Just Mission
Report Looks at Risks and Rewards of Venture Philanthropy
Venture Philanthropy: Landscape and Expectations examines the benefits and the risks of applying investment-management practices to charitable giving. The Morino Institute, in Reston, Va., commissioned the Washington consulting firm Community Wealth Ventures to analyze efforts nationwide to create…
Scholar Extols Benefits of Programs for Kids
Community Counts: How Youth Organizations Matter for Youth Development, by Milbrey W. McLaughlin, argues that kids who attend clubs and other programs outside of school earn higher grades and demonstrate more self-confidence than kids who do not. From 1987 to 1999, Ms. McLaughlin, a professor of…
Author Dispenses Advice to Gift Planners
Family Wealth Counseling: Getting to the Heart of the Matter