A Business Evaluation Tool for Nonprofit Groups
Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step for Government and Nonprofit Agencies
Tips on Developing a Strategic Plan
Thinking Strategically Within Nonprofits, by Michael S. Dore, offers charities advice on developing a long-term plan. Mr. Dore, president of MSD Resources, a consulting and training company in Austin, Tex., in collaboration with Barry Silverberg, director of the Center for Community-Based and…
Lessons on Grant Making for Women in Developing Countries
More Than Money: Strategies to Build Women’s Economic Power offers advice to grant makers seeking to improve the economic status and well-being of women. The report draws from the experiences of the Global Fund for Women, which supports labor-rights advocacy, loans to help women start small…
Working With Volunteer Fund Raisers
Exploring the Relationship Between Volunteers and Fundraisers
Guide to Establishing a Private Foundation
Creating a Private Foundation: the Essential Guide for Donors and Their Advisers
Board Members’ Guide to Financial Statements
Understanding Nonprofit Financial Statements, Second Edition, by Steven Berger, describes nonprofit financial statements and explains how board members can use the documents to fulfill their legal and fiduciary responsibilities. Mr. Berger, president of Healthcare Insights, a Libertyville, Ill.,…
Report on State Support for Religious Groups That Provide Social Services
Charitable Choice: First Results From Three States, by Sheila Suess Kennedy, describes the preliminary findings of research on the effects of federal welfare legislation passed in 1996 allowing religious groups that receive government financing to apply religious criteria when hiring, to display…
Essays on Civic Affairs and Service
United We Serve: National Service and the Future of Citizenship
Getting Started on a Capital Campaign
A Nonprofit Space Odyssey: a Capital Projects Primer offers advice for nonprofit organizations considering a building or expansion project. CompassPoint Nonprofit Services, a consulting firm in San Jose, Calif., and San Francisco, and the Silicon Valley Council on Nonprofits, in San Jose, suggest…