Failures and Successes in American Philanthropy
Charity, Philanthropy, and Civility in American History
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Businesses Generate Money and Results for Nonprofit Organizations
When Good Works Make Good Sense: Social Purpose Business Case Studiesdescribes four businesses developed by nonprofit organizations to bring in revenue and promote their missions. For example, one of the projects profiled is a secondhand store operated by a residential treatment center for women…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Participating in the Policy-Making Process
Meaningful Participation: an Activist’s Guide to Collaborative Policy-Making, by Gayle L. Gifford, offers suggestions on how nonprofit organizations can change public policy. Ms. Gifford, president of Cause & Effect, a consulting firm in Providence, R.I., writes that groups can influence decision…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Giving Nonprofit Board Members the Courage to Raise Funds
Fearless Fundraising for Nonprofit Boards, by Worth George, helps nonprofit directors and board chairs motivate board members to participate in fund-raising activities for their organization. Mr. George, retired executive director of Pilgrim Place, a nonprofit organization in Claremont, Calif.,…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Principles and Practical Advice for Fund Raisers
Hank Rosso’s Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising, Second Edition
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Guide to Establishing or Increasing a Nonprofit Endowment
Building Your Endowment
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Nobody Wants to Give Money Away, by Robert F. Hartsook, advises fund raisers on effective ways to cultivate large gifts. Mr. Hartsook, chairman and chief executive officer of Hartsook Companies, a fund-raising consulting company in Wichita, Kan., writes that while “nobody wants to give money away,”…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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Guide to Creating a Charity Budget
Budgeting Your Way to Financial Stability, by Debra L. Ruegg, Terry M. Fraser, Anne L. Howden, and Susan Kenny Stevens, explains how nonprofit managers and board members might design an annual budget for their small to mid-size organization. The authors, all of the LarsonAllen Public Service Group,…
By Jessica Kronstadt
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How Nonprofit Organizations Can Compete Successfully for Donors and Clients
Mission-Based Marketing: Positioning Your Not-for-Profit in an Increasingly Competitive World, Second Edition
By Jessica Kronstadt
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