In this nuts-and-bolts workbook, Bancel describes the elements that an organization should have in place in order to support a capital campaign — both traditional and non-traditional models — as well as the importance of conducting a feasibility study in advance of the campaign and offers helpful checklists, quizzes, and sample documents....

This two-volume set, with more than eight thousand listings, provides easy access to information about assistive technologies, funding to purchase those technologies, and organizations that can help the disabled become active and productive members of society....

The book describes the three basic principles of development — research, donor cultivation, and the solicitation of potential givers — and highlights the various structures of gift-giving typically used by health-care institutions engaged in fundraising, including direct-mail campaigns, challenge grants, unrestricted funds, and bequests....

Holcombe examines "how tax laws affect the ideas that are financed by nonprofit foundations" and explores whether the laws ensure that foundations act within the public interest when it comes to the ideas they produce....

Divided into three main sections, The Art of Trusteeship concentrates on the major issues with which board members must grapple — mission, money, and management — and emphasizes strategic planning as being key to an organization's longevity and success....

King's book outlines the challenges of finding significant work in nonprofits and offers strategies for improving one's chances, including how to network with individuals in nonprofits who may be willing to provide help, preparing the kind of cover letter and résumé needed to catch the interest of a nonprofit, and how to negotiate salary and benefits....

Eschewing the traditional format of a detailed section-by-section explication of a grant proposal, the authors focus on the broader picture, such as the fundraising environment, how to best utilize the resources of your staff, and general suggestions on writers and resources to consult and use as models....

The National Center for Responsive Philanthropy examines the cash grant component of 124 major corporations' grantmaking practices in 1995 of as they relate to racial and ethnic communities, as well as the issues behind the statistics, and offers expert advice on the technical aspects of fundraising for racial/ethnic fundraisers....

Some potential readers of this book are those considering fundraising as a profession, development staff in a one-person shop, volunteers, and others who need a broad, basic overview of fundraising techniques in a practical, straightforward way....

In his debunking of charitable giving in America, Wagner traces the origins of the charitable mystique from an historical and sociological perspective, describing offenses committed by armies of religious missionaries and philanthropists and criticizing American philanthropy as doing little to eradicate poverty or social injustices and serving to uphold the current climate of social inequality....

Though not intended as a comprehensive discussion of the basic laws governing nonprofit advocacy, E-Advocacy for Nonprofits represents the most current research and thinking on how nonprofits can use the Internet for lobbying and electoral advocacy while staying within the law....

Carlson, a well-known trainer and consultant in nonprofit organizational development, has put together a detailed outline for the process of assembling an effective fundraising team, the first step in which may be the hardest to take —— recognizing that your current fundraising methods aren't working and that it's time for a new strategy....

The Rules of the Road look at the definition of a charity; the economic benefits of charitable status, including tax benefits for a charity and its donors; categories of public charities; laws concerning private foundations; restrictions on advocacy and lobbying; American philanthropy and foreign charitable activity; allowable commercial activities of charities; the election and duties of directors; and accountability at the state and federal levels....

In The Five Strategies for Fundraising Success, direct-mail marketing maven Mal Warwick presents five fundraising strategies — Growth, Involvement, Visibility, Efficiency, and Stability (or G.I.V.E.S) — and discusses how each can accomplish a different goal beyond the raising of money....