Selected Nonprofit Resources
The following books, periodicals and videos are available at the Main Library's
Nonprofit & Philanthropic Resource Center.
Most items listed here can be checked out. A call number prefixed
by 'R' (e.g. R361.763 Foundation) indicates
that the book is for reference only.
BOARDS
Nonprofit Board Answer Book: practical guidelines for board
members
and chief executives
Andringa, Robert C.
658.422 Andringa
Reinventing your Board: a step-by-step guide to implementing
policy
governance
Carver, John
658.422 Carver
Boards That Make a Difference: a new design for leadership in
nonprofit
& public organizations
Carver, John
658.422 Carver
Board Member Manual
Frederick, MD
658.422
Board
Doing Good Better! How to be an effective board member of a
nonprofit
organization
Stoesz,
Edgar
658.048 Stoesz
BUDGETS &
FINANCE
The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits: a step-by-step guide
for
nonprofit managers and boards
Dropkin, Murray
658.159 Dropkin
Saving Money in Nonprofit Organizations: more than 100
money-saving
ideas, tips, and strategies for
reducing expenses without cutting your
budget
Dabel, Gregory H.
658.159
Dabel
Financial Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Blazek,
Jody
658.159 Blazek
COLLABORATIONS
Forging Nonprofit Alliances: a strategic planning guide
Arsenault, Jane E.
658.044 Arsenault
Partnerships & Joint Ventures Involving Tax Exempt
Organizations
Sanders, Michael I.
R346.73 Sanders
The Stakeholder Strategy: profiting from collaborative business
relationships
Svendsen, Ann
658.812 Svendsen
FUNDRAISING &
DEVELOPMENT
Planned Giving Essentials: a step-by-step guide to success, 2nd ed.
Barrett, Richard D.
658.1522 Barrett
Fundraising Basics: a complete guide, 2nd ed.
Ciconte, Barbara L.
658.1522 Ciconte
Nonprofit Handbook: Management
Connors, Tracy Daniel
658.048 Connors
Conducting a Successful Fundraising Program: a comprehensive
guide
and resource
Dove, Kent E.
R658.15 Dove
Grass Roots Fundraising Book
Flanagan, Joan
361.706 Flanagan
Secrets of Successful Grantsmanship: a guerilla guide to raising
money
Golden, Susan L.
658.152 Golden
Beyond Fund Raising: new strategies for nonprofit innovation
&
investment
Grace, Kay
Sprinkel
658.152 Grace
Fund Raising
Greenfield, James M.
658.1522 Greenfield
Strategic Fund Development: building profitable relationships
that last, 2nd ed.
Joyaux, Simone P.
658.1522 Joyaux
Capital Campaigns: strategies that work
Kihlstedt, Andrea
658.1522 Capital
Successful Special Events: planning, hosting, & evaluating
Levy, Barbara R.
658.1522 Levy
Commons: new perspectives on nonprofit organizations & voluntary action
Lohnmann, Roger A.
361.763 Lohmann
Principles of Professional Fundraising
Mixer, Joseph R.
361.706 Mixer
Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising
Rosso, Henry A.
658.1522 Rosso
Corporate and Foundation Fund Raising: a complete guide from the inside
Scanlan, Eugene A.
361.706 Scanlan
Planned Giving for the One Person Development Office: taking the
first steps, 6th ed.
Schmeling, David G.
336.276 Schmeling
Planned Giving Simplified: the gift, the fiver, & the gift planner
Sharpe, Robert F.
658.153 Sharpe
Raising Money by Mail: strategies for growth & financial stability
Warwick, Mal
658.1522 Warwick
HUMAN RESOURCES
Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Practices Management
Barbeito, Carol L.
331.281 Barbeito
Foundation Staffing: update on staffing trends of private and
community foundations
R361.763 Foundation
Creating Your Employee Handbook: a do-it-yourself kit for
nonprofits
Bernstein, Leyna
658.455 Bernstein
LEADERSHIP
Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership [video]
Drucker,
Peter F.
658.048 Excellence
Extraordinary Board Leadership: the 7 keys to high-impact
governance
Eadie, Doug
658.422 Eadie
MANAGEMENT
Mission-based Management: leading your not-for-profit in the
21st century
Brinkerhoff, Peter C.
658.048
Brinkerhoff
Best Practices of Effective Nonprofit Organizations: a
practitioner's guide
Bernstein, Philip
658.048
Bernstein
MEDIA
Making the News: a guide for nonprofits & activists
Salzman, Jason
659.0973 Salzman
NONPROFIT
START-UP
How To Form Your Own Profit or Non-Profit Corporation Without a
Lawyer
Anosike, Benji O.
346.73 Anosike
The Non-Lawyer's Non-Profit Corporation Kit
Burton,
Kermit
346.73064 Burton
How To Form a Nonprofit Corporation
Mancuso,
Anthony
346.73 Mancuso
How To Form a Nonprofit Corporation: With forms
Warda,
Mark
346.73 Warda
NONPROFITS,
general
American Foundations: an investigative history
Dowie,
Mark
361.763 Dowie
Nonprofit Corporations, Organizations, and Associations
Oleck, Howard Leoner
R346.73 Oleck
Filthy Rich and Other Nonprofit Fantasies: Changing the way
nonprofits
do business in the 90s.
Steckel, Richard
658.114 St31f
Nonprofit Kit for Dummies
Hutton, Stan
658.048
Hutton
PERIODICALS (2002)
- Board Member
- Chronicle of Philanthropy
- Contributions
- Federal Assistance Monitor
- Grantsmanship Center Magazine
- Grassroots Fundraising Journal
- The Nonprofit Quarterly
- The Non-profit Times
- NonProfit World
- Philanthropy Monthly
- Technology Grant News
PHILANTHROPY
A Walk for Sunshine: a 2,160-mile expedition for charity on the
Appalachian Trail
Alt, Jeff
361.706 Alt
Inspired Philanthropy: creating a giving plan: a workbook
Gary, Tracy
361.7 Gary
Invest in Charity: a donor's guide to charitable
giving
Jordan, Ron
361.7 Jordan
What Makes Charity Work: a century of public and private
philanthropy
361.209 What
Philanthropy in Communities of Color
361.708
Philanthropy
PROPOSAL WRITING
How to Evaluate & Improve your Grants Effort
Bauer, David G.
658.15224 Bauer
Demystifying Grant Seeking
Brown, Larissa
658.1522 Brown
Grant Writing for Dummies
Browning, Beverly A.
658.1522 Browning
I'll Grant You That: a step-by-step guide to finding funds,
designing winning projects, and writing powerful grant
proposals
Burke, Jim
658.1522 Burke
Proposal Writer's Guide
Burns, Michael
R001.44 Burns
Winning Grants Step-By-Step
Carlson, Mim
658.1522 Carlson
Grantseeker's Toolkit: a comprehensive guide to finding funding
Carter, Cheryl
658.1522 Carter
Storytelling for Grant Seekers: the guide to creative nonprofit fundraising
Clarke, Cheryl A.
658.1522 Clarke
Directory of Building & Equipment Grants
R361.763 Directory
Foundation Center's Guide to Grantseeking on the Web
R025.0665 Foundation
Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing
Geever, Jane C.
658.15 Geever
Secrets of Successful Grantsmanship: a guerilla guide to raising money
Golden, Susan L.
658.152 Golden
Grantwriter's Start-Up Kit: a beginner's guide
to grant proposals
(workbook & video)
361.7 Grantwriters
Handbook for Writing Proposals
Hamper, Robert J.
658.404 Hamper
Grant Writing: strategies for developing winning
proposals
Miller, Patrick
658.1522 Miller
Proposal Planning & Writing
Miner, Lynn
658.152 Miner
STRATEGIC
PLANNING
Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: a practical
guide &
workbook
Allison,
Michael
658.401 Allison
Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations
Barry, Bryan W.
658.401 Barry
VOLUNTEERS
Recruiting Volunteers: a guide for non-profits
Burke,
Mary Ann
658.15 Burke
Hidden Assets: Revolutionize your development program with a
volunteer-driven approach
Hodiak, Diane
L.
658.15 Hodiak
Compiled by Carol Brown, 12/01.
Revised August 5, 2003
