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Bibliography:
Links:Eadie, Douglas C. Boards Can't Go it Alone: How to Forge the Board-Executive Partnership, Nonprofit World, Vol. 14, No. 2. March/April, 1996.
Masaoka, Jan. The Best of the Board Cafe: Hands-on Solutions for Nonprofit Boards, Wilder Publisher Center, 2003.
Taylor, Barbara, E. Richard, P. Chait. Thomas P. Holland. The New Work of the Nonprofit Board, pp. 36-46, Harvard Business Review, September-October, 1996.
BoardSource: Formerly known as the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, this web site is one of the premier sources of information on board related issues. It also provides publications useful to board members, training videos and audiotapes, and east-to-understand booklets on various aspects of board management. To receive a description of their resources, call 1-877-89BOARD (877-892-6273) or 202-452-6262.
Professional & Leadership Development: This resource is part of the site for the National School Boards Association providing guidance on identifying and developing leadership styles and responsibilities. The Team Climate Survey can be downloaded without cost and used to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a governance team.
The Board Cafe: Free electronic newsletter that "offers a menu of ideas, information, opinion, news, and resources to help board members give and get the most out of board service." To subscribe to Board Cafe using the Internet, visit the website and follow the easy instructions.
Links:
Alliance for Nonprofit Management: This site focuses on strengthening leadership and fostering inclusiveness and collaboration. The Alliance Resource Center is dedicated to building and transferring knowledge related to nonprofit management and governance.
Community Tool Box: This site supports work in promoting community health and development. The Tool Box provides over 6,000 pages of practical skill-building information on over 250 different topics. Topic sections include step-by-step instruction, examples, check-lists, and related resources.
CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
Free Management Library: Developed by the Management Assistance Program (MAP) for Nonprofits and Authenticity Consulting, the library has an index of over 675 topic areas that include helpful articles within the library as well as links to relevant information on other web sites.
Help 4 NonProfits & Tribes: Offers a useful monthly e-mail and resource library and also contains information on nonprofits in Tribal communities.
Minnesota Council of Nonprofits: The Info Central section of this web site is based on the organization's guidelines "Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence." The site contains extensive information on governance including a featured article, FAQ's, the basics, templates and sample documents.
Nonprofit Genie (FAQs): FAQ's written by leading experts from around the country. Originally developed through the California Management Assistance Partnership (CMAP) under a grant through The California Endowment.
Nonprofit Good Practice Guide: The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership provides key information designed to help manage your nonprofit organization efficiently and effectively.
Partnership for Effective Nonprofits
Seattle University's Nonprofit Leadership Program: The MNPL program is oriented toward working professionals who currently are nonprofit executives or who expect to be in such positions within three years of completing the program.
The Charity Channel: This Canadian site has many features useful to managers of volunteers or those involved with nonprofit boards. This includes an extensive library, e-newsletters designed for different countries (including the USA) and several free discussion groups.
The Nonprofit Center: This web site contains extensive information in its Management Tips and Templates section about Boards and Leadership and a variety of other categories. Resources include 12 Weeks To a Better Board and What To Ask BEFORE Accepting a Seat. To access, click on the plus sign to the left of Management Tips & Tools on the left hand side navigation links to expand the list of Categories.
The Nonprofit Management Education Center: The Learner Resource Center Library contains articles organized by nonprofit managment topics, nonprofit organizational assessment tools, and bibliographies organized by topic.
Bibliography:
Links:Brinckerhoff, Peter C. Financial Empowerment: More Money for More Mission, Alpine Guild Inc. Colorado, 1996.
Dropkin, Murray and Bill LaTouche. The Budget-Building Book for Nonprofits , Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, 1998.
McLaughin, Thomas A. Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Mangers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 2004.
Shim, Jae K. and Joel G. Siegel. Financial Management for Nonprofits: The Compete Guide to Maximizing Resources and Managing Assets, McGraw-Hill. USA, 1997.
Bibliography:
Links:Hall, Mary and Susan Howlett. Getting Funded: The Complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals, 4th Edition. Continuing Education Press, Portland University. 2003.
Hopkins, Bruce R. The First Legal Answer Book for Fund-Raisers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002.
Klein, Kim. Grassroots Fundraising Journal, Chardon Press: Oakland, CA.
Rosso, Hank. Achieving Excellence in Fund Raising, 2nd ED. Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, CA 2003.
Schumacher, Edward C. The Capital Campaign Survival Guide: An Easy-to-Use Guide to Conducting a Capital Campaign, Elton-Wolf Publishing. 2000.
Schumacher, Edward C. Building Your Endowment, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003.
Association for Fundraising Professionals (AFP): AFP Represents 26,000 members in 172 chapters throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs.
Charity Village: Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector has many resources for executives, staff and volunteers.
Council on Foundations: A membership organization of more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide. Provides leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities - among other services - to members and the general public.
Fundraisinginfo.com: A monthly membership service which provides nonprofits with access to fundraising help both through their Web site and through the ability to virtually engage fundraising professionals from around the country for help with specific projects or questions.
Grant Station: An interactive website that allows grantseekers to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects, and mentors you through the grantseeking process.
Grassroots Fundraising: The Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) promotes the connection between fundraising, social justice and movement-building.
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy: Since 1976, NCRP has advocated for the philanthropic community to provide nonprofit organizations with essential resources and opportunities to work toward social and economic justice for disadvantaged and disenfranchised populations and communities.
Philanthropy News Network Online: News and funding source tips for grant writers.
Philanthropy Northwest: Formerly the Pacific Northwest Grantmakers Forum, Philanthropy Northwest's mission is to promote effective philanthropy in the Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: News source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
The Foundation Center: Founded in 1956, the Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public. Site includes "Finding Funders," "Learning Lab" and "Researching Philanthropy."
Bibliography:
Links:Herzberg, Frederick. One more time: How do you motivate employees?, Harvard Business Review. Originally published in Jan-Feb. 1968. Sept-Oct 1987: 109-120.
Kaye, Beverly and Sharon Jordan-Evans. Love'em or Lose'em -- Getting Good People to Stay, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. 2002.
Livingston, J. Sterling. Pygmalion in Management, Harvard Business Review. Originally published in 1969. Sept.-Oct. 1988: 121-130.
Zaleznik, Abraham. Managers and Leaders: Are They Different?, Harvard Business Review. Originally published May-June 1977. March-April 1992: 126-135.
Alaska Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM): Requires membership for some resources
Bibliography:
Links:Peizer, Jonathan. Rethinking Technology in the Nonprofit Arena, OSI, ICT Toolsets, 2001.
Alliance for Technology Access: A national organization that focuses solely on technology for people with disabilities. Provides technical assistance, training, and support to community based technology resource centers that serve a wide variety of stakeholders working to increase access to technology for people with disabilities.
Benton Foundation: The mission of the Benton Foundation is to articulate a public interest vision for the digital age and to demonstrate the value of communications for solving social problems.
CNet: Information and resources on a wide variety of tech issues.
Consortium for School Networking: "Taking Total Cost of Ownership to the Classroom" is an excellent resource on budgeting for technology. A great collection of research papers, articles, utilities, and evaluation tools. Mostly the k-12 perspective, but very useful resource.
Groundwire: Groundwire (formerly ONE/Northwest )offers a variety of services (online networking, technical assessments, volunteer matching) to the Northwest nonprofit community at subsidized rates.
HandsNet: Empowers organizations to integrate effective online communications strategies to strengthen their programs and policies. Services include: Webclipper which tracks the issues you specify, delivering daily updates to your email box, and Training and Capacity Building which offers a range of hands-on-classes, strategic planning workshops, and management seminars.
Low-Income Networking and Communications Project: The Welfare Law Center's Low-Income Networking and Communications (LINC) Project is a nationally recognized initiative to enable low-income grassroots groups to use technology strategically to advance campaigns on economic security issues and to build their members' leadership and computer technology skills.
Network for Good Nonprofit Resources: Helping.org offers comprehensive online resources and tools to help nonprofits integrate the power of the Internet into their strategic planning and to organize, recruit, fundraise and publicize their mission and successes online.
Nonprofit Tech Association: An organization that works toward combining technology integration, implementation, user support, research, policy, and technology transfer in the nonprofit sector.
NPower: NPower's mission is helping other non-profits use technology to better serve their communities. Consulting, Training and Community Services programs for non-profits in the Puget Sound region, and on-line library of resources.
Progressive Technology Project: The Progressive Technology Project (PTP) seeks to strengthen community based social change efforts and increase public participation by under-represented communities by exploring and supporting the effective use of information technology.
Tech Soup: Website by CompuMentor for nonprofits with on a wide variety of technology issues. Aspires to offer nonprofits one-stop shopping for their technology needs. Information and tools for tech planning, and resource lists of nonprofit discounts offered by hardware and software companies and by technology assistance agencies.
TechAtlas - The Tech Planning Tool for Nonprofits
TechFoundation: A public charity whose mission is to bridge the nonprofit digital divide by providing nonprofits with access to technology, expertise and capital. Publish a monthly e-newsletter on technology funding opportunities.
TechRepublic: A site for IT managers: discussion groups, news, resource guides, free product information.
TechSoup Stock: Tech Soup's complete catalog of donated and discounted technology
products.TechWeb: Information and resources on a wide variety of tech issues. Sections on networking, career/training, desktop computing, security, storage
Tucows: Website specializing in internet shareware and freeware.
Bibliography:
Bolman, Lee G. and Terrence E. Deal. Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership, 3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2003.
Eadie, Douglas C. Changing By Design, Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, 1997.
Heifetz, Ronald A. Leadership Without Easy Answers, Harvard University Press. 1994.
Heifetz, Ronald A. and Marty Linsky. Leadership On The Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading, Harvard Business School Press. 2002.
Wheatley, Margaret J. Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World., 2nd Ed.Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco. 1999.
Wheatley, Margaret J. Turning To One Another: Simple Conversations To Restore Hope to the Future, Ed.Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco. 2002.
Bibliography:
Whaley, Jamie and Jeff Stratton. Nonprofit Organization Management: Forms, Checklists and Guidelines, Second edition, Aspen Publishers: Gaithersburg, MD, 2001.
Links:
Alaska Department of Law Consumer Protection Information
Alaska Department of Law Consumer Protection Information - Charities & Contributions
Bibliography:
Links:Ahern, Tom. Ahern, Tom, Blogs, Newsletters, Webinars & Podcasts.
Andreasen, Alan R. Marketing Social Change: Changing Behavior to Promote Health, Social Development and the Environment, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1995.
Andreasen, Alan R. Marketing Research That Won't Break the Bank: A Practical Guide to Getting the Information You Need, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2002.
Andresen, Katya. Robin Hood Marketing, Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006..
Andresen, Katya. Andresen, Katya, Blogs, Newsletters, Webinars & Podcasts.
Bonk, Kathy, Henry Griggs, and Emily Tynes. Strategic Communications for Nonprofits, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999..
Brinkerhoff, Peter C.. Misson-Based Marketing, Second edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2003..
Burnett, John J.. Nonprofit Marketing: Best Practices, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007..
Cause Communications. Communications Toolkit: A Guide to Navigating Communications for the Nonprofit World, 2005.
Checco, Larry. Branding for Success: A Roadmap for Raising the Visibility and Value of your Nonprofit Organization, 2005.
Fine, Allison. Social Good at Chronicle of Philanthropy, Blogs, Newsletters, Webinars & Podcasts.
Goodman, Andy. Storytelling as Best Practice, A communications consultant and trainer based in Los Angeles, Andy Goodman specializes in helping nonprofits, foundations, government agencies and educational institutions communicate more effectively through print, broadcast media, and the Internet..
Goodman, Andy. Why Bad Ads Happen to Good Causes and How to Ensure They Won't Happen to Yours , A communications consultant and trainer based in Los Angeles, Andy Goodman specializes in helping nonprofits, foundations, government agencies and educational institutions communicate more effectively through print, broadcast media, and the Internet..
Goodman, Andy. Why Bad Presentations Happen to Good Causes and How to Ensure They Won't Happen to Yours, A communications consultant and trainer based in Los Angeles, Andy Goodman specializes in helping nonprofits, foundations, government agencies and educational institutions communicate more effectively through print, broadcast media, and the Internet..
Harvard Business Review. The Next 20 Years: How Customer and Workforce Attitudes will Evolve, July-August, 2007.
Heath, Chip and Dan Heath. Made to Stick - Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, New York: Random House, 2007..
Herron, Douglas B. Marketing Nonprofit Programs and Services, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1997.
Kanter, Beth. Kanter, Beth, Blogs, Newsletters, Webinars & Podcasts.
Kotler, Philip and Alan R. Andreasen. Strategic Marketing for Nonprofit Organizations, Seventh edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2007..
Kotler, Philip and Nancy Lee. Corporate Social Responsibility: Doing the Most Good For Your Company and Your Cause, New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2005.
Kotler, Philip and Nancy Lee. Social Marketing: Influencing Behaviors for Good, Third edition. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 2007..
Kotler, Philip and Nancy Lee. Marketing in the Public Sector: A Roadmap fpr Improved Performance, Third edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., 2007..
Kotler, Philip and Nancy Lee. Up and Out of Poverty: The Social Marketing Solution, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc., 2009..
Kotler, Philip, Ned Roberto and Nancy Lee. Social Marketing: Improving the Quality of Life, Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications, 2002.
Miller, Kivi Leroux. Miller, Kivi Leroux, Blogs, Newsletters, Webinars & Podcasts.
Nonprofit Quarterly. Nonprofit Taglines, the Art of Effective Brevity, Fall 2008.
Nonprofit Quarterly. Making Our Communications Strategic, Fall, 2005.
Nonprofit Quarterly. Nonprofit Communications; Fundamental, Strategic - and Chronically Underperforming, Fall 2005.
NPower Seattle. Tech-Savvy Communications - A Toolkit for Nonprofits, 2007..
Patrick, Jeff/Common Knowledge. Patrick, Jeff/Common Knowledge, Blogs, Newsletters, Webinars & Podcasts.
Patterson, Sally J.. Generating Buzz - Strategic Communications for Nonprofit Boards, BoardSource, 2006..
Patterson, Sally J. and Janel M. Radtke. Strategic Communications for Nonprofit Organizations, New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2009.
Schwartz, Nancy E.. The Nonproft Tagline Report - An In-depth Survey and Analysis, Building your Brand in 8 Word or Less, 2008..
Stanford Social Innovation Review. The Hidden Cost of Cause Marketing, Summer 2009.
Stanford Social Innovation Review. The Power of Brands, Winter 2007.
Stanford Social Innovation Review. Listening is Lucrative: The most successful nonprofits pay heed to their markets, Winter 2007.
Stanford Social Innovation Review. Creating High-Impact Nonprofits, Fall 2007.
Stanford Social Innovation Review. Unselling Meth, Summer 2007.
Stanford Social Innovation Review. Buying In or Selling Out, Fall 2006.
Stanford Social Innovation Review. Best of Breed, Spring 2004.
Stanford Social Innovation Review. Loud and Clear, Winter 2003.
Stern, Gary J. Marketing Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Volume I: Developing the Plan, St. Paul, Minnesota: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2001.
Stern, Gary J. Marketing Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Volume II: Mobilize People for Marketing Success, St. Paul, Minnesota: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 1997.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Strong Messages Mean Strong Leaders, April 17, 2009.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Nonprofit Marketing Experts Outline Hot Trends, Discuss Challenges, July 17, 2006.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Good Intentions, Bad Presentations, June 12, 2006.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. To Market, To Market, May 18, 2006.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Passing On a Charity's Message, October 24, 2005.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Marketing the Message, July 20, 2005.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. How Charity Ads Fail, June 13, 2002.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Build Brand Identity for Causes, Not Groups, June 14, 2001.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. How Charities Benefit by Promoting Their "Brand", July 26, 2001.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Who, Exactly, Are the "Customers" of a Nonprofit Organization?, May 31, 2001.
Free-Range Thinking Newsletter
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation: good templates for various communication needs
Movie Mondays & 501 Videos: Blogs, Newsletters, Webinars & Podcasts
Nonprofit Social Network Survey Report: 2009
Stanford Social Innovation Review: for blogs, podcasts and newsletters
W.K. Kellogg Foundation: under Publications and Resource, communiation checklists
Zoomerang: Create Surveys using Zoomerang.
Bibliography:
Links:Thomas E. Backer, Jane Ellen Bleeg and Kathryn Groves. The Expanding Universe: New Directions in Nonprofit Capacity Building, Alliance for Nonprofit Management, 2004.
Giving Forum - New Ventures/New Landscape on Philanthropic Giving
GivingUSA Foundation Philanthropic Resources
GuideStar - The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Sector Research Fund: This organization funds research on nonprofit issues, including volunteerism and governance. The site gives a good overview of the research findings, as well as providing the opportunity to order the full publications.
Bibliography:
Collins, James C. Good To Great, Harper Business, 2004.
Collins, James C. and Jerry Porras. Built to Last, Harper-Collins: New York, 1997.
Collins, James C. and Jerry Porras. Building Your Company's Vision, Harvard Business Review, Sept.-Oct., 1996.
Bibliography:
Links:Avner, Marcia. The Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations, Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
Colvin, Gregory L., and Lowell Finley. The Rules of the Game: An Election Year Legal Guide for Nonprofit Organizations, Alliance for Justice, Washington, D.C.,1996.
Colvin, Gregory L., and Lowell Finley. Being a Player: A Guide to the IRS Lobbying Regulations for Advocacy Charities, Alliance for Justice, Washington, D.C., 1991, 1995.
Harmon, Gail M., Jessica A Ladd, and Eleanor A. Evans. Worry-Free Lobbying for Nonprofits, Alliance for Justice, Washington, D.C., 2000.
Schadler, B. Holly. Seize the Initiative, Alliance for Justice, Washington, D.C., 1996.
Smucker, Bob. The Nonprofit Lobbying Guide, Independent Sector, Washington, D.C., 1999.
Alaska 2-1-1: Get connected, get answers! United Way's 2-1-1 is a 24/7 easy to remember phone number with supporting website to connect individuals with vital resources in their community.
Alaska 20/20 Project: Updates on the efforts of Alaska 20/20 activities: measuring Alaska's quality of life and engaging Alaskans in a public dialogue about vital social, economic and environmental issues.
Alliance for Justice: The Nonprofit Advocacy Project works to strengthen the voice of the nonprofit sector in important public policy debates by giving tax-exempt organizations a better understanding of the laws that govern their participation in the policy process.
Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest: Educating charities about the important role lobbying can play in achieving their mission.
Independent Sector: Contains the latest national data on giving and volunteering.
Bibliography:
Links:Ellis, Susan, J. The Volunteer Recruitment Book, 2nd Ed., Energize, Philadelphia PA. 1996.
McCurley, Steve. Recruiting Volunteers for Difficult or Long Term Assignments, Heritage Arts Publishing, Downer's Grove, Il 1991.
McCurley, Steve and Rick Lynch. Essential Volunteer Management. 2nd Ed., Director for Social Change, London England 1998.
McCurley, Steve and Sue Vineyard. Managing Volunteer Diversity, Heritage Arts Publishing, Downer's Grove, Il 1991.
McCurley, Steve and Sue Vineyard.. Best Practices for Volunteer Programs, Heritage Arts Publishing, Downer's Grove, IL 2001.
Vineyard, Sue. Secrets to Motivation: How to Get and Keep Volunteers and Paid Staff, Heritage Arts Publishing, Downer's Grove, Il 1991.
Court Appointed Special Advocates: This site is sponsored by the national CASA office and has a sections especially designed for tips on how to recruit and manage volunteers. The information is useful to all types of nonprofits.
Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism: Examples of topics covered include boards and committees, other Internet resources, training opportunities and tips on recruiting and retention.
Energize Inc.: An international training, consulting and publishing firm that specializes in volunteerism. The site provides access to an extensive range of nonprofit-related articles.
Points of Light Foundation: Established in 1990, this organization offers an extensive on-line library as well as inspirational stories about individual volunteers that have made a difference.
Value of Voluntter Time: Latest research by Independent Sector on the cost equivalence of volunteer time.
Volunteer Consulting Group: Although this site is maintained by a commercial consulting group, it does offer access to a number of interesting articles on board and volunteer issues (particularly helpful are some of the discussions on issues of diversity).
