A Voice for Nonprofits
by Jeffery M. Berry with David F. Arons
Brookings Institution Press (2005)
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A Voice for Nonprofits
by Jeffery M. Berry with David F. Arons
Brookings Institution Press (2005)
Advocacy for Social Justice: A Global Action and Reflection Guide
by David Cohen, Rosa de la Vega and Gabrielle Watson
Oxfam Advocacy Institute (2001)
Lobbying and Advocacy Handbook for Nonprofit Organizations: Shaping Public Policy at the State and Local Level
by Marcia Avner
Fieldstone Alliance (2002)
Nonprofit Board Member's Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy
by Marcia Avner with Kirsten Nielsen
Fieldstone Alliance (2004)
Nonprofits and Government: Collaboration and Conflict
Edited by Elizabeth T. Boris and C. Eugene Steuerle
The Urban Institute (2006)
Politics and Partnerships: The Role of Voluntary Associations in America's Political Past and Present
Elizabeth S. Clemens and Doug Guthrie, editors
University of Chicago (2011)
Power in Policy: A Funder’s Guide to Advocacy and Civic Participation
David F. Arons, ed.
Fieldstone Alliance (2007)
Seen but not Heard: Strengthening Nonprofit Advocacy
by Gary D. Bass, David F. Arons, Kay Guinane, and Matthew F. Carter
Aspen Institute (2007)
So You Want to Make a Difference
by Nancy Amidei
CreateSpace (2010)
The Third House: Lobbyists and Lobbying in the States
by Alan Rosenthal
Congressional Quarterly Inc. (2000)
Worry-Free Lobbying for Nonprofits: How to Use the 501(h) Election to Maximize Effectiveness
by Alliance for Justice
Alliance for Justice (1999)
Boards That Deliver, Advancing Corporate Governance from Compliance to Competitive Advantage
by Ram Charan
Jossey-Bass (2005)
Boards That Work, A Practical Guide to Building Effective Association Boards
by Douglas C. Eadie
American Society of Association Executives
Creating Caring and Capable Boards: Reclaiming the Passion for Active Trusteeship
by Katherine Tyler Scott
Jossey-Bass (2000)
Financial Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
by Andrew S. Lang, CPA
BoardSource (2009)
Fundraising Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
by James M. Greenfield
BoardSource (2009)
Getting the Best from Your Board: An Executive’s Guide to a Successful Partnership
by Sherill K. Williams and Kathleen A. McGinnis
BoardSource (2007)
Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards
by Richard P. Chait, William P. Ryan, and Barbara E. Taylor
Wiley (2005)
Joining a Nonprofit Board: What You Need to Know
by Marc J. Epstein and F. Warren McFarlan
Jossey-Bass (2011)
Legal Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
by Bruce R. Hopkins, JD, LLM
BoardSource (2009)
Nonprofit Boards: Roles, Responsibilities, and Performance
by Diane J. Duca
Wiley (1996)
Pillars of Accountability: A Risk Management Guide for Nonprofit Boards
by Melanie L. Herman
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center (2006)
Reinventing Your Board: A Step-by-Step Guide to Implementing Policy Governance
by John Carver and Miriam Mayhew Carver
Jossey-Bass (2006)
Roberta’s Rules of Order: Sail Through Meetings for Stellar Results Without the Gavel
by Alice Collier Cochran
Jossey-Bass (2004)
Structures and Practices of Nonprofit Boards
by Charles F. Dambach, MBA, Melissa Davis and Robert L. Gale
BoardSource (2009)
Ten Basic Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
by Richard T. Ingram
BoardSource (2009)
The Best of the Board Café: Hands-on Solutions for Nonprofit Boards
by Jan Masaoka
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation (2009)
The Board Game: A Story of Hope and Inspiration for CEOs and Governing Boards
by William R. Mott, Ph.D.
William R. Mott Ph.D. (2012)
The Board Member's Easier Than You Think Guide to Nonprofit Finances
by Andy Robinson and Nancy Wasserman
Emerson and Church (2012)
The Nonprofit Board Answer Book: A Practical Guide for Board Members and Chief Executives
by Robert C. Andringa and Ted W. Engstrom
BoardSource (2007)
The Nonprofit Board’s Role in Mission, Planning and Evaluation
by Kay Sprinkel Grace, MA, Amy McClellan, MNO, and John A. Yankey, Ph.D.
BoardSource (2009)
The Nonprofit Chief Executive’s Ten Basic Responsibilities
by Richard L. Moyers
BoardSource (2006)
The Nonprofit Policy Sampler
by Barbara Lawrence and Outi Flynn
BoardSource (2006)
The Policy Governance Model and the Role of the Board Member
by John Carver and Miriam Carver
Jossey-Bass (2009)
The Practitioner’s Guide to Governance as Leadership: Building High-Performing Nonprofit Boards
by Cathy A. Trower
Jossey-Bass (2012)
The Ultimate Board Member’s Book: A 1-Hour Guide to Understanding and Fulfilling Your Role and Responsibilities
by Kay Sprinkel Grace
Emerson and Church (2008)
Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient, and Rewarding for All
by Robert Egger
HarperCollins (2004)
Effective Fun
draising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies that Work
by Ilona Bray, J.D.
NOLO (2010)
Every Nonprofit’s Tax Guide: How to Keep Your Tax-Exempt Statues and Avoid IRS Problems
by Attorney Stephen Fishman
NOLO (2011)
Fiscal Sponsorship: Six Ways to Do It Right
by Greg Colvin
Study Center Press (2006)
How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation
by Attorney Anthony Mancuso
NOLO (2011)
How to Jump-start Your Sponsorship Strategy in Tough Times
by Gail S. Bower
Bower & Co. Consulting LLC (2009)
Mission Impact: Breakthrough Strategies for Nonprofits
by Robert Sheehan
Jossey-Bass (2010)
Nonprofit Kit for Dummies
by Stan Hutton and Frances Phillips
Wiley (2009)
Nonprofit Sustainability: Making Strategic Decisions for Financial Viability
by Jeanne Bell, Jan Masaoka, and Steve Zimmerman
Jossey-Bass (2010)
ROI for Nonprofits: The New Key to Sustainability
by Tom Ralser
Wiley (2007)
Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide
by Peri H. Pakroo, J.D.
NOLO (2009)
The Mission Myth - Building Nonprofit Momentum Through Better Business
by Deirdre Maloney
Business Solutions Press (2012)
The Nonprofit Business Plan: A Leader's Guide to Creating a Successful Business Model
By David La Piana, Heather Gowdy, Lester Olmstead-Rose, and Brent Copen
Turner Publishing (2012)
Building Nonprofit Capacity: Strategic Tools for Managing Change
by Anne Sherman and John Brothers
Jossey-Bass (2011)
Do What You Do Best: Outsourcing As Capacity Building In the Nonprofit Sector
by Jeff Russell
Russell Media (2013)
Navigating the Organizational Lifecycle: A Capacity-Building Guide for Nonprofit Leaders
by Paul M. Connolly
BoardSource (2006)
Powered by Pro Bono: The Nonprofit s Step-by-Step Guide to Scoping, Securing, Managing, and Scaling Pro Bono Resources
by the Taproot Foundation
Jossey-Bass (2012)
Strengthening Nonprofit Performance: A Funder's Guide to Capacity Building
by Paul Connolly and Carol A. Lukas
Fieldstone Alliance (2002)
Sustaining Nonprofit Performance: The Case for Capacity Building and the Evidence to Support It
by Paul C. Light
Brookings Institution Press (2004)
Collaborative Governance: Private Roles for Public Goals in Turbulent Times
by John D. Donahue and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Princeton University Press (2011)
Fiscal Sponsorship: Six Ways to Do It Right
by Greg Colvin
Study Center Press (2006)
Forging Nonprofit Alliances: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhancing Your Mission Through Joint Ventures & Partnerships
by Jane Arsenault
Jossey-Bass (1998)
How to Jump-start Your Sponsorship Strategy in Tough Times
by Gail S. Bower
Bower & Co. Consulting LLC (2009)
Nonprofit Mergers and Alliances
by Thomas A. McLaughlin
Wiley (2010)
Nonprofit Mergers Workbook Part I: The Leaders Guide to Considering, Negotiating, and Executing a Merger
by David La Piana
Fieldstone Alliance (2008)
Nonprofit Mergers: The Power of Successful Partnerships
by Dan H. McCormick
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. (2003)
Nonprofits and Government: Collaboration and Conflict
Edited by Elizabeth T. Boris and C. Eugene Steuerle
The Urban Institute (2006)
Strategic Restructuring for Nonprofit Organizations: Mergers, Integrations, and Alliances
by Amelia Kohm and David La Piana
Praeger Publishers (2003)
The Collaboration Challenge: How Nonprofits and Businesses Succeed Through Strategic Alliances
by James E. Austin
Jossey-Bass (2000)
The Power of Partnership: Principles and Practices for Creating Strategic Relationships Among Nonprofit Groups, For-Profit Organizations, and Government Entities
by Plexus Consulting Group, LLC
American Society of Association Executives (2009)
Brandraising: How Nonprofits Raise Visibility and Money Through Smart Communication
by Sarah Durham
Jossey-Bass (2009)
Publishing the Nonprofit Annual Report: Tips, Traps, and Tricks of the Trade
by Caroline Taylor
Jossey-Bass (2001)
Robin Hood Marketing, Stealing Corporate Savvy to Sell Just Causes
by Katya Andresen
Jossey-Bass (2006)
Strategic Communications for Nonprofit Organizations: Seven Steps to Creating a Successful Plan
by Sally J. Patterson and Janel M. Radtke
Wiley (2009)
The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change
by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine
Jossey-Bass (2010)
Twitter for Good: Change the World One Tweet at a Time
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz
Jossey-Bass (2011)
Effective Fun
draising for Nonprofits: Real-World Strategies that Work
by Ilona Bray, J.D.
NOLO (2010)
Fundraising for Social Change, 6th Edition
by Kim Klein
Jossey-Bass (2011)
Fundraising Responsibilities of Nonprofit Boards
by James M. Greenfield
BoardSource (2009)
Made Possible By: Succeeding with Sponsorship
by Patricia Martin
Jossey-Bass (2004)
Nonprofit Fundraising Registration: The 50 State Guide
by Stephen Fishman, J.D.
NOLO (2010)
The End of Fundraising: Raise More Money by Selling Your Impact
by Jason Saul
Jossey-Bass (2011)
The Joy of Fundraising
by Terry Axelrod
Benevon Publications (2006)
Chief Executive Transitions, How to Hire and Support a Nonprofit CEO
by Don Tebbe
BoardSource (2008)
Navigating the Organizational Lifecycle
by Paul M. Connolly
BoardSource (2006)
Navigating the Organizational Lifecycle
By Paul M. Connolly
BoardSource (2006)
Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Managers and Leaders: Developing People to Achieve Your Mission
by Judith Wilson and Michelle Gislason
Jossey-Bass (2009)
Exposing the Elephants: Creating Exceptional Nonprofits
by Pamela J. Wilcox
Wiley (2006)
Great by Choice
by Jim Collins and Morten T. Hansen
Harper Collins (2011)
Improving Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations
Edited by Ronald E. Riggio and Sarah Smith Orr
Jossey-Bass (2004)
Managing Leadership Transition for Nonprofits: Passing the Torch to Sustain Organizational Excellence
by Barry Dym, Susan Edgmont, Laura Watkins
Pearson Education (2011)
Navigating the Organizational Lifecycle: A Capacity-Building Guide for Nonprofit Leaders
by Paul M. Connolly
BoardSource (2006)
Nonprofit Governance and Management
Edited by Victor Futter, Judith A. Cion and George W. Overton
American Bar Association (2003)
Nonprofit Resources: A Companion to Nonprofit Governance
Edited by Victor Futter and Lisa A. Runquist
American Bar Association (2007)
Roberta’s Rules of Order: Sail Through Meetings for Stellar Results Without the Gavel
by Alice Collier Cochran
Jossey-Bass (2004)
The Charismatic Organization: Eight Ways to Grow a Nonprofit
by Shirley Sagawa and Deborah Jospin
Jossey-Bass (2009)
The End of Membership as We Know It
by Sarah L. Sladek
ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership (2011)
The Leadership Challenge
by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner
Jossey-Bass (2007)
The Nonprofit's Guide to Human Resources: Managing Your Employees & Volunteers
by Jan Masaoka
NOLO (2011)
Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits
by Lesley Rosenthal
Wiley (2012)
Guidebook for Directors of Nonprofit Corporations
Edited by George W. Overton
American Bar Association (2003)
Nonprofit Law Made Easy
by Bruce R. Hopkins
Wiley (2005)
Nonprofit Leadership and the Law
by Don Kramer, Jeff Garson, and Roberta Snow
Nonprofit Issues (2000)
Nonprofit Meetings, Minutes, & Records: How to Run Your Nonprofit Corporation So You Don't Run Into Trouble
by Attorney Anthony Mancuso
NOLO (2008)
The ABCs of Nonprofits
by Lisa A. Runquist
American Bar Association (2005)
The Nonprofit Legal Landscape
Edited by Thomas K. Hyatt
BoardSource (2005)
Coaching Skills for Nonprofit Managers and Leaders: Developing People to Achieve Your Mission
by Judith Wilson and Michelle Gislason
Jossey-Bass (2009)
Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity
by Mario Morino
Venture Philanthropy Partners (2011)
Managing Leadership Transition for Nonprofits: Passing the Torch to Sustain Organizational Excellence
by Barry Dym, Susan Edgmont, Laura Watkins
Pearson Education (2011)
Mission Impact: Breakthrough Strategies for Nonprofits
by Robert Sheehan
Jossey-Bass (2010)
Nonprofit Kit for Dummies
by Stan Hutton and Frances Phillips
Wiley (2009)
Nonprofit Management 101: A Complete and Practical Guide for Leaders and Professionals
by Darian Rodriguez Heyman
Jossey-Bass (2011)
Publishing the Nonprofit Annual Report: Tips, Traps, and Tricks of the Trade
by Caroline Taylor
Jossey-Bass (2001)
The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results
by Robert M. Penna, PhD
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2011)
The Nonprofit's Guide to Human Resources: Managing Your Employees & Volunteers
by Jan Masaoka
NOLO (2011)
Give Smart: Philanthropy that Gets Results
by Thomas J. Tierney and Joel L. Fleishman
Public Affairs (2011)
Giving 2.0
by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
Jossey-Bass (2011)
Inspired Philanthropy: Your Step by Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan and Leaving a Legacy![]()
by Tracy Gary, Kim Klein, Suze Orman and Nancy Adess
Jossey-Bass (2007)
The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan![]()
by Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey R. Solomon
Jossey-Bass (2009)
The Foundation: A Great American Secret; How Private Wealth is Changing the World
by Joel L. Fleishman
Public Affairs (2007)
The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty![]()
by Peter Singer
Random House (2010)
Coverage, Claims and Consequences: An Insurance Handbook for Nonprofits
by Melanie Lockwood Herman
Nonprofit Risk Management Center (2008)
Exposed: A Legal Field Guide for Nonprofit Executives![]()
by Melanie L. Herman
Nonprofit Risk Management Center (2009)
Managing Special Event Risks: 10 Steps to Safety![]()
by Melanie Lockwood Herman and Joe Risser
Nonprofit Risk Management Center (2009)
No Surprises: Harmonizing Risk and Reward in Volunteer Management![]()
by Melanie L. Herman
Nonprofit Risk Management Center (2009)
Pillars of Accountability: A Risk Management Guide for Nonprofit Boards
by Melanie L. Herman
The Nonprofit Risk Management Center (2006)
Begging for Change: The Dollars and Sense of Making Nonprofits Responsive, Efficient, and Rewarding for All
by Robert Egger
HarperCollins (2004)
Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits
by Leslie R. Crutchfield and Heather McLeod Grant
Jossey-Bass (2010)
The Four Pillars of High Performance
by Paul C. Light
McGraw-Hill (2004)
The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change
by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine
Jossey-Bass (2010)
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