New Books

Winter 2010

Nonprofit Finance for Hard Times: leadership strategies when economies falter by Susan RaymondNonprofit Finance for Hard Times: leadership strategies when economies falter
Raymond, Susan
Call Number: 361.70681 R272
2010
How to make strategic plan to help your nonprofit navigate turbulent financial waters and achieve strengthened revenues During this time of upheaval and instability with the country's financial markets and economy, you might be wondering how your nonprofit can emerge stronger from this unprecedented turmoil and prepare for future economic cycles. Practical and timely, Nonprofit Finance for Hard Times: Leadership Strategies When Economies Falter helps your nonproft get strategic in the weak economy.Nonprofit Finance for Hard Times shows you how surviving the current economic conditions means dedicating yourself to understanding the details of the current financial crisis and identifying those Board members and other leaders who can give you deep analysis on the crisis and act as your analysts of the winners and losers in real time.Emphasizes that the core of all strategy is engagementHelps you reassess your nonprofit's communications tools for both messages and marketsAsserts that the operative need is for strategy, not panicRevisits all assumptionsExplains how to sort and cull past supporters for those who will emerge from the turmoil first and strongestReveals how to identify new audiencesProviding the guidance your nonprofit needs-not to just hang on for the white-knuckle ride, but to plan their best strategy to survive and succeed-Nonprofit Finance for Hard Times equips you with the tools you need to get started.
Every Nonprofit's Tax Guide: how to keep your tax-exempt status & avoid IRS problems by Stephen FishmanEvery Nonprofit's Tax Guide: how to keep your tax-exempt status & avoid IRS problems
Fishman, Stephen
Call Number: 343.052668 F5378
2010
A practical, easy-to-use tax guide for nonprofits
Good to Great and the Social Sectors: why business thinking is not the answer by James CollinsGood to Great and the Social Sectors: why business thinking is not the answer
Collins, James
Call Number: 658 C713.2
2010
Jim Collins Answers the Social Sector with a Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. 30-50% of those who bought Good to Great work in the Social Sector. This monograph is a response to questions raised by readers in the social sector. It is not a new book.Jim Collins wants to avoid any confusion about the monograph being a book by limiting its distribution to online retailers.Based on interviews and workshops with over 100 social sector leaders.The difference between successful organizations is not between the business and the social sector, the difference is between good organizations and great ones.
Nonprofit Guide to Going Green by Ted HartNonprofit Guide to Going Green
Hart, Ted
Call Number: 361.763 H3266
2010
The definitive, practical, go-to resource guide on helping all charities become more "green" Nonprofit Guide to Going Green is your comprehensive learning tool to guide nonprofits and NGOs towards becoming greener. A desktop reference for any charitable organization to become greener, this essential book gives your organization the support it needs to take proactive steps to protect the environment while fulfilling its mission.Timely and clearly written, with contributions from experts from around the globe, Nonprofit Guide to Going Green leads the way in helping charities in all countries meet this challenge. Helps nonprofits green their efforts and carbon footprint *Shows CEOs, presidents, deans, marketing officers, board members proactive steps they can take to protect the environment *Teaches how to do a self-audit and plan for a more environmentally sensitive future *Nonprofit Guide to Going Green delivers a timely and essential call to action for this new century. Can your organization afford not to "go green?"