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Strategic Management in Public Services Organizations takes a comparative and international view on the appropriate use of strategic management models that are affecting the way public services organizations are managed. In an era of New and post New...

Following a period of strategic and ideological change in museums, this book outlines new attitudes in curating and display, education and learning, text and interpretation, access, inclusion, participation, space, and the issues around the...

Research into creative and cultural organisations has proliferated, benefitting from insights from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Starting a research journey can be daunting in such a diverse field. This book provides expert insights into research...

Tools for Radical Democracy is an essential resource for grassroots organizers and leaders, students of activism and advocacy, and anyone trying to increase the civic participation of ordinary people. Authors Joan Minieri and Paul Getsos share stories...

Unlike many formal professions, foundation grantmaking is a callingwith no training programs and little definitive literature on thelatest and best practices. Written for program officers and ofconsiderable value to grantseekers, this volume is the first...

Gold Medal Winner; Philanthropy, Charities, and Nonprofits; 2012 Axiom Business Book Awards Giving 2.0 is the ultimate resource for anyone navigating the seemingly infinite ways one can give. The future of philanthropy is far more than just writing a...

Limitless helps innovators, idealists, and iconoclasts get "unstuck" - and achieve extraordinary results. This book is like a high energy masterclass and brainstorming session all in one - with actionable tips to transform your vision for your career and...

The Robin Hood Foundation is a charitable organization focused on alleviating poverty in New York City. Michael M. Weinstein is the foundation's senior vice president. In that role he developed its metrics-based approach, called "relentless...

Offering a new framework for nonprofit brand management, this book presents the Brand IDEA (Integrity, Democracy, and Affinity). The framework eschews traditional, outdated brand tenets of control and competition largely adopted from the private sector,...

Although the concept of policy networks is now well-established in the field, most research has to content itself with description and analysis of their contribution to policy failure. This book goes further. It accepts policy networks as a fundamental...

Praise for Yours for the Asking: An Indispensable Guide to Fundraising and Management "Reynold Levy is a master at persuading people to give money-lots of money-to worthy causes. Now he shares his wisdom with us all-and at a bargain price!" -Tom Brokaw...

From the Social Enterprise Alliance, the organization dedicated to building a robust social enterprise field, comes Succeeding at Social Enterprise. This practical guide is filled with the best practices, tools, guidance, models and successful cases for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781732135369Author Solomon DarwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Peaceful Evolution PublishingPublisher Peaceful Evolution PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949183276Author Ted J RauFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Institute for Peaceable Communities, IncPublisher Institute for Peaceable Communities,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620458075Author Tani RobarFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Howell BooksPublisher Howell Books

Managing a nonprofit organization has many challenges. One key to success is building a strong relationship between the executive director and the board of trustees. This book is a treasure trove of information for navigating the personal, political, and...

Praise for Endowment Building "This comprehensive work shows how endowments can provide multiple opportunities for donor involvement when the solicitation program is well designed and integrated with other fund development and program goals. Emphasizing...

The Matrix Map-a powerful tool for nonprofit strategic decision-making Nonprofit sustainability lies at the intersection of exceptional impact and financial viability. The Sustainability Mindset offers nonprofit professionals and board members a...

Play to Win offers nonprofit leaders the help they need to develop their organization's unique competitive advantages and to use the power of competitive strategies to build their organization's capacity for advancing its mission. This book offers a...

Essential tools for implementing right-sized prospect research techniques that help nonprofit organizations reach their fundraising goals Written especially for front-line fundraisers, Prospect Research for Fundraisers presents a practical understanding...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781118038260Author Roger D. SilkFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Bloomberg PressPublisher Bloomberg PressWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm...

Understanding the Social Economy and the Third Sector fills a significant gap by bringing together a comprehensive range of topics in one resource. Students will gain a working knowledge of the social economy and social capital, illustrated by comparison...

A brand new text that examines the latest thinking in values-based leadership in the public sector. Assuming no prior knowledge, it draws on the experience of the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA to present students with an invaluable account of public...

This best-selling nuts-and-bolts workbook, now in its second edition, has become the gold standard for nonprofit managers and boards who must work through the budget cycle. The book offers practical tools and guidance for completing each step of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770437794Author Jennifer McCreaFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Deepak ChopraPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

Winning techniques and strategies for nonprofits and government agencies in creating successful and critical key performance indicators By exploring measures that have transformed businesses, David Parmenter has developed a methodology that is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645331912Author Mairead MackleFormat PaperbackPage Count 140Imprint KMD BooksPublisher KMD Books

When the landmark book Collaborative Leadership was first published in 1994, it described the premise, principles, and leadership characteristics of successful collaboration. The book outlined an innovative way of building partnerships to solve the civic...

As the philosopher Martin Buber wrote, "All real living is meeting." People like to get together. That?s why special events can often work so much better for nonprofit organizations than other, less social types of fundraising programs. From red-carpet...

The media are in crisis. Confronted by growing competition and sagging advertising revenue, news operations in print, on radio and TV, and even online are struggling to reinvent themselves. Many have gone under. For too many others, the answer has been...

The Carver Policy Governance Guide series includes six booklets that offer board members a description of John Carver's Policy Governance model of board leadership. Policy Governance enables a board to fulfill its accountability to its organization's...

Breakthrough NONPROFIT BRANDING At a time of intense competition, low barrier to entry, and lightning-quick brand recognition, leading nonprofits are building more value-rich branding programs. They are proactively creating business models that bring...

Why commercial-style branding doesn't work for nonprofits-and what does Taking its cue from for-profit corporations, the nonprofit world has increasingly turned to commercial-style branding to raise profiles and encourage giving. But it hasn't worked...

Intended as an essential introduction to philanthropy, this book provides a balanced, analytical, interdisciplinary overview of a complex, and often controversial, topic. Using case studies to illustrate the narrative, it covers everything from the...

Who tends to volunteer and why? What causes attract certain types of volunteers? What motivates people to volunteer? How can volunteers be persuaded to continue their service? Making use of a broad range of survey information to offer a detailed portrait...

The organisation and management of health care services is a central theme within public policy across the post-industrial world. Demographic, socio-economic and technological changes present challenges for policy makers and health care professionals...

This book provides the synthesis and integration of the intellectual and experiential thinking around organisational leadership and development, focusing on three organisations as case studies: Plan International, Mater Foundation, and Oxfam, with the...

Drawing together key contributions to the field, this innovative Reader provides a broad-ranging overview of both the theory and practice of public service management. The book: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938079009Author Marc a PitmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Fundraising Coach, LLCPublisher Fundraising Coach, LLCWeight(grams) 176gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938077401Author M Kent StromanFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Charitychannel LLCPublisher Charitychannel LLCWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm) 229mm...