| Title |
Publisher |
Year Published |
Subjects |
| 11 questions every donor asks and the answers all donors crave : how you can inspire someone to give generously, The |
Emerson & Church |
2008 |
Fundraising; Donors; Individual donors; Individual giving |
| 21st century nonprofit : managing in the age of governance, The |
Foundation Center |
2009 |
Legal issues; Governance; Executive directors; Board service; Nonprofit management |
| A kind of genius : Herb Sturz and society’s toughest problems |
Public Affairs |
2009 |
Philanthropy, history |
| After the Grant: The Nonprofit's Guide to Good Stewarship |
Foundation Center |
2010 |
Grants management |
| American charities : a study in philanthropy and economics |
Transaction Publishers |
1989 |
Philanthropy, history |
| American philanthropy |
University of Chicago Press |
1988 |
Philanthropy, history |
| America's nonprofit sector : a primer |
Foundation Center |
1992 |
Philanthropy, history |
| America's third revolution : public interest and the private role |
Harper & Row |
1984 |
Business and industry; Governance; History; Annual fund; Social responsibility of business |
| An agile servant |
Foundation Center |
1989 |
FC Core Collection; Community foundations; Case studies; Hispanics, Latinos |
| Angels in the American theater : patrons, patronage, and philanthropy |
Souther Illinois University Press |
2007 |
Performing arts; Theater; Donors; Patronage; Sponsorships |
| Art of film funding : alternative financing concepts, the |
Michael Wiese Productions |
2007 |
Individual grantseekers; Film and video |
| Ask : how to ask anyone for any amount for any purpose, The |
Jossey Bass |
2006 |
Fundraising; Letters of inquiry |
| Ask event, The |
Benevon Publications |
2004 |
Individual donors; Event planning; Fundraising |
| Better bylaws : creating effective rules for your nonprofit board |
BoardSource |
2010 |
Bylaws; Nonprofit management; Sample documents |
| Big foundations, the |
Columbia University Press |
1972 |
Philanthropy, history |
| Board chair handbook, the |
BoardSource |
2008 |
Strategic planning; Succession planning; Board of Directors; Committees; Retreats; Board management; Finance and accounting; Planning; Board recruitment; Communications |
| Bowling alone : the collapse and revival of American community |
Simon & Schuster |
2000 |
|
| Budget-building book for nonprofits : a step-by-step guide for managers and boards, The |
Jossey Bass |
2007 |
Business plans; Nonprofit management |
| Building nonprofit capacity : a guide to managing change through organizational lifecycles |
Jossey Bass |
2012 |
Organizational development; Capacity building; Nonprofit management |
| Business of changing the world : twenty great leaders on strategic corporate philanthropy, the |
McGraw Hill |
2007 |
Social change; Corporations; Corporate philanthropy |
| Business planning for enduring social impact : a social-entrepreneurial approach to solving social problems |
Root Cause |
2008 |
Strategic planning; Social entrepreneurs |
| Capital campaigns : strategies that work |
Jones and Bartlett Publishers |
2005 |
Capital campaign; Fundraising |
| Cause for concern : results-oriented cause marketing |
Thomson/South-Western |
2006 |
Case studies; Marketing and communications; Fundraising |
| Change philanthropy : candid stories of foundations maximizing results through social justice |
Jossey Bass |
2009 |
Grantmaking; Philanthropy; Social justice |
| Charities and charitable foundations |
Lond Publications |
1974 |
Philanthropy, history |
| Charity U.S.A. : an investigation into the hidden world of the multi-billion dollar charity industry |
Times Books |
1979 |
Grantmaking; Philanthropy; Individual donors; FC Core Collection; Historical perspective; Philanthropists |
| Charity, philanthropy, and civility in American history |
Cambridge University Press |
2003 |
Philanthropy, history |
| Collaborative leadership fieldbook : a guide for citizens and civic leaders, The |
Jossey Bass |
2002 |
Collaborations |
| Community foundation handbook : what you need to know |
Council on Foundations |
2006 |
Community foundations; Governance |
| Complete guide to grantmaking basics : a field guide for funders, The |
COF |
2008 |
Grantmaking; Board of Directors; Mission investing; Evaluation; Proposal reviews; Communications - grantor to grantee; Finance and accounting; Grant analysis; Grant makers; Communications; Professional development; Ethics |
| Complete idiot's guide to grant writing, the |
Alpha |
2003 |
Proposal writing |
| Conscience & community : the legacy of Paul Ylvisaker |
Lang |
1999 |
Ylvisakar, Paul N.; Philanthropy, history |
| Do more than give : the six practices of donors who change the world |
Jossey Bass |
2011 |
Philanthropy; Problem solving; Social entrepreneurship; Nonprofit management; Case studies; Nonprofit organizations |
| Does foreign aid really work? |
Oxford University Press |
2007 |
International relief; Donors; Policies; Economic assistance; International philanthropy |
| Dragonfly effect : quick, effective, and powerful ways to use social media to drive social change, The |
Jossey Bass |
2010 |
Social change; Technology; Social media; Social networking |
| Drive : the surprising truth about what motivates us |
Riverhead Books |
2009 |
Motivation |
| Effective fundraising for nonprofits : real-world strategies that work |
Nolo |
2010 |
Fundraising |
| Embracing cultural competency : a roadmap for nonprofit capacity builders |
Fieldstone Alliance |
2009 |
Diversity; Capacity building; Cultural relativism; Cultural & ethnic awareness |
| Empowerment evaluation principles in practice |
Guilford Press |
2005 |
Evauation; Social systems; Human, social services, Employee empowerment |
| Executive director’s guide to thriving as a nonprofit leader, the |
|
2010 |
Nonprofit management |
| Family foundations now and forever? |
Council on Foundations |
1991 |
Ylvisaker, Paul N.; Philanthropy; Governance; Family foundations; Board of Directors; Board management; Case studies |
| Fearless fundraising for nonprofit boards |
BoardSource |
2008 |
Fundraising |
| Finance fundamentals for nonprofits : building capacity and sustainability |
Wiley |
2011 |
Audits, financial; Investment strategies; Nonprofit management |
| Fiscal sponsorship : 6 ways to do it right |
Study Center Press |
2005 |
Fiscal sponsorship |
| Five most important questions you will ever ask about your organization, the |
Jossey Bass |
2008 |
Nonprofit management |
| Forces for good : the six practices of high-impact nonprofits |
Jossey Bass |
2008 |
Networking, people; Nonprofit organizations; Management |
| Foundation : a great American secret : how private wealth is changing the world, The |
Public Affairs |
2007 |
Philanthropy; Strategies; Transparency; Evaluation; Case studies; Leadership |
| Foundation Center's guide to proposal writing |
Foundation Center |
2007 |
Proposal writing |
| Foundation fundamentals |
Foundation Center |
2008 |
Foundations; Grant makers |
| Foundations and public policy : leveraging philanthropic dollars, knowledge, and networks for greater impact |
Foundation Center |
2009 |
School choice; Public policy; Child welfare; Education reform |
| Fundraising for social change |
Jossey Bass |
2007 |
Fundraising; Social change; Case statements; |
| Fundraising habits of supremely successful boards : a 59-minute guide to assuring your organization’s future, the |
Emerson & Church |
2006 |
Fundraising; Board of Directors |
| Funds for writers : the book |
1stBooks |
2000 |
Grant writing; Individual grantseekers |
| Generations of giving : leadership and continuity in family foundations |
Lexington Books |
2004 |
Intergenerational issues; Family foundations |
| Get that grant! : the quick-start guide to successful proposals |
|
2009 |
Fundraising; Grant writing; Proposals; Proposal writing |
| Getting to outcomes with developmental assets : ten steps to measuring success in youth programs and communities |
Search Institute |
2006 |
Evaluation; Community development; Sample documents; Outcome measurement; Developmental asset model; Youth development programs |
| Give smart : philanthropy that gets results |
Public Affairs |
2011 |
Philanthropy; Strategic giving; Decision making; Strategic planning; Individual donors; Measurement; Progressive philanthropoy; Social impact |
| Giving 2.0 : transform your giving and our world |
Jossey Bass |
2012 |
Strategic giving; Individual donors; Individual giving |
| Giving circles : philanthropy, voluntary association, and democracy |
Indiana University Press |
2009 |
Giving circles; Individual donors |
| Giving well, doing good : readings for thoughtful philanthropists |
Indiana University Press |
2008 |
Grantmaking; Philanthropy; Donors; Social justice; Bequests; Grantee |
| Giving with honor : a legal reference on charitable activities of American Indian tribes |
Council on Foundations |
1998 |
Native Americans; Philanthropy; FC Core Collection |
| Good to great and the social sectors : a monograph to accompany good to great |
Jim Collins |
2005 |
Social entrepreneurs; Social sector |
| Grandparent legacy project, The |
Association of Small Foundations |
2010 |
Philanthropy, history; Family foundations; Case studies; Communications in the family |
| Grant proposal makeover : transform your request from no to yes |
Jossey Bass |
2007 |
Proposal writing |
| Grantseeker’s guide to winning proposals |
Foundation Center |
2008 |
Grant writing; Proposals; Proposal writing |
| Grantwriting beyond the basics : book 1 : proven strategies professionals use to make their proposals work |
Portland State University |
2005 |
Grants management; Needs assessment; Proposal writing; Logic models; Evaluation; Sample documents; Case studies; Budgeting |
| Grantwriting beyond the basics : book 2 : understanding nonprofit finances |
Portland State University |
2006 |
Grant writing; Tax exemptions; Federal programs; Grants management; Fiscal sponsor, agent; Audits, financial; Tax laws; Nonprofit management; Nonprofit organizations; Finance and accounting; Budgeting |
| Grantwriting beyond the basics : book 3 : successful program evaluation |
Portland State University |
2007 |
Grant writing; Proposals; Proposal writing; Logic models; Evaluation |
| Grassroots philanthropy : field notes of a maverick grantmaker |
Heyday Books |
2008 |
Grantmaking; Philanthropy; Grant makers |
| Great boards for small groups : a 1-hour guide to governing a growing nonprofit |
Emerson & Church |
|
Board of Directors; Board size; Board development; Board recruitment; Nonprofit management |
| Great philanthropic mistakes |
Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal |
2006 |
Philanthropy, history |
| Guia para escribir propuestas [Foundation Centers guide to proposal writing. Spanish] |
Foundation Center |
2008 |
Proposal writing |
| Half-life of a zealot |
Duke University Press |
2006 |
Philanthropists |
| Handbook of practical program evaluation |
Jossey Bass |
2004 |
Evaluation |
| Handbook on private foundations, the |
Council on Foundations |
2005 |
Governance; Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Asset management; Conflict of Interest |
| Hank Rosso's Achieving excellence in fund raising |
Jossey Bass |
2003 |
Nonprofit organizations; Management |
| Healing of America : a global quest for better, cheaper, and fairer health care, The |
Penguin Press |
2009 |
Health care |
| High-purpose company : the truly responsible--and highly profitable--firms that are changing business now, the |
Collins |
2007 |
Corporate philanthropy |
| How to be an everyday philanthropist : 330 ways to make a difference in your home, community, and world--at no cost |
Youth Leadership Institute |
2009 |
Philanthropy; Individual donors |
| How to become a grant writing consultant : a start-up resource guide for your home-based business |
Morris |
2005 |
Grant writing; Consultants |
| How to calculate the public support test |
Council on Foundations |
2006 |
Fundraising; Grants |
| How to manage an effective nonprofit organization : from writing and managing grants to fundraising, board development, and strategic planning |
Career Press |
2005 |
Nonprofit organizations; Management |
| How to measure anything : finding the value of "intangibles" in business |
Wiley |
2007 |
Benchmarking; Performance measurement; Nonprofit management |
| How to raise a million dollars (or more!) in 10 bite-sized steps : a failproof guide for board members, volunteers, and staff |
Emerson & Church |
2010 |
Fundraising |
| How to write fundraising materials that raise more money : the art, the science, the secrets |
Emerson & Church |
2007 |
Fundraising |
| How to write successful fundraising letters |
Jossey Bass |
2008 |
Fundraising |
| Information gold mine : innovative uses of evaluation |
Fieldstone Alliance |
2007 |
Evaluation |
| Inspired philanthropy : your step-by-step guide to creating a giving plan |
Jossey Bass |
2008 |
Donor education; Charitable contributions; Handbooks, manuals; Estate planning; Sample documents; Mission statements; Deferred giving; Philanthropists |
| International grantmaking IV : an update on U.S. foundation trends |
Foundation Center |
2008 |
International philanthropy |
| Jossey-Bass handbook of nonprofit leadership and management, the |
Jossey Bass |
2005 |
Nonprofit organizations; Management |
| Joy of fundraising : how to stop suffering and start enjoying asking for money for your favorite cause, the |
Benevon Publications |
2006 |
Fundraising; Individual donors |
| Keep your donors : the guide to better communications and stronger relationships |
Wiley |
2008 |
Fundraising; Donors; Marketing and communications; Relationship building; Communications |
| Leap of reason : managing to outcomes in an era of scarcity |
Venture Philanthropy Partners |
2011 |
Venture philanthropy; Outcome measurement |
| Leaving Microsoft to change the world : an entrepreneur’s odyssey to educate the world’s children |
Collins |
2006 |
Philanthropy; Philanthropists |
| Letitia Baldrige’s new complete guide to executive manners |
Rawson Associates |
1993 |
Careers; Business practices; Business etiquette |
| Lost art of church fund raising, the |
Precept Press |
1993 |
Fundraising; Religion; Religious philanthropy |
| Made possible by : succeeding with sponsorship |
Jossey Bass |
2004 |
Sponsorships |
| Made to stick : why some ideas survive and some die |
Random House |
2006 |
Social science; Marketing and communications; Entrepreneurship |
| Managing the nonprofit organization : principles and practices |
Collins |
2005 |
Strategic planning; Best practices; Administration; Management; Board of Directors |
| Message matters : succeeding at the crossroads of mission and market |
Fieldstone Alliance |
2007 |
Communications |
| Money well spent : a strategic plan for smart philanthropy |
Bloomberg Press |
2008 |
Grantmaking; Strategic planning; Mission investing |
| Networked nonprofit : connecting with social media to drive change, the |
Jossey Bass |
2010 |
Social media; Technology; Social networking |
| NGOs and corporations : conflict and collaboration |
Cambridge University Press |
2009 |
Corporations; Collaboration; Non-governmental organizations; NGO |
| Nonprofit board answer book : a practical guide for board members and chief executives, the |
Jossey Bass |
2007 |
Legal issues; Board of Directors; Board management; Nonprofit management |
| Nonprofit career guide : how to land a job that makes a difference, the |
Fieldstone Alliance |
2008 |
Careers; Nonprofit organizations; Job training |
| Nonprofit dashboard : a tool for tracking progress, The |
BoardSource |
2007 |
Nonprofit management |
| Nonprofit essentials : Effective donor relations |
Wiley |
2008 |
Donor education; Donor research; Donors; Stewardship |
| Nonprofit Executive Compensation : Planning, Performance, and Pay |
BoardSource |
2010 |
Compensation |
| Nonprofit handbook : everything you need to know to start and run your nonprofit organization, the |
White Hat Communications |
2005 |
Nonprofit organizations; Management |
| Nonprofit marketing guide, The |
Jossey Bass |
2010 |
Marketing and communications |
| Nonprofit meetings, minutes & records : how to run your nonprofit corporation so you don’t run into trouble |
Nolo |
2011 |
Nonprofit organizations; Management |
| Nonprofit mergers workbook : part 1 : the leader’s guide to considering, negotiating, and executing a merger, the |
Fieldstone Alliance |
2008 |
Mergers |
| Nonprofit mergers workbook : part II : unifying the organization after a merger, the |
Fieldstone Alliance |
2008 |
Nonprofit management; Mergers |
| Nonprofit policy sampler, the |
BoardSource |
2006 |
Fundraising; Budgeting; Human resources; Governance |
| Nonprofit sector : a research handbook, the |
Yale University Press |
|
Charitable contributions; History; Nonprofit managemenet |
| Nonprofit sustainability : making strategic decisions for financial viability |
Jossey Bass |
2010 |
Strategic planning; Financial management; Administration; Nonprofit management; Management |
| One page business plan for nonprofit organizations, The |
|
2010 |
Nonprofit management; Budgets; Strategic goals; Business plans |
| Perfect phrases for writing grant proposals |
McGraw Hill |
2008 |
Grant writing; Proposals |
| Performance dashboards and analysis for value creation |
Wiley |
2007 |
Nonprofit management |
| Philanthropy in America : a comprehensive historical encyclopedia |
ABC-CLIO |
2004 |
Philanthropy, history |
| Point of entry handbook, the |
Benevon Publications |
2005 |
Event planning; Individual donors |
| Power in policy : a funder's guide to advocacy and civic participation |
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations |
2007 |
Grantmaking; Investment programs; Civic engagement; Public policy. Foundations; |
| Practical guide to international philanthropy |
Cambridge University Press |
2010 |
Tax laws; Private foundaitons; International philanthropy |
| Protestants against poverty : Boston’s charities, 1870-1900 |
Greenwood Pub. Corp. |
1971 |
Philanthropy, history |
| Raising more money : a step-by-step guide to building lifelong donors |
Benevon Publications |
2004 |
Fundraising; Individual donors; Multi-year pleadges; Donor research; Event planning |
| Raising more money with newsletters than you ever thought possible |
Emerson & Church |
2005 |
Newsletters; Fundraising |
| Reframing evaluation through appreciative inquiry |
Sage |
2006 |
Organizational development; Evaluation methodology; Program evaluation |
| Reinventing foreign aid |
MIT Press |
2008 |
Donors; Economic assistance; Developing countries; International and foreign affairs; Evaluation; Sustainable development; International philanthropy; International Monetary Fund; Economic development |
| ROI for nonprofits : the new key to sustainability |
Wiley |
2007 |
Fundraising; Multi-year pledges; Nonprofit organizations |
| Search for social entrepreneurship, the |
Brookings Institution Press |
2008 |
Strategic planning; Social entrepreneurs |
| Seeing through a donor's eyes : how to make a persuasive casae for everything from your annual drive to your planned giving program to your capital campaign |
Emerson & Church |
2009 |
Individual donors; Fundraising |
| Shaking the money tree : the art of getting grants and donations for film and video projects |
Michael Wiese Productions |
2010 |
Fundraising; Individual donors; Corporate philanthropy; Grants, government; Film and video; Corporate foundations |
| Shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good |
Nan A. Talese |
2003 |
Social entrepreneurs; Social responsibility of business |
| Share this! : how you will change the world with social networking |
Berrett-Koehler |
2010 |
Social networking |
| Smart giving is good business : how corporate philanthropy can benefit your company and society |
Jossey Bass |
2011 |
Corporate philanthropy |
| Start your own grant-writing business : your step-by-step guide to success |
Entrepreneur Press |
2008 |
Grant writing; Proposals; Grant seekers; Consulting; Consultants |
| Storytelling for grantseekers : the guide to creative nonprofit fundraising |
Jossey Bass |
2001 |
Proposal writing |
| Strategic giving : the art and science of philanthropy |
University of Chicago Press |
2006 |
Philanthropy; Strategic goals; Logic models |
| Taming the troublesome board member |
BoardSource |
2006 |
Legal issues; Board management |
| Ten basic responsibilities of nonprofit boards |
BoardSource |
2008 |
Board of Directors; Board size; Board development; Board recruitment; Nonprofit management |
| Thank you for submitting your proposal : a foundation director reveals what happens next |
Emerson & Church |
2006 |
Proposal writing |
| The manager's guide to program evaluation : planning, contracting, and managing for useful results |
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation |
2003 |
Evaluation |
| Trustee notebook : an orientation for family foundation members |
National Center for Family Philanthropy |
1999 |
Family foundations; Trustees; Governance |
| U.S. philanthropic foundations: their history, structure, management, and record |
Harper & Row |
1967 |
Philanthropy, history |
| Uncharitable : how restraints on nonprofits undermine their potential |
Tufts University Press |
2008 |
Investment strategies; Strategic planning; Assessment; Measurement; Compensation; Nonprofit organizations |
| Understanding nonprofit financial statements |
BoardSource |
2008 |
Legal issues; Performance measurement; Financial management; Audits, financial; Financial statements; Sample documents; Nonprofit organizations |
| Understanding philanthropy : its meaning and mission |
Indiana University Press |
2008 |
Philanthropy |
| Who’s minding the money? : an investment guide for nonprofit board members |
BoardSource |
2009 |
Investment strategies; Finance and accounting |
| Why bad presentations happen to good causes |
Cause Communications |
2006 |
Communications |
| Winning at IT : grant writing for technology grants |
|
2009 |
Grants; Proposal writing; Technology |
| Winning grants step by step : the complete workbook for planning, developing, writing, successful proposals |
Jossey Bass |
2002 |
Needs assessments; Proposal writing; Budgeting |
| Writing for a good cause : the complete guide to crafting proposals and other persuasive pieces for nonprofits |
Simon & Schuster |
2000 |
Fundraising; Letters of inquiry; Case statements; Research and analysis; Proposal writing; Concept paper |
| Year of living generously, A |
Douglas & McIntyre |
2010 |
|
| Young World Rising: How Youth Technology and Entrepreneurship are Changing the World from the Bottom Up |
Wiley |
2010 |
Entrepreneurship; Technology |
| Yours, mine, and ours : creating a compelling donor experience |
Wiley |
2007 |
Individual donors; Communications; Donor education |
