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Boards
That Love Fundraising: A How-To Guide For Your Board
This workbook published
by Jossey-Bass offers inspiring examples of boards that have grown from
fear and loathing of fundraising to eager anticipation. This inspiration
is accompanied by practical advice and exercises for boards based on
the authors' extensive experience in working with nonprofits of all
sizes. 128
pages, 8.5x11.
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Board
Members Rule: How to Be a Strategic Advocate for Your Nonprofit
This book (2007) reframes a board member's role to be a strategic advocate
for your nonprofit and its constituency. Given the heightened awareness
of accountability and transparency, Board Members Rule shows
how to pay attention to both while furthering your values, mission and
vision and promoting pragmatic, effective and efficient strategies.
Geared for busy board members, it includes succinct chapters on fiduciary
responsibilities, financial oversight, relationships with the CEO, fundraising
and marketing, recruiting for talent and diversity, strategic planning,
self-evaluation and making meetings meaningful. It's filled with practical
and common-sense tools, resources, forms, examples and learning exercises.
128 pages, 8.5x11. More
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Major Donors:
The Key To Successful Fundraising
This
easy to follow guidebook is designed for board members and volunteers
of nonprofits who want to help solicit funds through a major donor campaign
effort and want a brief overview of what is involved. This primer will
help your staff and volunteers unearth large contributions; contains
task lists, sample conversations and a role plan exercise. 47 pages,
6x9.
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The
Effective Nonprofit Board: Responsibilities & Recruitment
This brief manual gives an overview of
your role as a board member. The book is filled with hands-on information
on recruiting and retaining top-quality board members, tips on developing
a board-led strategic plan for your nonprofit, and specifics on the
board's essential role in fundraising. 28
pages, 8.5x11.
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