Product Description: This essential guide for capital campaigns of all sizes and configurations--from small start-ups to colleges and universities--is ideal for novices and experienced professionals alike. Since the publication of the last edition, the field of fundraising has undergone a major sea change thanks to widespread use of the internet as a tool for raising capital...read more

Get the financial tools you need to make sound business decisions for your nonprofit organization Nonprofit managers, let this book show you how to become a better consumer of financial information. To get the most out of the information your bookkeepers and accountants provide, you need to understand and interpret it correctly. Written by Thomas McLaughlin, a nonprofit management expert, it cuts through technical jargon and complex mathematical contortions to give you the nuts and bolts of nonprofit financial management—as it happens in the real world. In a friendly, informal style, McLaughlin schools you in all the important terms and concepts, explains how to read and interpret financial reports, shows you how to analyze and control costs, provides practical tips for budgeting, and much more. Clear, easy-to-follow explanations of financial management essentials, from balance sheets and cost analyses to budgeting and internal cost control More than 50 easy-to-read charts, tables, checklists, and instructive sidebars Lots of real-world examples based on the author's experience as a manager, consultant, and instructor Discussions centering around IRS Form 990—the government form which drives virtually all nonprofit accounting and financial reporting in the United States An IBM-compatible disk containing templates for financial reports, checklists, sample documents and other handy tools that you can copy, modify, and use

Product Description: This book presents practical ways to build financial management capacity in an international development context (although much of it applies to any non-profit organization). It describes good practice in the specific tasks of financial management – for example, planning and budgeting and financial controls...read more

Product Description: The Zondervan 2013 Church and Nonprofit Tax and Financial Guide annual reference guide continues to be one of the few resources offering tax and financial advice to churches and nonprofit organizations. Issues of financial accountability, receiving and maintaining tax-exempt status, accounting for charitable gifts, and other crucial topics receive careful and full discussion...read more

Product Description: A donor-centered guide to charitable gift planning for fundraisers and professional advisors The Philanthropic Planning Companion compiles and analyzes the latest research on donor/client behavior, discussing the need for segmented approaches to charitable gift planning based upon the values and personal planning objectives of the donor/client...read more

Product Description: With the possible exception of How do I avoid fundraising? a board member's most commonly unasked question is, What do all these numbers mean and what am I supposed to do with them? Financial planning and budgeting combine all of our money taboos with that common disorder, math phobia...read more

Product Description: Today, nearly every charitable nonprofit, advocacy group, professional group, and politician relies on the philanthropy of others. Whether it's a private college, a hospital or museum, a lobbying group, or a local, low-budget food shelf, operational and marketing costs and capital investments are often largely underwritten through the generous support of donors...read more

Product Description: Principles of Fundraising: Theory and Practice provides readers with an overview of the theory and practice of fundraising for nonprofit organizations. It approaches fundraising from a marketing position, yet incorporates concepts from the law, economics, accounting, history, sociology, psychology, theology, and ethics...read more

Ethical Fundraising: A Guide for Nonprofit Boards and Fundraisers is a practical, helpful, and ultimately inspiring resource for nonprofits large and small, young and mature, local and international. The insightful guidance and case studies found within these pages will help you understand how to address specific ethical issues within your nonprofit and leave plenty of food for thought and discussion.