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Product Description: Everything you need to know as a nonprofit board member to raise more money and help your organization succeed in meeting its goals Engaging and informative, this practical guide to fundraising contains valuable insights that nonprofit boards need to succeed in raising money in today's dynamic economic environment...read more

Product Description: This newly updated edition provides detailed answers to more than 100 commonly asked questions about searching for grants, written by a trio of experienced fundraising consultants with more than 50 years combin ed experience. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Identifies several issues where managers can have the greatest impact on increasing their organisations' effectiveness. These issues are discussed in eight chapters covering: setting the context, building organisation capacity, managing performance, strategic alliances, exploiting changing patterns of funding, leading with integrity, and more.

Product Description: Marx, Marginalism and Modern Sociology offers an interpretation of Marx's critique of political economy as the basis of a critique of modern economics and sociology. The core of the book is an account of Marx's theory of alienated labour as the basis of Marx's work as a whole.

In recent years, a commitment to increased accountability and improved performance has become essential in both governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. To help managers and executives in their ongoing quest for greater accountability and improved performance Theodore H. Poister, offers a comprehensive resource for designing and implementing effective performance measurement systems at the agency level. The ideas, tools, and processes in this vital resource will help organizations develop measurement systems to support such results-oriented management approaches as strategic management, results-based budgeting, performance management, process improvement, performance contracting, and employee incentive systems. Using this book as a guide, public and nonprofit organizations can accurately measure outputs, efficiency, productivity, effectiveness, service quality, and customer satisfaction, and use the resulting data to strengthen decision-making and improve agency and program performance.  Read a Charity Channel review: http://charitychannel.com/publish/templates/?a=36&z=25

Product Description: The tools nonprofits need to measure the impact of their social media Having a social media measurement plan and approach can no longer be an after-thought. It is a requirement of success. As nonprofits refine their social media practice, their boards are expecting reports showing results...read more