Get ready to question everything you've been told about charity, and to find out how you can truly succeed at making the world a better place. Many of us donate to charitable causes, and millions more work or volunteer for non-profit organizations. Yet virtually none of us have been taught what it means to succeed at doing good, let alone how to do so. In short, we've never been encouraged to treat charity with the seriousness and rigor it deserves....

A direct, practical guide revealing how you can lead your not-for-profit to success through mission-based marketing Now in a Third Edition, Mission-Based Marketing is a direct, practical guide showing how you can lead your not-for-profit to success in a more competitive world. This book provides the knowledge and skills you need to build a market-driven organization that holds onto its core values, does a better job of providing mission, and successfully...

A complete guide to the financial requirements a nonprofit organization must follow to indefinitely maintain the volume and quality of their services. An organization may have plenty of capacity in the long run, but in the short run, donor restrictions and limited financing options are constraining. Here-and-now liquid assets are the only resources available. “Finance Fundamentals for Nonprofits: Building Capacity and Sustainability” shows how...

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. As funders provide dollars to support programs that include social media, they too want to see results. This book offers the tools and strategies needed for nonprofits...

An indispensable guide to the complex art of nonprofit leadership and management In “The Challenge of Change”, Philip Coltoff distills the insights he has gained from nearly twenty-five years of leadership at The Children's Aid Society of New York City, one of the largest and best-known not-for-profit organizations in the nation. Now in a Second Edition, The Challenge of Change shares his ideas and experiences with a new generation of not-for-profit...

Presents five key strategies responsible for the breakout growth of the most successful social startups: testing ideas, measuring impact, funding experimentation, leading collaboratively, and telling compelling stories.

Solid guidance for the complex legal issues faced by international nonprofits When a nonprofit operates across borders, whether by making grants or directly operating programs, the interaction among legal requirements of two or more countries quickly becomes highly complex. How To Be A Global Nonprofit fills a need for legal and practical guidance for nonprofit organizations with international activities, and includes ten case studies to provide insights...

Nonprofit organizations need an effective strategy to help guide them in making more of a mission impact than they are currently making. However, it turns out that many nonprofits do not have a reliable way of knowing the impact they are making. Mission Impact begins with a discussion of what strategy is and how the process of strategy development should be designed. Subsequent chapters include mission impact, vision, five-year strategic stretch goals,...

“The Raiser's Edge: A Non-Technical Guide” educates your nonprofit about what “The Raiser's Edge” can do for you and will help you more effectively work with the staff who are responsible for data entry and output. • Helps your organization get much greater return, and use it to raise more money more effectively and with less stress • Contains specific and clear direction on the key areas you should know without technical discussion •...

A collection of actionable AI tools you can apply immediately to help your nonprofit drive social impact and change In AI for Nonprofits: Putting Artificial Intelligence to Work for Your Cause, a team of leading nonprofit experts and social entrepreneurs delivers a startlingly insightful, strategic "how-to guide" for nonprofit and foundation leaders, board members, and volunteers, as well as higher education professionals and social entrepreneurs...