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Fundraising Mistakes that Bedevil
All Boards (and Staff Too)
A 1-Hour Guide to Identifying and Overcoming Obstacles to Your Success
by Kay Sprinkel Grace
September 2004 Release o 5.0 x 8.0, softcover, 112 pages - ISBN 1-889102-229, $24.95
Emerson & Church, Publishers
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Beyond Fund Raising: New Strategies for Innovation and Investment in Nonprofits, John Wiley & Sons, 1997. A comprehensive yet highly readable book that introduces a mission, vision and values-based approach to all aspects of nonprofit management - from developing a case for support to raising funds to managing personnel and creating strategic plans. A new edition is planned for 2005.
Available at:
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/
and also at http://www.amazon.com
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High Impact Philanthropy: How Nonprofit Boards, Organizations and Volunteers Can Transform Communities, John Wiley & Sons, 2001. Co-Author, Alan Wendroff. Written at the emergence of the "new philanthropy," "HIP" frames high impact philanthropy as the result of engaging donor-investors in transformational giving. Contrasting the transformational "infinity loop" process with the transactional "bell curve" approach to fund raising, vision is developed as the strongest donor motivation. Stewardship is positioned as the strategy that keeps donors in a continuing transformational relationship.
Both Wiley books are available through:
http://www.amazon.com
and at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/
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Over Goal!What You Must Know to Excel at Fundraising Today, Emerson & Church, 2003. This book is a compilation of Kay's most-read articles from Contributions, a journal for the development profession. The articles cover the "A - Z" of fund raising and organizational management for nonprofits, and each was edited and updated before the publication of the book. Each article is just several pages, and readers report that it is an excellent reference for quick pointers on everything from annual appeals to board relations.
Available through:
http://www.contributionsmagazine.com/
and at http://www.amazon.com
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The Ultimate Board Member's Book, Emerson & Church, 2003, is the most recent work. A "One Minute Manager" for board members, this no-jargon, highly readable book is 112 pages long and can be read in under an hour. Praise for the book has been resounding, and the publisher offers quantity purchase discounts that have led to many organizations buying as many as 100 copies for distribution to current and future board members as well as staff.
Available through:
http://www.contributionsmagazine.com/
and at http://www.amazon.com
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The Board's Role in Setting and Advancing the Mission, BoardSource, 2002. A booklet which is part of BoardSource's Governance Series, this easy-to-use booklet guides boards through the often challenging process of setting and advancing a mission statement.
Available at:
http://www.boardsource.org/Bookstore.asp
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The Board's Role in Strategic Planning. Also published by BoardSource, this booklet is now out of print. However, copies are available through Transforming Philanthropy for $10 each plus postage
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Videotapes on which Kay has consulted with BoardSource include "Speaking of Money" (narrated by Hugh Downs); "Blueprint for Success" (about planning, narrated by Maria Shriver); and "Keeping the Trust" (narrated by Ray Suarez).
Available at:
http://www.boardsource.org/Bookstore.asp.
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Articles by Kay appear regularly in Contributions and archived articles are available on their
website: http://www.contributionsmagazine.com/
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