BOOKKEEPING FOR NONPROFITSBookkeeping for Nonprofits is a hands-on guide that offers nonprofit leaders, managers, and staff the tools they need to create and maintain a complete and accurate set of accounting records. This much-needed resource provides those with little or no bookkeeping experience with practical advice in a highly accessible format.Written by Murray Dropkin and Jim Halpin, Bookkeeping for Nonprofits is a step-by-step intr...

AI has the power to transform our lives. In AI 2024, Creative Technologist & AI Strategist David Borish explores the many ways in which AI is distrupting different industries. He looks at topics such as healthcare, creative fields, energy, mental health, and even the possibility of billion-dollar "unicorn" companies.The book goes into the ethics and societal implications of AI technology while offering readers a glimpse into cutting-edge research. Through a combination of real-life...

AN INVESTIGATION OF EPIC FINANCIAL INTRIGUE, RENDER UNTO ROME EXPOSES THE SECRECY AND DECEIT THAT RUN COUNTER TO THE VALUES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.The Sunday collection in every Catholic church throughout the world is as familiar a part of the Mass as the homily and even Communion. There is no doubt that historically the Catholic Church has been one of the great engines of charity in history. But once a dollar is dropped in that basket, where does it go? How are we...

A Crash Course in Writing Powerful, Persuasive Grants!"Grant Writing 101 provides straightforward and effective strategies for improving results. It is a wonderful reference guide for experienced fundraisers and an invaluable 'how-to' manual for those starting their careers."—Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D., CEO and President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation"This new book is an essential tool in helping nonprofits manage grant writing by k...

Public Relations, Press Releases and Media Contact: Becoming Newsworthy and Getting Coverage by Robert King is a booklet with over 4,900 words. It covers all aspects of working with the media and getting coverage for your business, website, product, service, or event. This booklet will assist anyone with understanding the fundamentals of formulating a newsworthy event and preparing an effective press release to interest editors in their target market. King discusses the proper attitude, po...

A top business leader shares the business principles he used to launch both a top company and a thriving nonprofitNonprofit leaders know that solving pervasive social problems requires passion and creativity as well as tangible results. The Non Nonprofit shares the same business principles that drive the world's best companies, showing how they can (and should) be applied to the realm of nonprofits. Steve Rothschild personally crossed sectors when he left ...

Mission driven—business as a vehicle for change.The current business-for-profit model rewards short-term thinking, narrow self-interest, and a social-and-environmental-costs-be-damned attitude. Non-profits, while more focused on the greater good, tend to be inherently resource-challenged and rely on increasingly scarce grants and donations to sustain their existence. Social enterprise is an exciting, blended model driven by the desire to create positive change thro...

This is a new edition of Strategic Communications for Nonprofits, which was first published in 1999. It is an up-dated, nuts-and-bolts guide to helping nonprofits design and implement successful communications strategies. The book offers a unique combination of step-by-step guidance on effective media relations and assistance in constructing and developing an overall communications strategy aimed at creating social or policy change. It first explains the basic principles of a stra...

Have you always wanted to "master" Twitter to boost your business or non-profit but didn't have the know-how to get started? The Checklist Book: Twitter is a condensed, "just give me the good stuff" book designed with you - the busy professional - in mind. This little but powerful book (and checklist) will help you learn the ins and outs of Twitter and guide you to develop strategies to quickly make this amazing social networking tool go to work for you and your business. Who knew one chec...

The ultimate social media field guide for nonprofits—with 101 ways to engage supporters, share your mission, and inspire action using the social web101 Social Media Tactics for Nonprofits features 101 actionable tactics that nonprofits can start using today, and most of the featured resources are free. Broken down into five key areas, this unique guide explains the steps and tools needed to implement each tactic, and provides many real-life examples of how...

Managing Nonprofit OrganizationsManaging Nonprofit Organizations offers a comprehensive treatment of the key topics in nonprofit management for practitioners, professors, and students in both graduate and undergraduate courses. The first of its kind, this volume will serve as both text and handbook and will be supplemented with online materials and additional cases. Tschirhart and Bielefeld, two of the top scholars in nonprofit management bring th...

Many people hesitate to ask for money because they are searching for the perfect words to use.From Laura Fredricks (the author of bestselling book The ASK) comes Winning Words for Raising Money, a new resource for anyone who is tasked with the nerve-wracking job of asking for money for themselves, their nonprofit or business. Winning Words focuses like a laser on the one crucial element that can make or break a carefully planned approach – findin...