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The Rich Register: A Directory of America's Wealthiest People 2002 is a reference book listing 4,800 Americans worth at least $25-million. The book, which is used by charity officials who [...]

Taking Parenting Public: the Case for a New Social Movement edited by Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Nancy Rankin, and Cornel West Child rearing gets too little attention, support, and status in [...]

Fund Raising & Marketing in the One-Person Shop: Achieving Success With Limited Resources, Fourth Edition by Diane L. Hodiak and Michael J. Henley This fund-raising manual was written to help [...]

Planning and Implementing Your Major Gifts Campaign by Suzanne Irwin-Wells A special fund-raising campaign to seek big gifts can enable an organization to raise more money and to diversify its [...]

A Primer on Nonprofit PR by Kathleen A. Neal Many nonprofit organizations -- especially small ones -- avoid putting resources into public relations and typically cut back in that area [...]

Transformational Boards by Byron L. Tweeten This book provides guidance and strategy for boards of directors and senior management officials during times of significant change, whether their organization is charting [...]

Grant Seeker's Budget Toolkit by James Aaron Quick and Cheryl Carter New The authors of this guide take a step-by-step look at the budgeting process, beginning with basic definitions and [...]

A Grantmaker's Guide to Housing Policies: a Foundation for Social Policy Investments, by Paul A. Leonard, asserts that the need for foundations to focus on low-cost housing has never been [...]

Golden Donors: a New Anatomy of the Great Foundations by Waldemar A. Nielsen The world of philanthropy has changed profoundly in the last few decades, Waldemar A. Nielsen writes, recalling [...]

Conducting a Successful Development Services Program by Kent E. Dove, Vicky L. Martin, Kathy K. Wilson, Mary M. Bonk, and Sarah C. Beggs Conducting a Successful Development Services Program is [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Targeted Outreach: Boys & Girls Clubs of America's Approach to Gang Prevention and Intervention, by Amy J.A. Arbreton and Wendy S. McClanahan, evaluates two programs developed in [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt The Nonprofits' Guide to Internet Communications Law by Bruce R. Hopkins The lack of law or legal precedent governing Internet communications can create legal entanglements for nonprofit [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Coverage, Claims, & Consequences: an Insurance Handbook for Nonprofits is designed to help nonprofit organizations gain a deeper understanding of their insurance needs, options, and opportunities. Based [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Breakthrough Thinking for Nonprofit Organizations: Creative Strategies for Extraordinary Results by Bernard Ross and Clare Segal Bernard Ross and Clare Segal, directors at the Management Center, a [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Profitable Direct Mail Appeals: Planning, Executing, and Maximizing Results urges nonprofit organizations to plan their entire year of direct-mail appeals in advance, as opposed to taking the [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt The Big Idea: a Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Effective Policy Reports, by Suri Duitch, Kathleen McGowan, and Carl Vogel, walks through the process of creating an attention-grabbing [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt The Humanitarian Enterprise: Dilemmas & Discoveries by Larry Minear The 1990s brought a new and 'often . . . perilous landscape' for humanitarian action, writes Larry Minear, [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Marketing Research That Won't Break the Bank: a Practical Guide to Getting the Information You Need by Alan R. Andreasen Marketing research helps nonprofit organizations, small businesses, [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Nuts-and-Bolts Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing, and Evaluation, by Carter McNamara, describes these intertwined elements of a nonprofit organization's work that must be developed together, according [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Invest Yourself: the Catalogue of Volunteer Opportunities, edited by Susan G. Angus, lists more than 200 organizations offering full-time and part-time volunteer opportunities throughout the world. Listings, [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt To Give Their Gifts: Health, Community, and Democracy by Richard A. Couto, with Stephanie C. Eken In this collection of profiles, award-winning leaders of community-health programs describe [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt The Nimble Collaboration: Fine-Tuning Your Collaboration for Lasting Success by Karen Ray Collaboration is a must for many organizations seeking to make the most of limited resources [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Inspired Philanthropy: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Giving Plan by Tracy Gary and Melissa Kohner The authors of this book describe how donors can become more [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Splendid Legacy: the Guide to Creating Your Family Foundation, edited by Virginia M. Esposito, provides a plan for families establishing foundations, as well as advice and personal [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Corporate Giving and the Law: Steering Clear of Trouble, by John A. Edie, is based on the premise that the typical corporate-giving officer has a lot to [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Venture Forth: the Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization by Rolfe Larson This guide lays out steps for nonprofit groups that want [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt September 11: Perspectives From the Field of Philanthropy This book aims to capture images of the 'forceful response' of the country's charitable institutions following the September 11 [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Advocacy for Social Justice: a Global Action and Reflection Guide by David Cohen, Rosa de la Vega, and Gabrielle Watson This book chronicles experiences of veteran social [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt What Works in Youth Participation: Case Studies From Around the World, edited by Sylvia Golombek, takes a look at factors that encourage or inhibit the involvement of [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Relationship Fundraising: a Donor-Based Approach to the Business of Raising Money by Ken Burnett Fund raising is more art than science, this book asserts, and it cannot [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Opening Doors: Pathways to Diverse Donors by Diana S. Newman, with Mindy Berry, Jessica Chao, Henry A. J. Ramos, and Mary-Frances Winters The American population continues to [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Company Foundations and the Self-Dealing Rules, by Jane C. Nober, offers guidance for steering clear of violations of the self-dealing rules, which have caused particularly 'knotty problems' [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Advocacy, Activism, and the Internet: Community Organization and Social Policy edited by Steven F. Hick and John G. McNutt Internet-bred technologies such as e-mail, electronic discussion lists, [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Nonprofit Nation: A New Look at the Third America by Michael O'Neill This book gives an overview of the role and impact of nonprofit organizations in America, [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers, Second Edition by Thomas A. MacLaughlin Nonprofit managers -- especially those with no formal financial training -- may need to do [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Winning Grants Step by Step by Mim Carlson Winning grants isn't easy, but the process of proposal writing doesn't have to be an arduous task, says Ms. [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Standards for Excellence: A Self-Help Tool for Nonprofits' Organizational Effectiveness gives pointers on how well-managed and responsibly governed organizations should operate. Organized in a checklist format, the [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Developing Your Case for Support by Timothy L. Seiler This guide provides tips and advice on how charities can draft a case for support, a statement that [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Corporate Giving Directory, 2003, edited by Laurie J. Fundukian, profiles companies that make annual contributions of at least $200,000, including non-cash gifts, to charities. This reference work [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Working Together to Build Beacon Centers in San Francisco, by Karen E. Walker and Amy J.A. Arbreton, describes and analyzes the Beacons Initiative, a project started in [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Solutions for America: What's Already Out There This report provides summary descriptions of community-based programs that are successfully dealing with problems and issues such as unemployment, neighborhood [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Planned Giving for Small Nonprofits by Ronald R. Jordan and Katelyn Quynn Directors of development at small nonprofit organizations often wear many hats and rarely have expertise [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt On Creativity, Innovation, and Renewal: a Leader to Leader Guide edited by Frances Hesselbein and Rob Johnston This book, one in a series of guides from the [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt A New Angle: Arts Development in the Suburbs, by Carolyn Bye, examines the rise of arts activity and development in recent years in metropolitan suburbs, using Minnesota's [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt The Courage of Strangers: Coming of Age With the Human Rights Movement by Jeri Laber The course of Jeri Laber's life changed in December 1973 when the [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Property-Tax Exemption for Charities edited by Evelyn Brody The clash between charities and municipalities over property-tax exemption is examined in this book written by contributors from a [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Top 10 Ways Family Foundations Get Into Trouble, by Ellen Bryson and John A. Edie, points out areas of 'murky and shifting ground' where family-foundation board members [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Making the Most of Corporate Foundation Boards: Strategies and Practices by Laurie Regelbrugge A foundation staff's ability to work effectively with its board is probably the most [...]

Byline: Katy Marquardt Unlocking Profit Potential: Your Organization's Guide to Social Entrepreneurship This book serves as an introduction to nonprofit business ventures, with explanations of the basic terminology and a [...]