JosseyBass: All New Nonprofit Titles

Microeconomics for Public Managers

Barry Keating, Maryann Keating — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Microeconomics for Public Managers presents a rigorous non-mathematical introduction to the study of microeconomics geared towards managers of nonprofit institutions.

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Management Accounting in Health Care Organizations, 2nd Edition

David W. Young — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The thoroughly revised second edition of this popular text provides students with a comprehensive understanding of accounting principles, concepts, and techniques that guide managerial decision-making in health care. Tools and frameworks for financial decision support and decision-making processes are provided, as are tools and models for evaluating and reviewing long- and short-term resource allocation decisions. The book covers full-cost accounting

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Private Foundation Law Made Easy

Bruce R. Hopkins — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Founders of private foundations today are often successful entrepreneurs in the for-profit world who want considerable ongoing involvement in the operations of foundations they have established. These individuals need non-technical information to help them understand private foundation law. Chapters in Private Foundation Law Made Easy include: Private Foundations and Public Charities, Foundations' Program Functions, Mandatory Payout Rules, Prohibited

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Working Across Generations: Defining the Future of Nonprofit Leadership

Frances Kunreuther, Helen Kim, Robby Rodriguez — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The authors provide a range of ideas on how to approach generational shifts in leadership so that the contributions of long-time leaders are valued, new and younger leaders' talent is recognized, and groups are better prepared to work across generational divides. Giving context to these differences, they explore the current assumptions about the upcoming transition between generations in the social sector; introduce new ideas or frames for thinking

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The Charismatic Organization: Eight Ways to Grow a Nonprofit that Builds Buzz, Delights Donors, and Energizes Employees

Shirley Sagawa, Deborah Jospin, Jonathan M. Tisch (Foreword by) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The authors offer a framework that allows organizations to go beyond quick fixes and fundraising strategies to a broader paradigm that encompasses community and organization building. What if every person involved with an organization was fully engaged and shared a common goal? What if the efforts of a relatively small ring of staff and board members were amplified by everyone touched by the organization, including current and former volunteers, staff

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Winning Grants Step by Step, 3rd Edition

Mim Carlson, Tori O'Neal-McElrath, The Alliance for Nonprofit Management — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

In the highly competitive arena of grantseeking, fundraisers need resources in order to win grants and fulfill their organization’s mission. This new, thoroughly updated edition of the bestseller offers a guide that any organization can use to secure funding from private foundations or the government. Filled with updated examples, this guide directs the novice grantseeker and offers a refresher course for experienced grantwriters. Following the process

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Private Foundations: Tax Law and Compliance, 3rd Edition

Bruce R. Hopkins, Jody Blazek — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

With more than 50,000 private foundations in the United States and the increasing scrutiny of the IRS, this much needed, annually updated manual provides a wide range of tax rules and regulations for these foundations. Coauthored by a lawyer and tax accountant, the revised and expanded Third Edition includes practical tax compliance suggestions and in-depth legal explanations. Completely revised, the new edition captures all new developments in the

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Leader to Leader (LTL), Volume 50, Fall 2008

LTL — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Strategic Communications for Nonprofits: A Step-by-Step Guide to Working with the Media, 2nd Edition

Kathy Bonk, Emily Tynes, Henry Griggs, Phil Sparks — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

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

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Yours for the Asking: An Indispensable Guide to Fundraising and Management

Reynold Levy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Yours For the Asking is a how-to guide for anyone with an instinct to raise funds who has fears, qualms, or hesitancies to do so. It explains in easy to understand language how to reach wealthy people face to face, in writing, in large groups, at special events, and over the Internet. And—once their attention has been gained—how to bring home the bacon. It solves the mystery of fundraising from foundations, those notoriously elusive entities that

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The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government, 4th Edition

Steven Cohen, William Eimicke, Tanya Heikkila — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Since it was first published more than twenty years ago, The Effective Public Manager has become the classic resource for public administrators and students. The fourth edition of groundbreaking work synthesizes the current thinking in the field and presents practical lessons and tools in a highly accessible format. Focused on helping real-world managers and managers-to-be meet the demands of their jobs head-on rather than working around the constraints

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