Fundraising Plans

Some material re Fundraising Development Plans

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http://www.arts.state.tx.us/toolkit/fundraising/templates/fundplan.asp

http://www.juniorlinks.com/fundraising/fullView.cfm?aid=394

Volunteer Management -Some legal considerations

Here are some  links to material which discusses Volunteer Management and some of the possible legal issues. ( a  reminder that nothing we provide should be considered or should substitute for appropriate legal advice)

http://www.volunteerhub.com/blog/sector-spotlight-volunteer-management-in-hospitals/

 http://www.energizeinc.com/art/subj/risk.html

                http://blog.energizeinc.com/subjects/legal-issues

http://www.idealist.org/info/VolunteerMgmt/Legal

http://www.nonprofitlawblog.com/home/volunteer_management/

                http://www.nonprofitlawblog.com/home/2006/01/volunteers_and_.html

http://www.lawforchange.org/lfc/Topic_Volunteers.asp

                                 http://charitylawyerblog.com/2011/05/09/legal-considerations-when-engaging-volunteers-by-deanna-rader/#ixzz1T9gZjDck

Investment Committee Management, Effectiveness and Evaluation

Here are some links about Investment Management, Effectiveness and  Evaluation

  

https://www.commonfund.org/_catalogs/masterpage/principlesofnonprofitinvestmgmt.pdf

http://www.fa-mag.com/news/the-10-best-practices-of-highly-effective-investment-committees-10342.html

 https://institutional.vanguard.com/iam/pdf/IAMNPTC_NP.pdf

  https://institutional.vanguard.com/iam/pdf/MICBPUS.pdf

http://www.aicpa.org/InterestAreas/PersonalFinancialPlanning/Resources/PFPPracticeManagement/FiduciaryResponsibility/Pages/Investment%20Committee%20Effectiveness%20Backgrounder.aspx

Partnerships and Collaborations

 Material about Partnerships and Collaborations and Mergers we've seen

http://literature.foundationcenter.org/2009/02/risks-and-rewards-of-strategic-partnerships.html

http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/collaboration/

http://gallowaygroup.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/partners-in-philanthropy-essential-for-strategic-community-investment/

Some material from AFP

http://www.afpnet.org/ResourceCenter/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=4196

Some articles via our Recent News of Note Blog.  They will be in reverse chronological order.

http://afprc7.blogspot.com/search/label/NPPartnerships

http://afprc7.blogspot.com/search/label/NPMerger
Similar material on Collaborations

http://afprc7.blogspot.com/search?q=collaboration

  

Some additional links
http://www.tgci.com/magazine/Nonprofit%20Mergers-%20Ready.pdf
http://sanfranciscoblog.foundationcenter.org/2009/05/insight-on-nonprofit-mergers.html
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/nonprofits/management/q-a8.cfm

http://www.snpo.org/resources/links2.php?lid=18                                              

http://www.indystar.com/article/20081126/BUSINESS/81126034/1003

http://www.squidoo.com/TipsforDevelopingStrategicAlliances

http://www.philanthropyjournal.org/nc/ncnews/triangle-fundraisers-provide-mentoring

Capital Campaign and Feasiblity Study costs and related material

There is limited material on this topic.( note that dates of this material vary,)
Here are some web articles.
http://www.capitalquest.com/Campaign_Mgmt/campaign_costs.html

http://www.capitalcampaigns.com/pre_campaign_planning/planning_need_consultant.php

                        http://www.capitalcampaigns.com/campaign_management/manage_budget_costs.php

http://www.raise-funds.com/1999/capital-campaigns-building-for-now/

http://charitychannel.com/articles/tabid/348/article/1522/capital-campaign-budgeting-beyond-construction-costs.aspx

Related material on pricing a Feasibility Study.

What Does a Feasibility Study Cost?

http://www.raise-funds.com/2002/campaign-feasibility-studies-taking-the-time-to-find-out-whether-the-time-is-right/

http://www.fundraisingprofessionals.com/feasibility.htm#Terms

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http://www.compasspoint.org/board-cafe/what-fundraising-feasibility-study-and-it-worth-it

http://www.nps.gov/partnerships/fundraising_feas_study.htm

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We do have a variety of more general material in our Hot Topic on Capital Campaigns (This requires AFP member login to access)

http://www.afpnet.org/HotTopic/CapitalCampaigns

Here are some related web resources we’ve seen on choosing a fundraiser

http://midhudson.org/funding/fundraising/consultants.htm#tips

http://www.afc.org.uk/media/pdf/Select_a_consultant.pdf

http://www.consulting4nonprofits.com/concerns.html

http://www.netzelinc.com/fundraising/fundraising_article.php?id=19